Service History
USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) is based at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia.
On 29 December 2008, Captain Daniel Mack, commander of Submarine Squadron 16/20, relieved West Virginia's commanding officer, Commander Charles “Tony” Hill, of command "due to a loss of confidence" in Hill's ability to command. Captain Stephen Gillespie was assigned as West Virginia's temporary commanding officer.
Sept. 2010: The approximate 300 Sailors assigned to the two crews that alternate patrols on the West Virginia merge into one crew of about 110 sailors during the overhaul and refueling, which will be done at the Norfolk Navy Shipyard (NNSY) in Norfolk, Va., beginning in early 2011. Commander Adam D. Palmer relieved Commander Steven K. Hall as commanding officer of the Ohio-class ballistic submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) during a change of command ceremony 9 Sept. at Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va.
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