23 November 2022 First Woman to Serve as a Submarine XO Reports for Duty “It’s 2022 and women are still doing the ‘first’ of things?” is how Lt. Cmdr. Amber Cowan started her conversation in the Public Affairs office at Submarine Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
21 November 2022 Navy Lays Keel for Future USS Arkansas (SSN 800) Senior Navy leaders, members of Congress, and shipbuilders gathered at Newport News Shipyard (NNSY) today to attend a keel-laying ceremony for the future Virginia-class submarine USS Arkansas (SSN 800), Nov. 19.
16 November 2022 Vice Chief of Naval Operations Visits Navy Submariners in Connecticut Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti visited Submarine Force leaders at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, Nov. 16.
01 November 2022 USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) arrives in Gibraltar The U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) arrived in Gibraltar for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 1, 2022.
27 October 2022 USS North Dakota returns home from deployment Just a few days before Halloween, this was no trick: The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS North Dakota (SSN 784) returned home to Naval Submarine Base New London on Thursday, Oct. 27, after a deployment of seven months.
25 October 2022 USS Boise Holds Change of Command The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise (SSN 764) conducted a change of command at Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 21.
24 October 2022 Commander, Submarine Forces Hosts French Delegation Vice Adm. William Houston, Commander, Submarine Forces, hosted French Navy Vice Adm. Jacques Fayard, Commander, Strategic and Oceanic Submarine Force (ALFOST) along with French staff members, in Norfolk, Virginia, Oct. 11.
18 October 2022 Trident Refit Facility Kings Bay Dry Dock Completes Recapitalization Project; Holds Re-Opening Ceremony Trident Refit Facility Kings Bay held a ceremony marking the re-opening of its dry dock at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, Oct. 18.
25 August 2022 PCU Massachusetts Hold Change of Command The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine Pre-commissioning Unit Massachusetts (SSN 798) held a change of command onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 25.
29 July 2022 Submarine Force Kicks Off Inaugural Submarine Conference of the Americas Commander, Submarine Forces hosted the inaugural Submarine Conference of the Americas (SCOTA) onboard Naval Station Norfolk, July 26-27.