250924-N-SS900-1019 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (Sept. 24, 2025) – A Chilean Navy sailor, assigned to the Chilean Navy diesel-electric submarine (CNS) Thomson (SS 20), observes Thomson’s return to Naval Base Point Loma following an at-sea exercise, Sept. 24, 2025. Thomson is in San Diego as part of the annual Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI) program established in 2001 by U.S. Fleet Forces Command and partners with South American submarine-operating navies as they participate in fleet readiness exercises. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Aaron T. Smith)
| Date Taken: | 09.24.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.30.2025 13:27 |
| Photo ID: | 9347982 |
| VIRIN: | 250924-N-SS900-1019 |
| Resolution: | 6544x4363 |
| Size: | 8.32 MB |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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