Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Russell | Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 01.17.2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Jan. 16, 2026) - Cmdr. Jeffrey Vandenengel, commanding officer of Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786), salutes the sideboys as he departs the change of command ceremony for Illinois at the USS Parche Park and Submarine Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 16, 2026. Illinois is assigned to Submarine Squadron 1......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Russell | Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 01.17.2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Jan. 16, 2026) - Cmdr. Jeffrey Vandenengel, incoming commanding officer of Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786), left, salutes Cmdr. Johannes Smith, outgoing commanding officer of Illinois, right, while Capt. Chris Hedrick, commodore, Submarine Squadron 1, center, observes during the Illinois’s change of command ceremony at the......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Russell | Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 01.17.2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Jan. 16, 2026) - Cmdr. Johannes Smith, outgoing commanding officer of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786), gives remarks during the change of command ceremony for Illinois at the USS Parche Park and Submarine Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 16, 2026. Illinois is assigned to Submarine Squadron 1 and is......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Russell | Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 01.17.2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Jan. 16, 2026) - Capt. Chris Hedrick, commodore, Submarine Squadron 1, left, presents Cmdr. Johannes Smith, outgoing commanding officer of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786), right, with his end of tour award during the change of command ceremony for Illinois at the USS Parche Park and Submarine Memorial on Joint Base Pearl......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Russell | Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 01.17.2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Jan. 16, 2026) - Capt. Ryan McCrillis, commander, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, gives remarks during the change of command ceremony for Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) at the USS Parche Park and Submarine Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 16, 2026. Illinois is assigned to Submarine Squadron 1 and is......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Russell | Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 01.17.2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Jan. 16, 2026) - The color guard parade the colors during a change of command ceremony for Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) at the USS Parche Park and Submarine Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 16, 2026. Illinois is assigned to Submarine Squadron 1 and is capable of supporting various missions, including......
Photo by Daniel Sanford | Commander Navy Region Hawaii | 01.13.2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — U.S. Air Force Capt. Brandon Fickling, one of five Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) chaplains, poses for a photo, Jan. 13, 2026. Fickling serves as the base’s Protestant Contemporary Worship Service pastor and preaches at the Hickam Chapel Center. Every Sunday, JBPHH hosts five unique Protestant worship services for base personnel, family......
Photo by Daniel Sanford | Commander Navy Region Hawaii | 01.11.2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Cmdr. Jason Constantine, Marine Force Pacific Deputy Force chaplain, prepares to preside over the Protestant Anglican Worship Service in Pearl Harbor Memorial Chapel at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Jan. 11, 2026. Every Sunday, JBPHH hosts five unique Protestant worship services for base personnel, family members and military retirees.......
