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GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 2, 2026) - Rear Adm. Melvin Smith, Commander, Submarine Group Two, poses for a cake-cutting photo with Sailors following pass-and-review at U.S. Navy Recruiting Command in Great Lakes, Illinois, July 2, 2026. Based in Norfolk, Virginia, SUBGRU 2 operates as the Theater Undersea Warfare Commander for U.S. Second Fleet as Commander, Task Group (CTG) 120.24. The command is responsible for preparing forces to control the undersea domain and advancing theater undersea warfare through complex fleet exercises and war games for maritime homeland defense. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anderson W. Branch)