160921-N-SB201-022 [Image 145 of 182]

09.21.2016

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Steve Owsley 

U.S. Navy           

160921-N-SB201-022 GROTON, Conn. (Sept. 21, 2016) Rear Adm. James Pitts (left) salutes Commander, Submarine Forces Atlantic, Vice Adm. Joseph Tofalo, (center) after relieving Rear Adm. Jeff Trussler (right) as Commander, Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC), during a change of command ceremony aboard the historic ship Nautilus (SSN 571) in Groton, Conn. on Friday, 21 Sept. UWDC was established on Sept. 1, 2015 with the primary mission to lead undersea superiority for the Navy by marshalling the resources, capabilities, and efforts of all organizations to provide world class support to customers from platform to Fleet Commander. Specifically, the UWDC develops the doctrine, concepts of operations, tactics, techniques and procedures for undersea warfare, assesses undersea warfare performance and warfighting readiness of the fleet, provides training for undersea platforms, Carrier Strike Groups and Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare Commanders, and advances undersea capabilities, wholeness and synchronization. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist(SW/AW) Steve Owsley/Released).

• Date Taken: 09.21.2016
• Date Posted: 09.24.2016 00:13
• Photo ID: 2877111
• VIRIN: 160921-N-SB201-022
• Resolution: 4111x3176
• Size: 2.25 MB