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    Cmdr. Jones Assumes Command of USS Helena [Image 7 of 7]

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    Cmdr. Jones Assumes Command of USS Helena

    KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    05.09.2025

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Riley 

    Commander, Submarine Group Nine   

    Cmdr. Kyle Jones delivers remarks during a change of command ceremony at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington, May 9, 2025. During the ceremony Jones relieved Cmdr. Jon Scobo as commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Helena (SSN 725). Commander, Submarine Group (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 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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    Date Taken: 05.09.2025
    Date Posted: 05.10.2025 10:56
    Photo ID: 9026751
    VIRIN: 250509-N-MZ309-1088
    Resolution: 4336x2886
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    Location: KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, US

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