Submarine Group 7

Commander, Task Force 54 / Commander Task Force 74

Yokosuka, Japan
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CAPT Harry Ganteaume retires from CSG7 after 32 years of service
November 30, 2020
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 30, 2020) Capt. Harry Ganteaume, Submarine Group 7​'s former Chief of Staff and Operations Officer, and his wife, Sumiko, are rung ashore during his retirement ceremony at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka​. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino)
Pacific Fleet Submarines: Lethal, Agile, Underway
May 8, 2020
USS Alexandria (SSN 757) prepares to depart Apra Harbor as part of regularly scheduled operations in the Indo-Pacific.
US, ROK submarine leaders reach new milestone with 50th SWCM
October 24, 2019
Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7, right, signs a memorandum with Rear Adm. Jung Il Shik, Commander, ROK Navy Submarine Force at the conclusion of the 50th semiannual Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM) in Jeju, South Korea. Over the past 25 years, leaders of both the U.S. and ROK submarine forces have met consistently in recognition of the importance of combined submarine training and force integration. (U.S. Navy photo by LT Gregory Pavone)
Japan-based submarine command names Barrigada native “Sailor of the Quarter.”
June 28, 2019
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CSG7 Sailors Participate in India SMEE
March 27, 2019
U.S. Navy Sailors pose for a group photo with Indian navy aircrews during a subject matter expert exchange.
USS Santa Fe Arrives in Stirling, Australia
February 26, 2019
USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) joins Collins Class Submarines, HMAS Collins, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Dechaineux and HMAS Sheean in formation while transiting through Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.
Submarine Group 7 reinforces partnership with TNI during Submarine Force Staff Talks
November 14, 2018
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Nov. 14, 2018) Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7, right, Rear. Adm. Muhammad Ali give opening remarks at the start of U.S.-Indonesia submarine force staff talks in Surabaya. Pitts and members of his staff will meet with several Indonesian Navy representatives in the coming days for staff talks, office calls and subject matter exchanges.
Submarine Group 7 participates in Keen Sword 2019
November 1, 2018
WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Oct. 27, 2018) A Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine is participating in Exercise Keen Sword with Submarine Group 7 and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sailors and staff. Keen Sword, which began Oct. 29, is a joint/bilateral training exercise between the U.S. military and their JSDF counterparts. For the submarine force, it is an opportunity to demonstrate how both countries’ submariners would detect, locate, track and engage enemy assets.
Commander, Submarine Group 7 represents U.S. Navy at Sri Lankan Galle Dialogue
October 25, 2018
Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7, visited Colombo, Sri Lanka to participate in the 9th annual International Maritime Conference 'Galle Dialogue' 2018.
Submarine Group 7 Embarks JMSDF Submarine, Reinforcing Submarine Force Alliances in the Pacific
October 21, 2018
FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 19, 2018) Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7, salutes Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Sailors as he is whistled aboard JS Seiryu (SS-509), prior to going underway aboard the Japanese submarine. The familiarity cruise is to reinforce the submarine group's commitment to the U.S.-Japan alliance.