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    Cmdr. Tolmie Assumes Command of USS Topeka (SSN 754) [Image 7 of 10]

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    Cmdr. Tolmie Assumes Command of USS Topeka (SSN 754)

    KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    08.14.2025

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Riley 

    Commander, Submarine Group Nine   

    250814-N-MZ309-1084 KEYPORT, Wash. (Aug. 14, 2025) – Capt. Dale Klein, commodore of Submarine Squadron 19, awards the Meritorious Service Medal to Cmdr. Chris Clevenger during a change of command ceremony held at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington, Aug. 14, 2025. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Dillon Tolmie relieved Clevenger as commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754). Topeka is assigned to Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9 which exercises administrative and operational 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 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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    Date Taken: 08.14.2025
    Date Posted: 08.14.2025 17:22
    Photo ID: 9257688
    VIRIN: 250814-N-MZ309-1084
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    Location: KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, US

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