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IIRC right now 2 Sturgeons used as moored training ship replaced by La Jolla in 2017 and San Francisco, 2018.

US Navy attack submarine completes final deployment before its decommissioning

U.S. Navy’s Los Angeles-class submarine USS Buffalo returned to its homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam on December 23, completing her last deployment before decommissioning.

During her final, seven-month deployment, Buffalo visited Singapore and participated in cooperative exercises with the Indonesian and Republic of Singapore navies.

They also qualified 25 crew members in submarines and advanced 38 sailors in pay grade.

“Every sailor on Buffalo worked hard to make this deployment a success,” said Buffalo’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Micah Maxwell. “I am especially proud of my sailors who qualified new watch stations and of the new submariners who earned their dolphins while we were away from home; they will continue on in a long tradition of excellence.”

“The last crew of Buffalo, through their selfless actions, honored those who have served aboard this ship and contributed to the indelible legacy of the Pacific Fleet Submarine Force,” said Maxwell.

Buffalo is the third United States Ship to bear the name of Buffalo. She is the 25th nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine of the Los Angeles-class design.

The U.S. Navy decommissioned three Los Angeles-class submarines this year, USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705), USS Houston (SSN 713) and USS San Francisco (SSN 711). San Francisco will be converted into a moored training ship and moved to Nuclear Power Training Unit in Charleston, South Carolina where she will help train a new generation of submariners through 2040.

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GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 21, 2016) An AH-1Z Viper, left, and UH-1 Huey, assigned to the Ridge Runners of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced) take off from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Alligator Dagger. The unilateral exercise is designed to provide an opportunity for the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit to train in amphibious operations within the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Somerset is deployed as part of the Makin Island ARG to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Chavez/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 28, 2016) The guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) fires a close-in weapons system during a live-fire exercise Dec. 28, 2016. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ford Williams/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 28, 2016) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Chad Beall signals the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawa (T-AO 196) during a replenishment-at-sea abaord the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72). Mahan is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations and theater security operation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tim Comerford/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 25, 2016) Seaman Trinity Peet, from Chesapeake, Va., prepares cake to be served in the galley on the aft mess decks of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship and its carrier strike group are returning from a 7-month combat deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher A. Michaels/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 14, 2016) Sailors aboard Mine Countermeasure Ship USS Devastator (MCM 6) launch a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB). Devastator is currently conducting maritime operations in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Corbin J. Shea/Released)
 

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NORFOLK (Dec. 30, 2016) Sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as it returns to homeport. Dwight D. Eisenhower and its carrier strike group conducted a 7-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan T. Beard, Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cole Keller/Released)

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moments ago found this amazing picture:
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The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Atlantic Ocean on Dec. 23, 2016. US Navy photo.
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In the Gulf

USN Cyclone Coastal Patrol ships in the Arabian Gulf
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Four Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships steam in formation
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A new formation soon the

so-called upgunned Expeditionary Strike Group that will combine a traditional three-ship Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with a three ship guided-missile destroyer surface action group (SAG), Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, told reporters on Friday.

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