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 | 15k | Commemorative post mark & photo of the Buffalo's (SSN-715) keel laying, 25 January 1980, at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory). | |
 | 651k | A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) prior to the launching ceremony. | USN photo # DN-SN-82-09421 from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 392k | Mrs. Jack Kemp christening the Buffalo (SSN-715). | Photo courtesy of Dale Hargrave. | |
 | 98k | Rep. Jack Kemp, R-N.Y., guest speaker; Joanne Kemp, center, sponsor; and Judith Kemp, maid of honor, wave to spectators at the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715). | USN photo # DN-SN-82-09417 by Stuart Gilman, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 551k | Crewmen stand on the sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) during the launching ceremony on 8 May 1982. | USN photo # DN-ST-82-11434 by PH2 Carlos Drake, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 945k | Crew members and guests gather on the deck of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) at the conclusion of the ship's commissioning ceremony. Admiral (ADM) Wesley L. McDonald, commander in chief, Atlantic and Atlantic Fleet, greets a crewman, 11/05/1983. | Photo # DN-SN-85-10967 from the National Archives, courtesy of Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 414k | Buffalo (SSN-715) starts her slide into the James River. | Photo courtesy of Dale Hargrave. | |
 | 348k | The nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) begins to slide down the ways at the conclusion of the launch ceremony. | USN photo # DN-ST-82-11434 by PHC Ronald W. Bayles, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 730k | Shipyard workers, standing beneath the scaffolding, watch the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) slide down the ways at the conclusion of the launching ceremony. | USN photo # DN-SN-82-11396, by Chris Oxley, courtesy of Newport News Shipping & Drydock, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 500k | The tugs Dauntless & Huntington maneuver the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) into docking position immediately after the launch ceremony. | USN photo # DN-ST-82-11429 by PHC Ronald W. Bayles, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 1.5k | An aerial port bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) underway during sea trials on 8 September 1983. | USN photo # DN-SN-84-00942 by Stu Gilman, courtesy of Newport News Shipping & Drydock, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 1.26k | Twenty four page Welcome Aboard the Buffalo (SSN-715). | Photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com. | |
 | 164k | The nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) moves through the channel as it departs from the Pearl Harbor naval station on 1 March 1990. | USN photo # DN-SC-92-04506 by OS2 John Bouvia, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 16k | Buffalo (SSN-715) emergency surface for "effect", somewhere in the Pacific, circa 1996. | USN photo, courtesy of cs.nps.navy.mil. | |
 | 44k | Buffalo's (SSN-715) quarterdeck watch stands his post on the attack submarine during a visit to the port of Esquimalt, BC, Canada, in November 1998. | USN photo by Ens. Roger Koopman, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 44k | Crewmen of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) paint a positioning target on the docking hatch of the escape trunk in preparation for a joint submarine rescue exercise with a Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) carried by the Japanese submarine rescue ship Chiyoda (AS-405) on 11 May 1999. | USN photo # N-6630T-006 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David Tucker, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 30k | Commemorative post mark & photo of the Buffalo (SSN-715), 1999. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory). | |
 | 34k | Commemorative post mark & photo of the Buffalo (SSN-715), at Yokosuka, Japan, 1999. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory). | |
 | 1.23k | Twenty three page COC PDF aboard the Buffalo (SSN-715), 2000. | Photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com. | |
 | 216k | Pearl Harbor survivor, Woody Derby, takes a look through the periscope aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) during a tour of the submarine, 6 December 2004. Derby, a former crew member aboard the battleship Nevada (BB-36) spent half of the day with his friends and family aboard Buffalo which involved a tour and lunch with crew members. | USN photo # N-5539C-001 by Photographer's Mate Journalist 2nd Class Corwin Colbert, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 259k | Fire Control Technician 1st Class Jason Smith, LAN Administrator onboard Buffalo (SSN-715), splices LAN line to troubleshoot one of the submarine's servers on 4 February 2005. Buffalo is currently in a modernization to be completed in April. Part of the modernization is the new SubLan 1 installment making the nuclear-powered attack submarine will be the first Pacific