230922-N-GB594-1050 NORFOLK - Machinist's Mate (Nuclear) 2nd Class Cameron McNovich is greeted by family as the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 22, 2025. USS New Mexico returned after a three-month deployment supporting joint force objectives. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ace Foster)
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779)
returned to Naval Station Norfolk on September 22, concluding a three month deployment
supporting NATO’s Special Operations Forces exercise.
Naval leaders from across the Americas convened recently in Lima, Peru for the Submarine Conference of the Americas 2025 (SCOTA 25), a multinational conference showcasing and addressing national undersea domain capabilities, the challenges of interoperability, and undersea collaboration against strategic competitors in the Western Hemisphere.
USS Delaware (SSN 791), a Virginia-class attack submarine, successfully completed Yellow Moray Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) operations in the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) area of operations. This mission marks a significant technological milestone in autonomous system development as the Yellow Moray (REMUS 600) UUV executed the first-ever forward deployed submarine torpedo tube launch and recovery of a UUV to complete a tactical objective.
