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The U.S. Navy still isn’t positive what one of its most powerful attack submarines hit in the South China Sea, as repair assessments continue in Guam, four sources familiar with the results of the preliminary investigations told USNI News this week. As of Tuesday afternoon, the undersea object that damaged the forward section of USS […]

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby on Tuesday denied a Chinese accusation that the U.S. is seeking to cover up a submarine collision in the South China Sea. “It’s an odd way of covering something up when you put out a press release about it,” Kirby said during a press conference when asked about China’s allegation. Seawolf-class […]

The U.S. nuclear attack boat that hit an underwater object in the South China Sea on Oct. 2 is now in Guam undergoing an assessment and preliminary repairs in the midst of two investigations into the incident, Navy officials confirmed to USNI News on Sunday. USS Connecticut (SSN-22) arrived at Naval Base Guam on Friday […]

By WYATT OLSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 29, 2021 FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The commander of the Pearl Harbor-based submarine USS Charlotte was relieved Tuesday in the wake of a command investigation sparked in part by a sailor’s suicide last month, the Navy said Wednesday. Cmdr. Joseph Lautenslager was dismissed from the fast-attack sub by Capt. Michael Majewski, who heads Submarine Squadron 7, after losing confidence in his ability to command, the Navy said in a news release. M...

Hawaii-Based Navy Submarine Commander Relieved Over Morale Problems Cmdr. Joseph Lautenslager is piped ashore during the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) change of command ceremony in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Mar 15, 2019. (Bryan Carlson/U.S. Navy) 29 Apr 2021 The commanding officer of a Navy fast-attack submarine based in Hawaii was removed from his position Tuesday over a loss of confidence in his ability to lead. Cmdr. Joseph Lautenslager, commanding off...

USNI News Hawaii Attack Boat CO Removed Amid Command Climate Investigation After Sailor Death April 29, 2021 4:19 PM Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility successfully undocked USS Charlotte (SSN-766) on Jan. 26, 2021. US Navy Photo The commander of a Hawaii-based submarine was removed during an investigation prompted with the suicide of a sailor last month. Cmdr. Joseph Lautenslager, commander of USS Charlotte (SSN-766), was relieved by Submarine Squadron 7 commander...

Cruz, shot himself in a Honolulu hotel–Kahala Hotel & Resort–according to a Navy release. The career Naval officer had enlisted in the Navy about a month after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. About 100 people were gathered into a ballroom for hours while Cruz remained barricaded in a fourth-floor room. Police said Cruz fired through the door multiple times but no one was injured. The center he was assigned to provides operational support for Pearl Harbor homeported submarines, their crews, f...

Navy sailor who shot himself in a Hawaii hotel was from New York The Associated Press 8 hours ago In this Nov. 15, 2020, file photo, people are seen on the beach and in the water in front of the Kahala Hotel & Resort in Honolulu. (Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/AP) HONOLULU — The U.S. Navy sailor who shot and killed himself at a luxury Hawaii resort was assigned to the Naval Submarine Support Center in Pearl Harbor. Lt. Cmdr. Russell Cruz, 40, of New York, died from a self-inflected gunshot...

The Navy released details about his identity Wednesday. The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office released his name on Monday. The center he was assigned to provides operational support for Pearl Harbor homeported submarines, their crews, families and staff of Submarine Squadrons One and Seven. “Every member of our Navy team is important; this is a painful time for our local community and the U.S. Navy,” said a statement from Cmdr. Cindy Fields, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet sub...

Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Members of the Honolulu Police Specialized Services Division respond to a barricade situation with an armed man at the Kahala Hotel in Honolulu on Saturday, April 10, 2021. The armed man barricaded himself inside a hotel room at the resort in Honolulu and fired shots through the door, a police official said. (Cindy Ellen Russell/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP) April 12, 2021 - 7:28 PM HONOLULU - The Honolulu Medical Examiners office on Monday...