Story by Chief Petty Officer Darren Moore | Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32 | 06.27.2025
GROTON, Conn. – The Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) held a change of command ceremony Friday, June 27, aboard the historic ship USS Nautilus at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Connecticut....
Story by Senior Chief Petty Officer Oliver Cole | Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic | 05.29.2025
USS Delaware (SSN 791), a Virginia-class attack submarine, successfully completed Yellow Moray Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) operations in the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) area of operations. This mission marks a significant technological milestone in autonomous system development as the Yellow Moray (REMUS 600) UUV executed the first-ever forward deployed submarine torpedo tube launch......
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Tiarra Brown | Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 | 05.16.2025
NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA (May 15, 2025) - Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) returned home to Naval Base Point Loma following a successful seven-month deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, May 15, 2025. Alexandria deployed in 2024 from its homeport of Naval Base Point Loma, California, on a regularly scheduled deployment in support......
Courtesy Story | Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 04.11.2025
Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (SUBPAC) conducted a change of command ceremony aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 11. Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, from Convoy, Ohio, relieved Rear Adm. Rick Seif, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and assumed duties as the 45th commander of SUBPAC. Adm. Steve Koehler,......
Story by Lt.Cmdr. Tyler Barker | Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 | 03.28.2025
In a ceremony presided by Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, the crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) received the historic O’Kane cribbage board from USS Topeka (SSN 754) as the oldest in-service fast-attack submarine in the Pacific Fleet, Feb. 7, 2025....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Riley | Commander, Submarine Group Nine | 03.03.2025
Sailors assigned to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) experienced New Orleans’ one-of-a-kind culture during a namesake visit that included engagements with local organizations in the bayou and surrounding areas, Feb. 19-23, 2025....
Courtesy Story | Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic | 01.08.2025
NORFOLK, Va. – Commander, Submarine Forces is researching the usage of additive manufacturing (AM) technology to address operational needs, in collaboration with midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), Submarine Squadron Two (CSS-2), Submarine Squadron Four (CSS-4), and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY). ...
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Riley | Commander, Submarine Group Nine | 10.13.2024
More than 40 years ago, Howard Riggert, a retired contractor for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, went underway aboard the first boat of a new class of ballistic missile submarines, during the boat’s sea trials in 1981. Fast-forward to the Navy’s birthday on Oct. 13, 2024 —he was once again invited aboard the submarine he helped create....
