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    USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) Gold Crew Change of Command [Image 5 of 13]

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    USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) Gold Crew Change of Command

    KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    02.06.2026

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Riley 

    Commander, Submarine Group Nine   

    260205-N-MZ309-1039 KEYPORT, Wash. (Feb. 5, 2026) Rear Adm. Thomas Buchanan, director of plans and policy, U.S. Strategic Command, delivers remarks during a change of command ceremony held at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington, Feb. 5, 2026. During the ceremony Cmdr. Joshua Meek relieved Cmdr. Luke Kelvington as commanding officer of Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) Gold Crew. Pennsylvania is assigned to Commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9, which exercises operational and 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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    Date Taken: 02.06.2026
    Date Posted: 02.07.2026 10:03
    Photo ID: 9511076
    VIRIN: 260206-N-MZ309-1039
    Resolution: 4603x3069
    Size: 1.68 MB
    Location: KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, US

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