Fleet submarine to have the system fully installed. | USN photo by Photographer's Mate Journalist 2nd Class Corwin Colbert, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 343k | The fast attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715), makes its approach to the pier at Yokosuka, Japan on a regularly scheduled port visit. | USN photo # N-5686B-005 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Crystal Brooks, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 264k | Exercise Submarine Commanders Command Course 2007 - The Buffalo (SSN-715) berths at HMAS Stirling at the completion of SCC07 which trained Submarine Commanding Officers and crews in ASW fighting and weapon firing proficiency. | Courtesy of the Royal Australian Navy via Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 157k | Cmdr. Brian N. Humm, commanding officer of Buffalo (SSN-715), addresses the crew of the fast attack submarine during an all-hands call on the pier 9 July 2007. The Sailors are scheduled to depart Naval Station Pearl Harbor permanently for their new homeport in Guam. Buffalo will join Houston (SSN-713) and City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705) as the forward deployed submarine force in the Pacific. | USN photo # N-6674H-013 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul D. Honnick, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 870k | The attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) undocks from Dry Dock 2 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard 18 on June 2009. Buffalo is undergoing a five-month scheduled maintenance period. | USN photo # N-0676F-006 by Marshall Fukuki, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 88k | Rear Admiral Hennegan is commander, Submarine Group 9, headquartered at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Silverdale, Wash. He is responsible for the readiness, training, logistical, administrative and personnel support of all U.S. ballistic missile (SSBN) and guided missile (SSGN) submarines in the Pacific Northwest. He assumed duty as commander, Submarine Group 9 on 29 October 2010. His tours at sea include assignments in Haddock (SSN-621), James Madison (SSBN-627), and Grayling (SSN-646). Hennegan commanded Buffalo (SSN-715) and Submarine Squadrons 6 and 8. | Photo courtesy of Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 1.04k | Polaris Point, Guam, 31 May 2012: The submarine tender Emory S. Land (AS-39) provides support services to the fast attack submarines Topeka (SSN-754), Tucson (SSN-770), Buffalo (SSN-715) and the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine Michigan (SSGN-727). Los Angeles-class fast attack submarines Chicago (SSN-721) and Columbus (SSN-762) are also moored in Apra harbor. | Official USN photo # 120531-N-JS205-112, by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Samuel Souvannason courtesy of navy.mil. | |
 | 789k | Puget Sound, Washington, 26 May 2017. The fast-attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) arrives at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton to commence its inactivation process after 33 years of service. | Official USN photo # 170526-N-UD469-138, by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray courtesy of navy.mil. | |
 | 330k | Keyport, Washington, 13 July 2018. Sailors assigned to fast-attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715), fold the boat's national ensign during an inactivation ceremony at Keyport Undersea Museum. Buffalo was commissioned 5 November 1983, and is the third United States Ship to bear the proud name of Buffalo. | Official USN photo # 180716-N-UD469-0149, by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray courtesy of navy.mil. | |
| Commanding Officers | |||
| 01 | CAPT. Hewitt, George Michael, USN (USNA 1964) | 05.11.1983 - 04.05.1984 First Date in Commission | |
| 02 | CDR. Berry Jr., Carl Thomas, USN (USNA 1968) | 04.05.1984 - 10.06.1987 | |
| 03 | CDR. Miller, Donald Peter, USN (USNA 1971) | 10.06.1987 - 28.11.1989 | |
| 04 | CDR. Nelson, Hugh Douglas, USN (USNA 1973) | 28.11.1989 - 05.01.1993 | |
| 05 | CDR. Brown, Robert Stewart, USN (USNA 1974) | 05.01.1993 - 09.09.1994 | |
| 06 | CDR. Cohoon Jr., John Elder, USN (USNA 1978) | 09.09.1994 - 05.12.1997 | |
| 07 | CDR. Hennegan, Robert Michael (Buffalo Bob), USN (USNA 1980) :RADM | 05.12.1997 - 19.05.2000 | |
| 08 | CDR. Ward Jr., Ralph Claude, USN (USNA 1982) | 19.05.2000 - 10.07.2002 | |
| 09 | CDR. Gero Jr., Ronald Murray, USN | 10.07.2002 - 20.05.2005 | |
| 10 | CDR. Humm, Brian Nicholas, USN (USNA 1987) | 20.05.2005 - 27.07.2007 | |
| 11 | CDR. Pappano, Scott William, USN | 27.07.2007 - 07.08.2009 | |
| 12 | CDR. Henry, Christopher Martin, USN | 07.08.2009 - 20.12.2009 | |
| 13 | CDR. Lewis, Michael David, USN | 20.12.2009 - 00.01.2010 | |
| 14 | CDR. Seif Jr., Richard Edward (Rick), USN (USNA 1992) | 00.01.2010 - 01.02.2013 | |
| 15 | CDR. Tothero, Brian Lyn, USN | 01.02.2013 - 06.10.2015 | |
| 16 | CDR. Maxwell, Micah Dee, USN (USNA 1999) | 06.10.2015 - 12.10.2017 | |
| 17 | CDR. Lee, Paul, USN | 12.10.201 Last Date in Commission | |
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