Articles written by Lt.cmdr. Seth Koenig

Lt.Cmdr. Seth Koenig, Submarine Readiness Squadron, SRS 32|Apr 19, 2023

Cmdr. Lacy N. Lodmell, turned command of USS Oregon (SSN 793) over to Cmdr. John H. Ross in a traditional change of command ceremony held Friday, April 14, pierside at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. USS Oregon is a Virginia-class fast-attack submarine commissioned under Lodmell just less than a year ago, in May of 2022. Lodmell – a native of Malta, Montana, and 1997 graduate of Malta High School – took command in November of 2020. "It has been the absolute highlight of m...