Navy Office of Community Outreach
SASEBO, Japan – – A Jasper, Texas, native and 1996 Jasper High School graduate is serving in Guam in the U.S. Navy aboard the expeditionary submarine tender, USS Emory S. Land.
Master Chief Petty Officer Trey Greene is a command master chief aboard the Guam-based submarine tender, one of two submarine tenders in the U.S. Navy. The ship routinely deploys to protect alliances, enhance partnerships, and respond if a natural disaster occurs in the region.
A Navy command master chief is responsible being the senior enlisted advisor aboard the ship.
Greene is proud to serve in the Pacific and fondly recalls memories of Jasper.
“My hometown taught me the ability of how you interact with people,” said Greene. “I learned a long time ago that you get more out of your people with sugar not spice and was raised to be friendly.”
Greene’s proudest accomplishment has been being selected for chief of the the boat and selected for command master chief while making sure sailors are successful in their careers.
The Emory S. Land made a routine port visit in Sasebo, Japan while conducting an exercise.
Moments like that makes it worth serving around the world ready at all times to defend America’s interests. With more than 50 percent of the world's shipping tonnage and a third of the world's crude oil passing through the region, the United States has historic and enduring interests in this part of the world. The Navy's presence in Sasebo is part of that long-standing commitment, explained Navy officials.
With a crew of 42 officers and 600 enlisted, submarine tenders are 649 feet long and weigh approximately 23,493 tons. Their mission is to provide maintenance, repairs, hotel services, weapons reload and logistics support to deployed guided-missile and fast-attack submarines. Both of the U.S. Navy’s submarine tenders are homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam, and rotate between deployment to support the forward-operating in the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility and in port in Guam to support in-port and visiting units.
Submarine tenders are additionally capable of providing repair and logistic services to deployed surface ships.
“I feel like we are contributing and what we do out here is making a difference,” said Greene. “We are enabling the people to do their job and the best part is when you know you are making a difference. The Navy's structure has taught me to take care of my shipmates. I think that lesson will be carried with me well past the Navy.”
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied-upon assets, Greene and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes providing the Navy the nation needs.
“Serving in the Navy has been an honor,” said Greene. "I feel like it takes regular people off the streets and gives them something to live for. It takes care of my family and I’ve had a great career doing it for 20 years.”
Seventh Fleet, which is celebrating its 75th year in 2018, spans more than 124 million square kilometers, stretching from the International Date Line to the India/Pakistan border; and from the Kuril Islands in the North to the Antarctic in the South. Seventh Fleet's area of operation encompasses 36 maritime countries and 50 percent of the world’s population with between 50-70 U.S. ships and submarines, 140 aircraft, and approximately 20,000 sailors in the 7th Fleet.
A Navy command master chief is responsible being the senior enlisted advisor aboard the ship.
Greene is proud to serve in the Pacific and fondly recalls memories of Jasper.
“My hometown taught me the ability of how you interact with people,” said Greene. “I learned a long time ago that you get more out of your people with sugar not spice and was raised to be friendly.”
Greene’s proudest accomplishment has been being selected for chief of the the boat and selected for command master chief while making sure sailors are successful in their careers.
The Emory S. Land made a routine port visit in Sasebo, Japan while conducting an exercise.
Moments like that makes it worth serving around the world ready at all times to defend America’s interests. With more than 50 percent of the world's shipping tonnage and a third of the world's crude oil passing through the region, the United States has historic and enduring interests in this part of the world. The Navy's presence in Sasebo is part of that long-standing commitment, explained Navy officials.
With a crew of 42 officers and 600 enlisted, submarine tenders are 649 feet long and weigh approximately 23,493 tons. Their mission is to provide maintenance, repairs, hotel services, weapons reload and logistics support to deployed guided-missile and fast-attack submarines. Both of the U.S. Navy’s submarine tenders are homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam, and rotate between deployment to support the forward-operating in the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility and in port in Guam to support in-port and visiting units.
Submarine tenders are additionally capable of providing repair and logistic services to deployed surface ships.
“I feel like we are contributing and what we do out here is making a difference,” said Greene. “We are enabling the people to do their job and the best part is when you know you are making a difference. The Navy's structure has taught me to take care of my shipmates. I think that lesson will be carried with me well past the Navy.”
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied-upon assets, Greene and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes providing the Navy the nation needs.
“Serving in the Navy has been an honor,” said Greene. "I feel like it takes regular people off the streets and gives them something to live for. It takes care of my family and I’ve had a great career doing it for 20 years.”
Seventh Fleet, which is celebrating its 75th year in 2018, spans more than 124 million square kilometers, stretching from the International Date Line to the India/Pakistan border; and from the Kuril Islands in the North to the Antarctic in the South. Seventh Fleet's area of operation encompasses 36 maritime countries and 50 percent of the world’s population with between 50-70 U.S. ships and submarines, 140 aircraft, and approximately 20,000 sailors in the 7th Fleet.