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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 11, 2025) – Rear Adm. Rick Seif, left, outgoing commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, is relieved by Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, incoming commander, during the COMSUBPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794), April 11, 2025. The Pacific Submarine Force provides strategic deterrence; anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; precision land strike; intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and early warning; and special warfare capabilities around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 11, 2025) – Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers remarks during the COMSUBPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794), April 11, 2025. The Pacific Submarine Force provides strategic deterrence; anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; precision land strike; intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and early warning; and special warfare capabilities around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 11, 2025) – Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, receives report of relief from Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, incoming commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, during the COMSUBPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794), April 11, 2025. The Pacific Submarine Force provides strategic deterrence; anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; precision land strike; intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and early warning; and special warfare capabilities around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 11, 2025) – Rear Adm. Rick Seif, outgoing commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, receives his end-of-tour award from Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, during the COMSUBPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794), April 11, 2025. The Pacific Submarine Force provides strategic deterrence; anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; precision land strike; intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and early warning; and special warfare capabilities around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 11, 2025) – Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers remarks during the Commander, Submarine Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet change of command ceremony aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794), April 11, 2025. The Pacific Submarine Force provides strategic deterrence; anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; precision land strike; intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and early warning; and special warfare capabilities around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 11, 2025) – Rear Adm. Rick Seif, outgoing commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers remarks during the COMSUBPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794), April 11, 2025. The Pacific Submarine Force provides strategic deterrence; anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; precision land strike; intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and early warning; and special warfare capabilities around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 4, 2025) — Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. Nobuyuki Takenaka, commander, Fleet Submarine Force, right, and Royal Navy Rear Adm. Andrew Perks, director submarines, center, tour the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) during the Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference (USWCC) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 4, 2025. First held in 2018, this year’s theme was “Strengthening Theater Undersea Warfare Interoperability and Lethality in the Indo-Pacific Theater.” The USWCC conference included submarine force representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the U.K. The multi-day event included briefings from each partner nation focused on force employment, combat readiness, interoperability, and integration of emerging technology such as unmanned systems and artificial intelligence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 4, 2025) — Cmdr. John W. Gilligan, commanding officer of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794), right, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. Nobuyuki Takenaka, commander, Fleet Submarine Force, center, and Royal Navy Rear Adm. Andrew Perks, director submarines, pose for a picture before touring Montana during the Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference (USWCC) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 4, 2025. First held in 2018, this year’s theme was “Strengthening Theater Undersea Warfare Interoperability and Lethality in the Indo-Pacific Theater.” The USWCC conference included submarine force representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the U.K. The multi-day event included briefings from each partner nation focused on force employment, combat readiness, interoperability, and integration of emerging technology such as unmanned systems and artificial intelligence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 4, 2025) — Adm. Bill Houston, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, Department of the Navy/Department of Energy, addresses attendees during the Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference (USWCC) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 4, 2025. First held in 2018, this year’s theme was “Strengthening Theater Undersea Warfare Interoperability and Lethality in the Indo-Pacific Theater.” The USWCC conference included submarine force representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the U.K. The multi-day event included briefings from each partner nation focused on force employment, combat readiness, interoperability, and integration of emerging technology such as unmanned systems and artificial intelligence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 4, 2025) — Adm. Bill Houston, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, Department of the Navy/Department of Energy, addresses attendees during the Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference (USWCC) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 4, 2025. First held in 2018, this year’s theme was “Strengthening Theater Undersea Warfare Interoperability and Lethality in the Indo-Pacific Theater.” The USWCC conference included submarine force representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the U.K. The multi-day event included briefings from each partner nation focused on force employment, combat readiness, interoperability, and integration of emerging technology such as unmanned systems and artificial intelligence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 3, 2025) — Attendees of the Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference (USWCC) pose for a group photo on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 3, 2025. First held in 2018, this year’s theme was “Strengthening Theater Undersea Warfare Interoperability and Lethality in the Indo-Pacific Theater.” The USWCC conference included submarine force representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the U.K. The multi-day event included briefings from each partner nation focused on force employment, combat readiness, interoperability, and integration of emerging technology such as unmanned systems and artificial intelligence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

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Photos of Henry Maxwell, March 28, 2025. Maxwell was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy and will become a midshipman in June. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Zachary Anderson)

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Family photos and Henry Maxwell’s Naval Academy appointment letter, March 25, 2025. Maxwell was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy and will become a midshipman in June. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Zachary Anderson)

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Henry Maxwell poses for a photo with a model submarine and Transformer robot in his family home, March 22, 2025. Maxwell attributes the Transformers movies in part to sparking his desire to serve. Maxwell was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy and will become a midshipman in June joining the class of 2029. (U.S. Navy photo taken by Lt. Zachary Anderson)

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Henry Maxwell’s Transformer robots on a mantle in the Maxwell family home, March 22, 2025. Maxwell was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy and will become a midshipman in June joining the class of 2029. (U.S. Navy photo taken by Lt. Zachary Anderson)

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A “Go Navy Beat Army” sign in the entryway of the Maxwell family home, March 22, 2025. Maxwell was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy and will become a midshipman in June joining the class of 2029. (U.S. Navy photo taken by Lt. Zachary Anderson)

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Henry Maxwell’s swimming trophy, March 22, 2025. Maxwell was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy and will become a midshipman in June joining the class of 2029. (U.S. Navy photo taken by Lt. Zachary Anderson)

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Henry Maxwell poses for a photo with family heirloom dog tags, March 22, 2025. Maxwell was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy and will become a midshipman in June joining the class of 2029. (U.S. Navy photo taken by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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A sailor in white uniform holds up a smiling baby on a sunny day.

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Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 16, 2025 – Friends and family of Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) watch as the submarine returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii after a scheduled deployment, March 16, 2025.

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