USS Greeneville (SSN-772) - Post-2002 Service

Post-2002 Service

Commander Lindsay R. Hankins was allowed to remain in command and went on to have a successful command tour with his XO Lt.Cdr Mark D. Pyle. Capt. Hankins went on to be awarded the coveted Admiral James Stockdale Award, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Navy commanding officer. Lt. Cdr Pyle also went on to have the honor of being bestowed with the John Paul Jones award, which recognizes outstanding leadership.

On 9 July 2004, when Commander Lorin Selby relieved Hankins as commanding officer of Greeneville, Captain Cecil Haney, Commodore, Submarine Squadron One, stated that "The performance of USS Greeneville during Captain Hankins' tour has been nothing but remarkable. It has been marked by top grades in both tactical and engineering readiness. Lee Hankins was handpicked by our leadership for the job as CO of Greeneville. They got it right." Hankins was selected for promotion to Captain in 2005 and served as Commodore of Submarine Squadron One (COMSUBRON 1) based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Captain Hankins is now serving as the Chief of Staff for the Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific.

Between 25–27 March 2006, a series of anti-submarine warfare exercises were held in Hawaiian waters that included the Greeneville; Carrier Strike Group Nine; the nuclear-powered attack submarines Seawolf, Cheyenne, Tucson, and Pasadena, as well as land-based P-3 Orion aircraft from patrol squadrons VP-4, VP-9, and VP-47.

In October 2007, Greeneville left her homeport of Pearl Harbor to conduct a Depot Modernization Period at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, ME. She returned to Pearl Harbor, HI in July 2009. In early 2011, Greeneville returned from a Western Pacific deployment under the command of CDR Carullo.