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Capt. Nathan Luther Assumes Command of Submarine Squadron 17
May 16, 2025
Capt. Nathan Luther relieves Capt. Chimi Zacot as commodore of Submarine Squadron 17 as Rear Adm. Christopher Nash, commander of Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9, presides during a change of command ceremony held at the Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor chapel, May 16, 2025. SUBGRU-9 exercises administrative control authority for assigned submarine commands and units in the Pacific Northwest providing oversight for shipboard training, personnel, supply and material readiness of SSBNs and their crews. SUBGRU-9 is also responsible for nuclear submarines undergoing conversion or overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton. SUBGRU-9’s subordinate commands include Submarine Readiness Squadron 31, Submarine Squadrons 17 and 19, eight SSBNs, two SSGNs, and four SSNs homeported in the Pacific Northwest. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwedelyn Ohrazda)
Rear Adm. Christopher Nash Assumes Command of Submarine Group Nine
April 29, 2025
Rear Adm. Christopher Nash arrives to a change of command ceremony at a Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, April 29, 2025. During the ceremony Nash relieved Rear Adm. Thomas Wall as commander of Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9. SUBGRU-9 exercises administrative control authority for assigned submarine commands and units in the Pacific Northwest providing oversight for shipboard training, personnel, supply and material readiness of SSBNs and their crews. SUBGRU-9 is also responsible for nuclear submarines undergoing conversion or overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwendelyn L. Ohrazda)
Maxwell House: A Family Legacy of Naval Service Continues
March 28, 2025
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)
Once is Good, Twice is Nice: Kentucky Chiefs Re-pinned in Front of Friends and Family
December 12, 2024
Family members pin Chief Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) Scott Whispell, assigned to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) gold crew, during a pinning ceremony, Dec. 12, 2024. Kentucky’s gold crew was on patrol during the September pinning and held an additional ceremony for friends and families to attend. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)
Kentucky Crews Win Omaha Trophy
December 2, 2024
Vice Adm. Richard Correll, deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), center, poses for a photo with the crews of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) during the Omaha Trophy presentation ceremony, Dec. 2, 2024.
SUBGRU-9 holds Assumption of Command Ceremony
November 6, 2024
NAVAL BASE KITSAP – BANGOR, Wash. (Nov. 6, 2024) Rear Adm. Thomas Wall, right, salutes Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher, commander, Naval Submarine Forces, while assuming duties and responsibilities as commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9 in a ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap – Bangor, Nov. 6, 2024. SUBGRU-9 exercises administrative control authority for assigned submarine commands and units in the Pacific Northwest providing oversight for shipboard training, personnel, supply and material readiness of SSBNs and their crews. SUBGRU-9 is also responsible for nuclear powered submarines undergoing conversion or overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwendelyn L. Ohrazda)
COMSUBPAC Announces 2022 Battle Efficiency Competition Awards
January 4, 2023
Ohio-Class Submarines work with USAF and USMC during VERTREP
August 19, 2022
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CSG9 Concludes Global Thunder 22
November 18, 2021
NAVAL MAGAZINE INDIAN ISLAND, Wa. (211104-N-QL961-1028)Active duty and reserve officers, and senior enlisted Sailors from Commander Submarine Group Nine, Commander Submarine Squadron 17, and Submarine Readiness Squadron 33 pack around 2,000 pounds of food and supplies to be sent to a submarine participating in Global Thunder 22 (GT 22).
USS Maine Gold Crew Conducts Change of Command
September 9, 2021
Capt. John Cage, commander, Submarine Squadron 20, is saluted by sideboys during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington Sept. 9, 2021. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Travis Wood relieved Cmdr. Robert Garis as commanding officer of USS Maine (SSBN 741) Gold Crew. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Emilia C. Hilliard)