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SOUDA BAY, Greece

SOUDA BAY, Greece. (May 28, 2022) Capt. Geoffry Patterson, left, incoming commanding officer of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) (Blue), salutes Capt. Patrick Clark, outgoing commanding officer during a change of command ceremony held at the pier in Souda Bay, Crete. Georgia is homeported at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. The base is home to all East coast Ohio-class submarines. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

SOUDA BAY, Greece

SOUDA BAY, Greece. (May 28, 2022) Capt. Geoffry Patterson, incoming commanding officer of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) (Blue), addresses the crew during a change of command ceremony held at the pier in Souda Bay, Crete. Patterson relieves Capt. Patrick Clark. Georgia is homeported at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. The base is home to all East coast Ohio-class submarines. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (May 27, 2022) Capt. Ken Douglas, commodore, Commander, Submarine Squadron (COMSUBRON) 11, exits via the brow following the change of command ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) aboard the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763). Capt. Ken Douglas relieved Capt. Patrick Friedman as commodore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tommy Gooley) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (May 27, 2022) Capt. Ken Douglas, right, embraces Capt. Patrick Friedman, left, after officially relieving him as commodore. Commander, Submarine Squadron (COMSUBRON) 11 change of command ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) aboard the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tommy Gooley) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (May 27, 2022) Commander, Submarine Squadron (COMSUBRON) 11 change of command ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) aboard the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763). Capt. Ken Douglas relieved Capt. Patrick Friedman as commodore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tommy Gooley) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (May 27, 2022) The official party salutes the national ensign during the national anthem at the Commander, Submarine Squadron (COMSUBRON) 11 change of command ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) aboard the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763). Capt. Ken Douglas relieved Capt. Patrick Friedman as commodore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tommy Gooley) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (May 28, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Oregon (SSN 793) “bring the ship to life” during Oregon's commissioning ceremony in Groton, Conn., May 28, 2022. Oregon, the third U.S Navy ship launched with the name Oregon and first in more than a century, is a flexible, multi-mission platform designed to carry out the seven core competencies of the submarine force: anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; delivery of special operations forces; strike warfare; irregular warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and mine warfare. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (May 25, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) handle mooring lines as the boat returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. North Carolina performed a full spectrum of operations, including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, during the extended seven-month, Indo-Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 2nd Class Leland T. Hasty II) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (May 25, 2022) Lt. Andrea Weiss, from Natchitoches, La., assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) reunites with her family after the boat returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. North Carolina performed a full spectrum of operations, including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, during the extended seven-month, Indo-Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 2nd Class Leland T. Hasty II) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (May 25, 2022) Senior Chief Sonar Technician (Submarine) Donald Mattes, from Crown Point, Ind., assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) reunites with his family after the boat returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. North Carolina performed a full spectrum of operations, including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, during the extended seven-month, Indo-Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 2nd Class Leland T. Hasty II) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (May 25, 2022) The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. North Carolina performed a full spectrum of operations, including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, during the extended seven-month, Indo-Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 2nd Class Leland T. Hasty II) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (May 25, 2022) The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. North Carolina performed a full spectrum of operations, including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, during the extended seven-month, Indo-Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aja Bleu Jackson) Share