REDCOM Great Lakes

It is with heavy hearts that we at REDCOM Great Lakes say farewell to Command Master Chief Fitz. From the mentorship you provided our junior Sailors and the Chiefs Mess to the positive attitude and steady leadership that kept our command on course, you have left a lasting mark on this team. Your contributions will be felt here for years to come and you will be greatly missed.

Fair winds and following seas, CMC Fitz. 🌊⚓️

This Week in Navy History: USS Nautilus (SSN-571) commissioned — Sept. 30, 1954.
Seventy-one years ago this week, the world’s first nuclear-powered warship joined the Fleet at Groton, CT. With Cmdr. Eugene P. Wilkinson in command, Nautilus marked the beginning of a new era in undersea warfare—trading frequent snorkeling for weeks-long, high-speed submerged endurance. Just months later, on Jan. 17, 1955, she cast off lines and famously signaled: “UNDERWAY ON NUCLEAR POWER.”

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⚓🇺🇸 Friends, Family, & Fun!

This year’s Friends & Family Day had it all—hot chow, fierce corn hole battles, and plenty of Navy pride. Shipmates and their loved ones came together to relax, compete, and build the kind of camaraderie that keeps our crew ready for anything.

Off-duty or on-mission, we’re one team, one fight.