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    USS Pennsylvania Wins Retention Excellence Award [Image 1 of 6]

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    USS Pennsylvania Wins Retention Excellence Award

    BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    12.13.2024

    Photo by Wendy M Hallmark 

    Commander, Submarine Group Nine   

    241213-N-GD259-1038 Bremerton, Wash. (Dec. 13, 2024) – Crewmembers assigned to the ballistic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) pose for a photo while the ship is in dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Pennsylvania won the 2024 Retention Excellence Award and Best-In-Class distinction for Pacific Fleet SSBNs. Commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9 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. 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 Wendy Hallmark)

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    Date Taken: 12.13.2024
    Date Posted: 09.24.2025 12:28
    Photo ID: 9335334
    VIRIN: 241213-N-GD259-1038
    Resolution: 1024x682
    Size: 177.42 KB
    Location: BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, US

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