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READOUT: Pacific Fleet commander’s travel to California and the Pacific Northwest, Sept. 23 – 26
04 October 2024
From U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affiars
Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to California and the Pacific Northwest, Sept. 23-26, 2024, as part of his inaugural visit to Pacific Fleet commands to meet with leaders and Sailors. He also toured vital infrastructure and critical capabilities in the region.
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MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 23, 2024) Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Randy Pugh, vice provost for warfare studies at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), left; provides a brief on the school’s current educational and research priorities to retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, president of NPS, center, and Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, at the school’s campus in Monterey, California, Sept. 23, 2004. Koehler visited NPS to meet with senior leaders, faculty and students, and discuss the partnership between NPS and U.S. Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Abreen Padeken)
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MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 23, 2024) Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Randy Pugh, vice provost for warfare studies at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), left; provides a brief on the school’s current educational and research priorities to retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, president of NPS, center, and Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, at the school’s campus in Monterey, California, Sept. 23, 2004. Koehler visited NPS to meet with senior leaders, faculty and students, and discuss the partnership between NPS and U.S. Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Abreen Padeken)
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Koehler began the trip in Monterey, California, at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), where he met with retired Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, president of NPS, to discuss the school’s educational and research capabilities, and its institutional knowledge to meet the needs of U.S. Pacific Fleet.
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MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 23, 2024) Retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, president of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), talks about the school’s current educational and research priorities with Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, at the school’s campus in Monterey, California, Sept. 23, 2004. Koehler visited NPS to meet with senior leaders, faculty and students, and discuss the partnership between NPS and U.S. Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Abreen Padeken)
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MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 23, 2024) Retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, president of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), center left, greets Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center right, following Koehler’s arrival at the school’s campus in Monterey, California, Sept. 23, 2004. Koehler visited NPS to meet with senior leaders, faculty and students, and discuss the partnership between NPS and U.S. Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Abreen Padeken)
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MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 23, 2024) U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Dillon Pierce, a Ph.D. student at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), left, briefs U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, on his research into developing consumer-grade rocket systems utilizing a low-cost control system at the school’s campus in Monterey, California, Sept. 23, 2024. Koehler visited NPS to meet with senior leaders, faculty and students, and discuss the partnership between NPS and U.S. Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Abreen Padeken)
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MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 23, 2024) U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Dillon Pierce, a Ph.D. student at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), left, briefs U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center left, on his research into developing consumer-grade rocket systems utilizing a low-cost control system at the school’s campus in Monterey, California, Sept. 23, 2024. Koehler visited NPS to meet with senior leaders, faculty and students, and discuss the partnership between NPS and U.S. Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Abreen Padeken)
Koehler then traveled to Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California, to observe new capabilities that may be integrated into the fleet, including aircraft, surface vessels, and unmanned systems.
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PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Sept 24, 2024) Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with Cmdr. Sophia Haberman, commanding officer, Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One, during a tour of perspective commands onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Sept. 24. NBVC is a strategically located Naval installation composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island. NBVC is the home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 110 tenants. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Drew Verbis)
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PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Sept 24, 2024) Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visits Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One, during a tour of perspective commands onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Sept. 24. NBVC is a strategically located Naval installation composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island. NBVC is the home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 110 tenants. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Drew Verbis)
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PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Sept 24, 2024) Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visits Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One, during a tour of perspective commands onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Sept. 24. NBVC is a strategically located Naval installation composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island. NBVC is the home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 110 tenants. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Drew Verbis)
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PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Sept 24, 2024) Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with Cmdr. Sophia Haberman, commanding officer, Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One, during a tour of perspective commands onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Sept. 24. NBVC is a strategically located Naval installation composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island. NBVC is the home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 110 tenants. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Drew Verbis)
Koehler’s next stop was Bremerton, Washington, where he met with leaders of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, before touring dry docks 3, 5, and 6. Following the dry dock tours, he visited the Trident Refit Facility Bangor, Submarine Group Nine, and Naval Magazine Indian Island at Naval Base Kitsap.
