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Rear Adm. Blake Converse, Commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, presents the Battle “E” Award to Cmdr. Steven Lawrence, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723), and his crew on the pier at Apra Harbor, Guam. Oklahoma City is one of four forward-deployed submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen out of Apra Harbor, Guam.