Attendees from 🇺🇸 🇰🇷 visited U.S. nuclear submarine training facilities at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia today. This visit is the first Deterrence Strategy Committee event hosted by @NSB_KingsBay and is a positive demonstration of U.S. extended deterrence.
Today, Rear Adm. John Spencer was relieved by Rear Adm. Thomas R. “TR” Buchanan as the commander of Submarine Group Ten. He retired after a successful 31-year career. Fair winds and following seas, Rear Adm. Spencer and welcome aboard Rear Adm. Buchanan! @US_STRATCOM@COMSUBLANT
A great day in the waters of #FaroeIslands welcoming🇫🇴 Prime Minister Bárður á Steig Nielsen, 🇩🇰 High Commissioner Lene Johansen, and @USAmbDenmark onboard USS Georgia (SSGN-729) to continue building #NATO alliance cohesion.
This week, Machinist's Mate (Nuclear) 2nd Class Riley Palatinus, assigned to USS Wyoming (Gold) had his dolphins pinned on by his dad at the St Marys Submarine Museum. His dad used the dolphins he was originally pinned with during his time as a submariner!
Partner navies in the Diesel Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI), visited @NSB_KingsBay and toured USS Alaska (SSBN 732). DESI is a program designed to train crews and test capabilities in Anti-Submarine Warfare between nuclear-powered and diesel-electric submarines.
Congratulations to Machinist's Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Brandon Krull on his promotion and Sonar Technician (Submarines) 3rd Class Cameron Brown on his award!
A boat is just a chunk of metal. The crew is what makes a warship.” -Cmdr. Darrell Brown.
Read more about USS Maryland Blue Crew's Change of Command here: https://t.co/K5WcHNe3Ro
“Most of our work is behind the scenes, almost unnoticeable in some cases if we’re doing it right. But without us, Team Kings Bay would be missing a vital piece of the puzzle."- Cmdr. Ron Allen
Read more here: https://t.co/l8BP6KRjSU
USS Georgia held a change of command ceremony with quite the view! Capt. Geoffry Patterson relieved Capt. Patrick Clark as the Blue crew’s commanding officer. Read more here: https://t.co/hIPnxjMnjN
#USSALASKA Cmdr. Bill Dull was relieved by Cmdr. John C. Smith as commanding officer of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) (Blue), during a change of command ceremony held at the chapel yesterday.
Read more here: https://t.co/VQTFFnYpHM
Fair winds & following seas to Capt. Theron Davis, who turned command of the Ohio-class guided-missile #submarine USS #Florida (SSGN 728) over to Capt. John Roussakies yesterday in a ceremony held @NSB_KingsBay. Read more here: https://t.co/WLjs7jMbIq #USNavy