USS Greeneville Arrives in South Korea
Navy NewsStand
Story Number: NNS100923-06
9/23/2010
By Lt. j.g. Christian Buensuceso, Commander, Submarine Group 7 Public Affairs
CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) arrived in Chinhae, Republic of Korea, as part of her deployment to the Western Pacific Sept. 21.
"This is our first deployment since 2007 and a first for the majority of the crew. Therefore, we are all very excited to be deployed to the 7th Fleet region in support of national theater tasking," said Cmdr. Anthony Carullo, Greeneville's commanding officer. "The crew has worked extremely hard to prepare for this deployment and after 11 days underway we are looking forward to enjoying a port visit in the Republic of Korea."
Greeneville's deployment follows the completion of a 16-month modernization period that began in June 2009.
Homeported in Pearl Harbor, the boat is the 50th nuclear-powered Los Angeles Class fast-attack submarine and the first U.S. Navy warship to bear the name of its sponsor city, Greeneville, Tenn. Greenville was commissioned Feb. 16, 1996.
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