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Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (SUBLANT) announced the winners of the 2020 Battle Efficiency (âEâ) awards, Jan 1.
The Battle E competition recognizes commands that attained the highest overall or departmental readiness to carry out its assigned wartime tasks as a unit of the Atlantic Submarine Force, and is based on a yearlong evaluation.
âThese awards should be a source of great pride to each and every crew member,â said Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle, Commander, Submarine Forces (SUBFOR). âCongratulations to our Battle âEâ winners! And even more important, congratulations to every submariner in the worldâs greatest Submarine Force. Our Sailors are extraordinary warriors who bring our combat ships to life with a culture of excellence.â
The submarine USS Rasher proved to be the scourge of Japanese shipping in the South Pacific.
At 12:30 am, October 9, 1943, Commander Edward S. Hutchinson spotted his first targets as a submarine commander. His boat, USS
Rasher, was on her maiden war cruise out of Brisbane, Australia, and every man in her was eager for his first taste of blood.
They were off Ambon when they sighted a pair of freighters that were zigzagging in antisubmarine patterns, deliberately making stalking difficult and protracted, but Hutchinson was tenacious. Throughout the night he trailed the careening targets, slowly bringing his boat within torpedo range. By the time he was able to commence his attack it was dawn. He fixed the targets in his periscope sights and fired a six-torpedo spread. Four missed, but the other two ripped open
7 Santa Rita, Guam (Dec. 28, 2020) –Lt. Matthew Flores, assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) was selected as the Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 Junior Officer of the Year.
Flores, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, serves as the submarine’s damage control assistant.
“My selection as Junior Officer of the Year is a big stepping stone for a tour of hard work done every day,” said Flores. “It’s great to be recognized as one of the best amongst by peers on the waterfront.”
A dedicated leader, Flores was recognized for his work during Asheville’s 2020 Western Pacific deployment, his quick thinking, positive attitude, and tactical abilities.
9 SAN DIEGO – Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) is celebrating the Dec. 16 completion of a dredging project at its waterfront that will allow access to submarines with a deeper draft.
NBPL is home to Submarine Squadron ELEVEN (CSS-11) and six Los Angeles Class submarines. Though the LA class subs are the primary users of the Point Loma piers, the waterfront also sees a lot of visitor traffic. Those visitors include the Virginia and Seawolf class submarines, both of which have deeper drafts than the homeported LA class.
“The Naval Base Point Loma Dredging Project is a vital effort that directly enables the U.S. Navy to conduct undersea operations in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility,” said Lt. Cmdr. Ronald J. Uglow, NAVFAC Southwest Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Division (FEAD) at NBPL. “This significant undertaking involved constant coordination with the installation’s Port Operations division and Submarine Squadron ELEVEN in order to minimize i
US and French navies conduct interoperability naval exercise with submarines off the coast of Guam US and French navies conduct interoperability naval exercise with submarines off the coast of Guam Monday, 21 December 2020 18:44
According to a video published by the U.S. Navy on December 21, 2020, the U.S. and French navies have conducted an interoperability military naval exercise off the coast of Guam with the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758), left, and the French Navy Rubis-class nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) Émeraude (S604).
(Picture source U.S. Navy)
The U.S. Navy USS Asheville and the French Navy Rubis-class Émeraude submarines practiced high-end maritime skills in a multitude of disciplines designed to enhance interoperability between maritime forces. The USS Asheville is one of four forward-deployed submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15.