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Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) returns to Naval Base Point Loma following a deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy and retrieved from Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) returned to its homeport…
Insert caption here. Image courtesy of CAPT Kenneth Holland, USN, and retrieved from the US Navy’s Newsroom. On 29 March 2025, the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia for a regularly scheduled port call. Darwin is the 17th port call of Emory…
WATCH “United States Navy submariners deploy for months at a time, spending weeks submerged at sea with no internet and minimal contact with the outside world. Aboard the Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine USS South Dakota, culinary specialists work tirelessly in incredibly tight quarters to prepare meals for up to 150 crew…
The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) launches Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea on 12 January 2024. Image courtesy of MC1 Jonathan Word, USN and retrieved from Breaking Defense. The Sea-Launched Cruise Missile – Nuclear (SLCM-N), a controversial nuclear…
Royal Australian Navy CAPT Stephen Hussey’s impressive career across the British Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, and multiple US Navy exchanges, earning his assignment to the AUKUS I&A program. Image courtesy of NAVSEA. Royal Australian Navy CAPT Stephen Hussey is a naval officer whose career includes experiences with three…
NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen’s career ranges from the deep sea to space. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of War. NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen finds familiarity in his current career that is reminiscent of the many submarines he served on during his Navy career. Bowen, a 1986 graduate of the…
On 13 June 1923, Captain E.J. King, Commander, Submarine Division Three (later Fleet Admiral and Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during WW II), suggested to the Secretary of the Navy (Bureau of Navigation) that a distinguishing device for qualified submariners be adopted. He submitted a pen-and-ink sketch of his own…