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THE LOS ANGELES-CLASS FAST ATTACK SUBMARINE USS CHICAGO ARRIVES IN ITS NEW HOMEPORT OF
NAVAL BASE GUAM WELCOMED BY THEIR SHIPMATES, FAMILIES, THE GUAM COMMUNITY, AND SUPPORTERS
FROM THE WINDY CITY.
"THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE CHICAGO HAS BEEN IN PEARL
HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD GOING THROUGH A VERY DEMANDING MAINTENANCE PERIOD. WE FINALLY FINISHED
THAT AND WE ARE OUT HERE IN GUAM TO BE THE THIRD FORWARD DEPLOYED SUBMARINE."
CHICAGO COMPLETED ITS OVERHAUL IN OCTOBER 2011 AND JOINS THE USS OKLAHOMA CITY AND USS
BUFFALO AS FORWARD DEPLOYED SUBMARINES ASSIGNED TO SUBMARINE SQUADRON FIFTEEN.
"AS ONE OF THE THREE ATTACK SUBMARINES HOMEPORTED ON GUAM, YOU HAVE JOINED A SMALL BUT DISTINGUISHED
GROUP WHO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN PROMOTING PEACE, STABILITY AND SECURITY IN THE VERY DYNAMIC
ASIA PACIFIC REGION."
FROM NAVAL BASE GUAM, I'M PETTY OFFICER JASON SWINK.