Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, left, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Adm. Steve Koehler, right, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet pose for a photo with the most junior qualified submariner, Lt. j.g. Ethan Tae, assigned to Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769), and most senior qualified submariner, retired Capt. Bill Hicks, during a cake cutting ceremony at the 2026 Pearl Harbor Officer Submarine Ball in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 11, 2026. The 126th submarine birthday ball celebrates the inception of the U.S. Submarine Force April 11, 1900. The Pacific Submarine Force provides strategic deterrence, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, precision land strike, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, early warning, and special warfare capabilities around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Omar A. Dominquez)
| Date Taken: | 04.11.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.17.2026 21:40 |
| Photo ID: | 9623806 |
| VIRIN: | 260411-N-DZ831-1963 |
| Resolution: | 5351x3567 |
| Size: | 2.33 MB |
| Location: | HONOLULU, HAWAII, US |
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