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Commanding Officer of ARDM-5 Arco visits Arco, Idaho
July 21, 2015 — Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Sims, commanding officer of the medium auxiliary repair dry dock (N-S-P) Arco (ARDM 5), completed a namesake visit to Arco, Idaho, this weekend, as part of the Atomic Days festivities... MORE

USS Michigan Visits Busan During Western Pacific Deployment
June 23, 2015 — The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) arrived at Busan for a visit as a part of its deployment to the Western Pacific, June 23... MORE

150324-N-EF657-076 APRA HARBOR, Guam (March 24, 2015) Marines from the 3rd Marine Reconnaissance Battalion prepare to disembark the guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN-727) during a small boat exercise in Apra Harbor. The Marines, based in Okinawa, Japan, worked with the Navy to practice small boat deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Timothy Wilson/Released)

USS Santa Fe Visits Singapore During Western Pacific Deployment
June 18, 2015 — Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) arrived in Singapore June 18 for a visit as a part of its deployment to the Western Pacific... MORE

PEARL HARBOR (July 8, 2014) Crew members of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) prepare to depart for the at-sea portion of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Exercise RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Khor/Released)

Submarine Group 7 Intelligence Officer Receives Leadership Award
May 22, 2015 — A naval intelligence officer attached to Commander Submarine Group 7 (COMSUBGRU 7), was named as one of the recipients of the Rear Adm. Edwin T. Layton Leadership Award as part of the 2015 Spring Intelligence Awards... MORE