Command of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) was passed on October 30, as Cmdr. Timothy Poe was relieved by Cmdr. Jacob A. Foret during a ceremony at the submarine piers on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. While in command, Poe led his submarine through the completion
US Navy’s Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713) returned to Pearl Harbor from the final scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific Region, Oct. 28. Steaming more than 35,000 nautical miles, Houston conducted a variety of operations vital to national security and bilateral ex
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) arrived at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility to commence the inactivation and decommissioning process, Oct. 28. An inactivation ceremony was held in San Diego to honor the boat’s 32 years of serv
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) returned to Pearl Harbor Oct. 28, fulfilling a regularly-scheduled six-month deployment to the Western Pacific. The deployment was Santa Fe’s second in three years to the Western Pacific, and included port visits to Japan, Guam and S
U.S. and Canadian naval units began a Task Group Exercise (TGEX) off the coast of Southern California on October 20. Participating units from the Royal Canadian Navy include Canadian Fleet Pacific, Halifax-class frigates HMCS Calgary (FFH 335) and HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331), and Victoria-class submari
The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) held an inactivation ceremony Oct. 16, at Naval Base Point Loma, celebrating the boat’s 32-plus years service. The occasion marked the submarine’s final public event before its scheduled transit later this month to Pug
The U.S. Navy accepted the first MH-60R helicopter set for Denmark from Lockheed Martin yesterday, October 22, in Owego, New York. Manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft and provided with mission systems and sensors by Lockheed Martin, the MH-60R is operational and deployed as the primary U.S. Navy anti-
The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) is scheduled to return from an independent deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean Oct. 23. Deployed since March, the crew of more than 300 Sailors steamed a total of 48,550 nautical miles across the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operation. While de
The US Navy accepted delivery of the future littoral combat ship, USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) during a ceremony at the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard Oct. 16. Having completed its acceptance trial on Sept 18, USS Milwaukee is the sixth littoral combat ship to be delivered to the Navy and the third
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) arrived in Singapore Oct. 5 for a visit as a part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of approximately 150, City of Corpus Christi showcased the latest capabilities of the submarine fleet. Commanding o
Ducommun Incorporated received a multi-year award from the Boeing Company to produce position sensors, also known as resolvers, for the U.S. Navy’s and U.K. Navy’s Trident Navigation System (Electrostatically Supported Gyro Navigator) used on U.S. Ohio-class and U.K. Vanguard-class submarines. Ducom
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) returned to its homeport in San Diego on October 11 following an extended deployment. Hampton, under the command of Cmdr. Lincoln Reifsteck, returned from the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility where the crew executed the Chief of
General Dynamics Electric Boat christened the Illinois (SSN 786) Oct. 10, the 13th submarine of the U.S. Navy’s Virginia Class. The Saturday morning christening ceremony took place at Electric Boat’s Groton shipyard with the Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus as the ceremony’s principal speaker. First
The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Providence (SSN 719) returned to its homeport at U.S. Naval Submarine Base, New London from a regularly scheduled deployment on Friday, Oct. 9. Under the command of Cmdr. Tony Grayson, Providence returned from the Central Command (CENTCOM) and European Comm
