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    Cmdr. Grundt Assumes Command of USS Alabama (SSBN 731) [Image 5 of 10]

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    Cmdr. Grundt Assumes Command of USS Alabama (SSBN 731)

    KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    08.21.2025

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Riley 

    Commander, Submarine Group Nine   

    250821-N-MZ309-1045 KEYPORT, Wash. (Aug. 21, 2025) – Capt. Sean Gray, Submarine Squadron 17 senior deputy, awards the Meritorious Service Medal to Cmdr. Terry Turner during a change of command ceremony at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington, Aug. 21, 2025. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Ryan Grundt relieved Turner as commanding officer of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Alabama (SSBN 731) Gold Crew. Alabama 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: 08.21.2025
    Date Posted: 08.23.2025 09:18
    Photo ID: 9272735
    VIRIN: 250821-N-MZ309-1045
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    Location: KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, US

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