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USS Seawolf Turns Over Command
May 4, 2021 — Crewmembers of the Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Seawolf (SSN-21) conducted a change of... MORE

From left to right, Capt. Lincoln Reifsteck, commodore of Submarine Development Squadron 5, Cmdr. Jeremy Johnston, commanding officer of the fast-attack submarine USS Seawolf (SSN 21), and Cmdr. Jeffrey Fasssbender, prospective CO for the Seawolf, salute the ensign during the presentation of colors at a change of command ceremony in Keyport, Washington. Crewmembers and guests of USS Seawolf attended the ceremony at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, where Fassbender relieved Johnston, May 4. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian Zagrocki)

COMSUBPAC Changes Command
April 29, 2021 — Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) conducted a change of command ceremony on... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 29, 2021) -- Rear Adm. Blake Converse, from Montoursville, Pennsylvania, salutes Rear Adm. Jeffrey Jablon, from Frostburg, Maryland, during a change of command ceremony for Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, held on the brow of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777). Jablon relieved Converse as the 43rd commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, at the ceremony held on the historic submarine piers on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Michael B. Zingaro/Released)

USS Charlotte Commanding Officer Relieved
April 28, 2021 — Capt. Michael Majewski, commander, Submarine Squadron 7 (CSS-7), relieved Cmdr. Joseph Lautenslager... MORE

COMSUBRON 21 welcomes new commodore
April 8, 2021 — Capt. Tim Poe, a bulwark of the submarine community, former commander of USS Santa Fe (SSN 763), and... MORE

MANAMA, Bahrain (Apr. 8, 2021) – Capt. Eric Rozek, a St. Paul, Minnesota, native, and incoming Commodore of Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 21 addresses his staff at a change of command ceremony. CSS-21 is responsible for bringing theater support to deployed units, allowing for better coordination in submarine operational, logistics, and maintenance support, and providing oversight on submarine training and exercises to support theater operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Crouch)