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18 October 2024

USS Washington (SSN 787) Awarded Presidential Unit Citation

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) for “outstanding performance in action while conducting operations within U.S. SIXTH Fleet” during their recent six-month deployment...

19 July 2024

USS Washington Conducts Change of Command

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) conducted a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Station Norfolk, July 19...

30 April 2024

Submarine Squadron SIX Conducts Change of Command

Submarine Squadron SIX conducted a change of command ceremony April 25, onboard Naval Station Norfolk...

21 December 2023

USS Washington Returns from Deployment

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787) returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after successfully completing a scheduled deployment, Dec. 15, 2023...

14 December 2023

PCU Arkansas Holds Change of Command

The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Arkansas (SSN 800) conducted a change of command at Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, Va., Dec. 8...

09 June 2023

Submarine Group TWO Holds Change of Command Ceremony

Submarine Group TWO held a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, on June 9, 2023. Rear Adm. Martin J. Muckian relieved Rear Adm. Brian L. Davies as commander, Submarine Group Two. Vice Adm. William Houston, commander, Submarine Forces, praised Rear Adm. Davies for his leadership...

22 May 2023

USS John Warner Conducts Change of Command

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS John Warner (SSN 785) conducted a change of command aboard the decommissioned Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia, May 19...

12 May 2023

SUBLANT Completes Exercise Agile Player 23

Multiple submarines under Submarine Force Atlantic’s (SUBLANT) organizational structure participated in Exercise Agile Player 2023 (AP23). ...

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...

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