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APRA HARBOR, Guam

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Feb. 21, 2022) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758), assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 15, departs Naval Base Guam for a routine deployment. Asheville will perform a full spectrum of operations, including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, during the Indo-Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Todd Talstein) Share

APRA HARBOR, Guam

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Feb. 21, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758), assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 15, communicate on the bridge as they prepare to depart Naval Base Guam for a routine deployment. Asheville will perform a full spectrum of operations, including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, during the Indo-Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Todd Talstein) Share

APRA HARBOR, Guam

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Feb. 21, 2022) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758), assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 15, prepares to depart Naval Base Guam for a routine deployment. Asheville will perform a full spectrum of operations, including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, during the Indo-Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Todd Talstein) Share

Fleet Activities Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 25, 2022) Linehandlers from Commander, Submarine Group 7 help as the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) arrives at Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit. North Carolina is homeported at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and routinely operates in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, conducting maritime security operations and supporting national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Travis Baley) Share

Fleet Activities Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 25, 2022) The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) arrives at Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit. North Carolina is homeported at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and routinely operates in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, conducting maritime security operations and supporting national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Travis Baley) Share

Fleet Activities Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 25, 2022) The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) arrives at Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit. North Carolina is homeported at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and routinely operates in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, conducting maritime security operations and supporting national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Travis Baley) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Feb. 17, 2022) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Brad Bozin highlights elements of the submarine's sail and masts to Royal Navy Adm. Sir Ben Key, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff of the United Kingdom, and Adm. James Caldwell, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, before a tour of the submarine. The admirals visited the waterfront at Naval Submarine Base New London after touring nearby General Dynamics Electric Boat Shipyard submarine construction facilities. Adm. Key recently became First Sea Lord in November 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Higgins) Share

POLARIS POINT, Guam

POLARIS POINT, Guam (Feb. 1, 2022) Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) weapons handling division conduct an offload of a Tomahawk missile from the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758), Feb 1, 2022. Emory S. Land is one of two U.S. Navy submarine tenders that provide maintenance, hotel services and logistical support to submarines and surface ships in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Victoria Kinney) Share

POLARIS POINT, Guam

POLARIS POINT, Guam (Feb. 1, 2022) Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) weapons handling division conduct an offload of a Tomahawk missile from the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758), Feb 1, 2022. Land is one of two U.S. Navy submarine tenders that provide maintenance, hotel services and logistical support to submarines and surface ships in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Grooman) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Feb. 7, 2022) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) makes its way past the U.S. Coast Guard barque USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) after departing Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. for routine operations, Jan. 7, 2022. Indiana is the 16th Virginia-class submarine and is third U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of the Hoosier State. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Jan. 6, 2022) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) makes its way down the Thames River and past the city of New London after departing Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., for routine operations, Jan. 6, 2022. Minnesota is the 10th Virginia-class attack submarine and the second to be named for the "Land of 10,000 Lakes." (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Blue Crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) prepare to hand off responsibility of the ship during an exchange of command and crews at sea. This regularly scheduled exchange of command at sea demonstrates the continuity and operational flexibility of our sea-based nuclear deterrent operations and our ready, reliable ballistic-submarine force. The efficiency of exchanges of crews at sea allows Sailors to reunite with their families and provides a ready, resilient submarine force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Xavier Saldana/Released) Share