USS Minnesota docks in Guam for the first time on 26 November, Photo: US Navy

USS Minnesota docks in Guam for the first time on 26 November in Guam, Photo: US Navy

First Virginia-class submarine stationed on Guam

13 Mar 2025 | Headlines, Magazine, Armed Forces

The transfer of the Minnesota to the Pacific island places high demands on the logistics of the US Navy.

The US Armed Forces are describing the arrival of the USS Minnesota on Guam on 26 November 2024 as a significant milestone for their navy and strategic planning in the Indo-Pacific region. As the first Virginia-class submarine to be permanently stationed on Guam, the Minnesota symbolises the increased presence and readiness of US forces in this geopolitically tense region, the Indo-Pacific Command said in a press release. The deployment of the Minnesota to Guam is part of a broader Pentagon plan to strengthen the force structure in the Indo-Pacific and to

13 Mar 2025

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