Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rashan Jefferson | Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 | 11.05.2025
251105-N-DO408-2060 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (Nov. 5, 2025) – Capt. Phillip Sylvia Jr., commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 11, speaks during the 2025 Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI) deployment departure ceremony onboard Naval Base Point Loma, Nov. 5, 2025. The DESI program was established in 2001 by U.S. Fleet Forces Command and partners with South American......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rashan Jefferson | Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 | 11.05.2025
251105-N-DO408-2095 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (Nov. 5, 2025) – Vice Adm. John Wade, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, celebrates during the 2025 Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI) deployment departure ceremony onboard Naval Base Point Loma, Nov. 5, 2025. The DESI program was established in 2001 by U.S. Fleet Forces Command and partners with South American submarine-operating navies as......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rashan Jefferson | Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 | 11.05.2025
251105-N-DO408-2057 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (Nov. 5, 2025) – Chilean Navy Sailors, assigned to the Chilean Navy submarine CNS Thomson (SS 20), observe the 2025 Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI) deployment departure ceremony onboard Naval Base Point Loma, Nov. 5, 2025. The DESI program was established in 2001 by U.S. Fleet Forces Command and partners with South American......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rashan Jefferson | Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 | 11.05.2025
251105-N-DO408-2194 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (Nov. 5, 2025) – Capt. Phillip Sylvia Jr., commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 11; Vice Adm. John Wade, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet; Chilean Navy Rear Adm. Federico Saelzer, commander-in-chief of the Chilean submarine force; and Cmdr. Gonzalo Álvarez McLean, commanding officer of the Chilean Navy Submarine CNS Thomson (SS 20), pose for a group......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Smith | Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 | 02.25.2025
250225-N-SS900-1007 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA (Feb. 25, 2025) Chilean Navy Lt. Marlon Alarcon, Chilean Liaison Officer at U.S. 3rd Fleet, left, and Chilean Navy Lt. Cmdr. Héctor Navarro, operations department head, Chilean Submarine Force, attend an office call at Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 11 as part of the Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI), Feb. 25, 2025. The DESI program was......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Smith | Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 | 02.25.2025
250225-N-SS900-1002 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA (Feb. 25, 2025) From left to right, Chilean Navy Lt. Marlon Alarcon, Chilean Liaison Officer at U.S. 3rd Fleet, Capt. Will Wiley, commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 11, Chilean Navy Cmdr. Gonzalo Álvarez McLean, commanding officer, CNS Thomson (SS-20) and Chilean Navy Lt. Cmdr. Héctor Navarro, operations department head, Chilean Submarine Force,......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Smith | Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 | 11.22.2024
241122-N-SS900-2196 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 22, 2024) Peruvian Navy submarine BAP Pisagua (SS 33) operates in the vicinity of USS Midway Museum in the San Diego Bay, Nov. 22, 2024. Pisagua is participating in the Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI) program, which was established in 2001 by U.S. Fleet Forces Command and partners with South American submarine-operating navies as they participate......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Smith | Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 | 11.22.2024
241122-N-SS900-2056 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 22, 2024) Peruvian Navy submarine BAP Pisagua (SS 33) operates in the vicinity of USS Midway Museum in the San Diego Bay, Nov. 22, 2024. Pisagua is participating in the Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI) program, which was established in 2001 by U.S. Fleet Forces Command and partners with South American submarine-operating navies as they participate......