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David Sweet, director, Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) Department, (left), explains future plans to Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (middle), and Capt. J.D. Crinklaw, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, during a tour of PSNS & IMF in Bremerton, Washington, Sept. 25, 2024. Koehler’s visit to PSNS & IMF included tours of multiple dry docks and submarine maintenance operations, as part of his larger, planned visit to Navy commands in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)
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Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, listens as officials from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) explain planned Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program upgrades during his visit at Bremerton, Washington, Sept. 25, 2024. Koehler’s visit to PSNS & IMF included tours of multiple dry docks and submarine maintenance operations, as part of his larger, planned visit to Navy commands in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)
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Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visits Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, Sept. 25, 2024, for a tour focused on viewing and understanding planned Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program upgrades. Koehler’s visit to PSNS & IMF included tours of multiple dry docks and submarine maintenance operations, as part of his larger, planned visit to Navy commands in the region. (U.S Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)
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Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with Charlie Combs, Nuclear Business & Strategic Planning Manager Code 1200, Nuclear Business office, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility during a tour of dry dock 5, PSNS & IMF, Sept. 25, 2024. Koehler’s visit to PSNS & IMF included tours of multiple dry docks and submarine maintenance operations, as part of his larger, planned visit to Navy commands in the region. (U.S Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)
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Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visits Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, Sept. 25, 2024, for a tour focused on viewing and understanding planned Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program upgrades. Koehler’s visit to PSNS & IMF included tours of multiple dry docks and submarine maintenance operations, as part of his larger, planned visit to Navy commands in the region. (U.S Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)
Koehler completed his trip with visits to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and Naval Station Everett, both in Washington. He toured Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, met with Sailors and addressed their questions about operations in the Pacific Fleet, toured Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Everett, and walked through unaccompanied housing facilities before meeting with command leadership.
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EVERETT, Wash. (Sep. 26, 2024) Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, poses with Commanding Officers and leadership from several commands across Naval Station Everett during a visit to Naval Station Everett, Sept. 26, 2024. Koehler visited the Pacific Northwest to tour vital infrastructure and conduct Sailor engagements at four of the region’s fleet concentration areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Harry Andrew D. Gordon)
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EVERETT, Wash. (Sep. 26, 2024) Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with Cdr. Micheal P. Bowers, officer in charge Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Everett (NMRTU), about mental health care capabilities during a tour of the medical facilities onboard Naval Station Everett, Sept. 26, 2024. Koehler visited the Pacific Northwest to tour vital infrastructure and conduct Sailor engagements at four of the region’s fleet concentration areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Harry Andrew D. Gordon)
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EVERETT, Wash. (Sep. 26, 2024) Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with Mr. Glenn Delacruz, unaccompanied housing complex manager, about the new interactive touch screen base information display, during a tour of the unaccompanied housing facilities onboard Naval Station Everett, Sept. 26, 2024. Koehler visited the Pacific Northwest to tour vital infrastructure and conduct Sailor engagements at four of the region’s fleet concentration areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Harry Andrew D. Gordon)
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EVERETT, Wash. (Sep. 26, 2024) Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Capt. Stacy M. Wuthier, commanding officer Naval Station Everett, discusses the unaccompanied housing facilities during a tour onboard Naval Station Everett, Sept. 26, 2024. Koehler visited the Pacific Northwest to tour vital infrastructure and conduct Sailor engagements at four of the region’s fleet concentration areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Harry Andrew D. Gordon)
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EVERETT, Wash. (Sep. 26, 2024) Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks to Commanding Officers and leadership from several commands assigned to Naval Station Everett on his guidance to the Fleet and listened to concerns and issues about global climate and quality of life for Sailors during a Triads All Hands Call onboard Naval Station Everett, Sept. 26, 2024. Koehler visited the Pacific Northwest to tour vital infrastructure and conduct Sailor engagements at four of the region’s fleet concentration areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Harry Andrew D. Gordon)
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OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Sept. 26, 2024) Adm. Steve Koehler, center, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, meritoriously advances Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Oswaldo Villalobos, left, assigned to the "Zappers" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, onboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Sept. 26, 2024. Koehler visited the Pacific Northwest to tour vital infrastructure and conduct Sailor engagements at four of the region’s fleet concentration areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gray Gibson)
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OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Sept. 26, 2024) Adm. Steve Koehler, right, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Jada Pittman, assigned to the "Zappers" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, about the importance of maintaining mission readiness during a tour of the squadron onboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Sept. 26, 2024. Koehler visited the Pacific Northwest to tour vital infrastructure and conduct Sailor engagements at four of the region’s fleet concentration areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gray Gibson)
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OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Sept. 26, 2024) Adm. Steve Koehler, left, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 3rd Class Luis Diaz, assigned to the "Zappers" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, about the importance of maintaining mission readiness during a tour of the squadron onboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Sept. 26, 2024. Koehler visited the Pacific Northwest to tour vital infrastructure and conduct Sailor engagements at four of the region’s fleet concentration areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gray Gibson)
Fleet concentration visits like this are important as every Sailor and Navy civilian’s contribution is vital to advancing Pacific Fleet’s warfighting capabilities and ensures our force is ready to respond to any contingency across the globe at any time.
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