Story by Ashley Calingo | AUKUS Integration & Acquisition | 02.20.2026
Last November, on the edge of the Indian Ocean, just beyond mainland Australia and across the Garden Island Causeway to HMAS Stirling, a U.S. Virginia-class submarine quietly completed the first submarine maintenance period without the support of a U.S. submarine tender—a specialized vessel that provides mobile repair and supply services....
Story by 1st Lt. Duncan Stoner | 3d Marine Division | 08.14.2025
The commanding officer of 3d Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR), 3d Marine Division, and the commodore of commander, Submarine Squadron 1 (CSS 1) strengthened inter-service cooperation during a familiarization tour aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) on Aug. 14, 2025, signifying growing collaboration between U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy forces in the......
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Barnes | Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 05.09.2025
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii (May 9, 2025) - Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 1 conducted a change of command ceremony aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, May 9, 2025. Capt. Chris Hedrick, from Glendale, California, relieved Capt. Aaron Peterson, from Scotland, South Dakota, as CSS-1 commander during the ceremony....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Barnes | Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 03.16.2025
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam March 16, following a seven-month deployment, the submarine's first deployment to the Western Pacific. 104 Sailors assigned to Vermont earned their first Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, since the submarine’s departure from Pearl Harbor in August 2024....
