Photo by John Narewski | Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32 | 06.26.2025
250627-N-UM744-1003 GROTON, Conn. (June 27, 2025) Rear Adm. John Stafford is piped ashore following the Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) change of command ceremony that was held Friday, June 27, onboard Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Conn. UWDC was established Sept. 1, 2015, to enhance undersea warfighting capabilities and readiness......
Photo by John Narewski | Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32 | 06.26.2025
250627-N-UM744-1004 GROTON, Conn. (June 27, 2025) Rear Adm. Michael Van Poots is piped ashore following the Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) change of command ceremony that was held Friday, June 27, onboard Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Conn. UWDC was established Sept. 1, 2015, to enhance undersea warfighting capabilities and readiness......
Photo by John Narewski | Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32 | 06.26.2025
250627-N-UM744-1001 GROTON, Conn. (June 27, 2025) Rear Adm. Michael Van Poots has his command flag presented to him by Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) Command Master Chief Nick Harr during a change of command ceremony that was held Friday, June 27, onboard Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Conn. UWDC was established Sept. 1, 2015, to......
Photo by John Narewski | Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32 | 06.26.2025
250627-N-UM744-1002 GROTON, Conn. (June 27, 2025) Rear Adm. Michael Van Poots, right, salutes as he turns over command of Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) to Rear Adm. John Stafford during a traditional change of command ceremony that was held Friday, June 27, onboard Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Conn. as Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher,......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten | Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32 | 03.20.2025
250321-N-GR655-1007 GROTON, Conn. (August 27, 2024) – Cmdr. Kenneth Kirkwood, commanding officer of the fast-attack submarine USS California (SSN 781), speaks with a member from the Council on Foreign Relations during a boat tour at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, March 21, 2025. The visit was part of a larger U.S. Navy Submarine Force familiarization tour to learn......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten | Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32 | 03.20.2025
250321-N-GR655-1008 GROTON, Conn. (August 27, 2024) – Capt. Thomas O’Donnell, military fellow attached to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), speaks with CFR members on board the fast-attack submarine USS California (SSN 781) during a boat tour at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, March 21, 2025. The visit was part of a larger U.S. Navy Submarine Force......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten | Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32 | 03.20.2025
250321-N-GR655-1009 GROTON, Conn. (August 27, 2024) – Cmdr. Kenneth Kirkwood, commanding officer of the fast-attack submarine USS California (SSN 781), speaks with members from the Council on Foreign Relations during a boat tour at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, March 21, 2025. The visit was part of a larger U.S. Navy Submarine Force familiarization tour to learn......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten | Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32 | 03.20.2025
250321-N-GR655-1011 GROTON, Conn. (August 27, 2024) – Members from the Council on Foreign Relations observe fire team training during a tour of the fast-attack submarine USS California (SSN 781) at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, March 21, 2025. The visit was part of a larger U.S. Navy Submarine Force familiarization tour to learn about submarine operations and their......
