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USS Topeka Conducts Change of Command
January 25, 2024 — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) conducted a change of command... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Jan. 25, 2024) — Cmdr. Christopher Clevenger, incoming commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754), right, relieves Cmdr. James Fulks, outgoing commanding officer of Topeka, during the change of command ceremony for the Topeka on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 25, 2024. Topeka, commissioned Oct. 21, 1989, is the third ship of the United States Navy named for the city of Topeka, Kan., and is the fourth “improved” Los Angeles-class submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

USS Topeka Returns Home from WESTPAC Deployment
November 30, 2023 — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) returned to Joint Base Pearl... MORE

Cmdr. James Fulks, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) hugs his family onboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after returning from deployment, Nov. 30. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Amelia Umayam)

USS Hawaii Holds Change of Command Ceremony Aboard Historic Battleship Missouri
November 28, 2023 — The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) conducted a change of command ceremony... MORE

PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 21, 2023) — Cmdr. Daniel Jones, incoming commanding officer of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776), right, assumes command from Cmdr. Preston Gilmore, off-going commanding officer of Hawaii, left, during the change of command ceremony for the Hawaii, which was held on the fantail of the Battleship Missouri Memorial, Nov. 21, 2023, in Pearl Harbor. Hawaii performs a full spectrum of operations, including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

US, ROK Conduct Exercise Silent Shark
October 22, 2023 — The U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies completed the biennial combined theater anti-submarine... MORE

230928-N-VC599-1017 U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 28, 2023) Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) hold signs to welcome the Republic of Korea Navy Sonwonil-class submarine ROKS Jeong Ji (SS 073) as it arrives at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Sept. 28, 2023. Annapolis is one of multiple submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 15. Annapolis is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Wolpert)