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GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (March 26, 2022) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) is pierside at Naval Submarine Base New London before getting underway, March 26, 2022. Delaware's 132-man crew transited to Wilmington, Del. to participate in week-long commemoration events in honor of the boat's commissioning ceremony that took place administratively in April 2020 due to COVID restrictions at the time. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joshua Karsten) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 27, 2022) Guam Fire/Rescue pulls mariners out of the water after their catamaran capsized. Sailors assigned to the Warlords of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 Detachment 3, spotted the survivors after a call from Coast Guard Sector Guam and directed Guam Fire/Rescue to their location off the coast of Guam, March 26. HSM-51 Detachment 3, attached to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

SANTA RITA, Guam

SANTA RITA, Guam (March 30, 2022) Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, center, and Rear Adm. Kim Kyung Cheol, Director, Maritime Operations Center, Republic of Korea Fleet Command, left, receive a tour of the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) in Santa Rita. During his visit, Thomas visited various vessels including the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), the 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class cargo ship USNS Sgt. William R. Button (T-AK 3012), and Emory S. Land. The U.S. 7th Fleet conducts forward deployed naval operations in support of U.S. national interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific area of operations. As the U.S. Navy's largest numbered fleet, 7th Fleet interacts with 35 other maritime nations to build maritime partnerships that foster maritime security, promote stability, and prevent conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Shaina O�Neal) Share

WILMINGTON, Del.

WILMINGTON, Del. (March 29, 2022) The Virginia-class submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) is guided by a tugboat as it arrives in Wilmington, Delaware, March 29, 2022. Delaware's 132-man crew transited to Wilmington to participate in week-long commemoration events in honor of the boat's commissioning ceremony that took place administratively in April 2020 due to COVID restrictions at the time. Delaware, the seventh U.S Navy ship and first submarine named after the first U.S. state of Delaware, 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 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dakota David) Share

WILMINGTON, Del.

WILMINGTON, Del. (March 29, 2022) Sailors aboard the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) conduct mooring preparations as the boat pulls into Wilmington, Del., March 29, 2022. Delaware’s 132-man crew is in Wilmington to participate in week-long commemoration events in honor of the boat’s commissioning ceremony which took place administratively in April 2020 due to COVID restrictions at the time. Delaware, the seventh U.S Navy ship and first submarine named after the first U.S. state of Delaware, 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

APRA HARBOR, Guam

APRA HARBOR, Guam (March 21, 2022) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) arrives at Naval Base Guam from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a homeport shift. Springfield is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Naomi Johnson) Share

APRA HARBOR, Guam

APRA HARBOR, Guam (March 21, 2022) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) arrives at Naval Base Guam from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a homeport shift. Springfield is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Naomi Johnson) Share

APRA HARBOR, Guam

APRA HARBOR, Guam (March 21, 2022) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) arrives at Naval Base Guam from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a homeport shift. Springfield is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Darek Leary) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (March 17, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) heave mooring lines as the boat makes its homecoming arrival at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing a change of homeport from Groton, Conn., March 17, 2022. The submarine’s ability to support a multitude of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, strike warfare, and surveillance and reconnaissance has made Minnesota one of the most capable and advanced submarines in the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (March 17, 2022) Lt. Macklen Lethin, from Honolulu, Hawaii, assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) reunites with his children on the submarine piers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after Minnesota completed a change of homeport from Groton, Conn., March 17, 2022. The submarine’s ability to support a multitude of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, strike warfare, and surveillance and reconnaissance has made Minnesota one of the most capable and advanced submarines in the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (March 17, 2022) Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 1st Class Morris Lowery, from Piscataway, N.J., assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) reunites with his daughter on the submarine piers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after Minnesota completed a change of homeport from Groton, Conn., March 17, 2022. The submarine’s ability to support a multitude of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, strike warfare, and surveillance and reconnaissance has made Minnesota one of the most capable and advanced submarines in the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (March 17, 2022) The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) makes its homecoming arrival at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing a change of homeport from Groton, Conn., March 17, 2022. The submarine’s ability to support a multitude of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, strike warfare, and surveillance and reconnaissance has made Minnesota one of the most capable and advanced submarines in the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro) Share