USS San Juan (SSN 751)

Submarine Squadron 19

 
Bangor, WA
 
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)