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USS Helena Headlines

Rear Adm. Christopher Nash Assumes Command of Submarine Group Nine
April 29, 2025 — Rear Adm. Christopher Nash relieved Rear Adm. Thomas Wall as commander of Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9... MORE

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)

Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet Changes Command aboard USS Montana
April 12, 2025 — Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (SUBPAC) conducted a change of command ceremony... MORE

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)

Pacific Submarine Force Hosts 2025 Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference
April 10, 2025 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Apr. 8, 2025) — Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific... MORE

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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