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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)
USS Henry M. Jackson Gold Crew Conducts Change of Command At Sea
July 19, 2021
SILVERDALE, Wash. - Cmdr. Matthew Freniere and Cmdr. Jason Glab salute Capt. Charles McLenithan, commodore, Submarine Squadron 17 during a change of command ceremony for Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) Gold crew July 19. Freniere was properly relieved as commanding officer by Cmdr. Jason Glab during the ceremony held aboard USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) while underway. This event demonstrated how the Navy and its strategic forces are thinking, acting and operating differently to meet deterrent mission tasking while simultaneously executing necessary ship lifecycle events. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Victoria Foley)
USS Alabama Completes 100th Patrol
June 17, 2021
210617-N-CT127-0427 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 17, 2021)- Sailors man the bridge aboard the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alabama (SSBN 731) (Blue) while conducting operations in the Pacific Ocean, June 17. U.S. military forces are present and active in and around the Pacific in support of allies and partners and a free and open Indo-Pacific for more than 75 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Josue L. Escobosa/Released)
U.S. Pacific Submarine Force Participates in Exercise Agile Dagger 21
June 3, 2021
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (June 2, 2021) -- Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) load a Mark 48 advanced capability torpedo for Exercise Agile Dagger 2021 (AD21). AD21 is a training exercise, with one-third of the Pacific Submarine Force getting underway, to assess warfighting readiness and build capacity for the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro/Released)