On October 7, 2017 the US Navy commissioned the Virginia class submarine USS Washington SSN 787 at Naval Station Norfolk. The ship's sponsor Elisabeth Mabus, daughter of former Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, gave the order to bring the ship to life. | All Hands Magazine

Watch as Elisabeth Mabus, daughter of Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, christened the future USS Washington (SSN 787) on Saturday. The Virginia-class submarine will be commissioned in 2017. (#USNavy video courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries) | U.S. Navy

LIVE SATURDAY 11A ET: Watch as one of the world's most technologically advanced platforms – USS Washington (SSN 787) – joins our fleet during its commissioning ceremony. | U.S. Navy

The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) was decommissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, after 36 years of service, Feb. 5. Read more https://wp.me/p3avY4-ek1 | Military Leak

USS Newport News (SSN-750) Departure and Decommissioning (January 16, 2026), The Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750) departed Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut on January 16, 2026 for the final time as an active U.S. Navy warship. This transit marked the end of her operational career of nearly 37 years of service, and she is now en route to Bremerton, Washington to begin inactivation and decommissioning procedures at the Puget Sound Naval

After nearly 11 months at sea, the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier group made a pit stop in San Diego Friday before finally heading home to its homeport in Washington state. The Nimitz was the first carrier deployed after the onset of the pandemic. More details on this unusually lengthy deployment: https://bit.ly/3svBf0d 🚁: SkyFOX | FOX 5 San Diego