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USS Topeka becomes 10th Los Angeles-class attack submarine stationed in Hawaii [Stars and Stripes]
Dec. 16 FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii Pearl Harbor became home to another fast-attack submarine as the USS Topeka changed its homeport to Hawaii on Tuesday.
The vessel, formerly homeported in Guam since 2015, became the 10th Los Angeles-class submarine to be stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the Navy said in a news release Wednesday. It is assigned to Submarine Squadron 7.
The sub is slated to soon go into Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard for regularly scheduled major maintenance for upgrades and repairs, the Navy said.
“The crew and their families did a fantastic job of getting things ready in a timely manner and transitioning to a new place,” Cmdr. Richard Salazar, Topeka’s commanding officer, said in the news release.
By WYATT OLSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 16, 2020 FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii Pearl Harbor became home to another fast-attack submarine as the USS Topeka changed its homeport to Hawaii on Tuesday. The vessel, formerly homeported in Guam since 2015, became the 10th Los Angeles-class submarine to be stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the Navy said in a news release Wednesday. It is assigned to Submarine Squadron 7. The sub is slated to soon go into Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard for regularly scheduled major maintenance for upgrades and repairs, the Navy said. “The crew and their families did a fantastic job of getting things ready in a timely manner and transitioning to a new place,” Cmdr. Richard Salazar, Topeka’s commanding officer, said in the news release.
By MC1 Michael B. Zingaro, COMSUBPAC Posted December 16, 2020 USS Topeka (SSN 754)approaches a pier at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 15. (U.S. Navy/Lorilyn Cravalho)
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a change of homeport from Guam, Dec. 15.
“I am very excited for this change of moving from one tropical island to another where the people, food and culture are wonderful,” said Cmdr. Richard Salazar, commanding officer of USS Topeka. “The crew and their families did a fantastic job of getting things ready in a timely manner and transitioning to a new place. There is so much logistics and stress that goes into a change of homeport, but the crew and their families did a tremendous job navigating through it all, and we are so happy to be here.”
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