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U.S. Pacific Submarine Force Participates in Exercise Agile Dagger 21
June 3, 2021
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (June 2, 2021) -- Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) load a Mark 48 advanced capability torpedo for Exercise Agile Dagger 2021 (AD21). AD21 is a training exercise, with one-third of the Pacific Submarine Force getting underway, to assess warfighting readiness and build capacity for the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro/Released)
COMSUBPAC Visits Pacific Northwest, Presents The Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy
September 30, 2020
SILVERDALE, Wash. (Sept. 30, 2020) Rear Adm. Blake Converse, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, presents The Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy to the gold crew of USS Nebraska (SSBN 739), Sept. 30.
USSTRATCOM Tours Pacific Northwest Strategic Deterrent Force
September 1, 2020
SILVERDALE, Wash. (Sept. 1, 2020) – Adm. Charles Richard, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, speaks to a limited number of Sailors at Deterrent Park, during a visit with strategic-deterrent units onboard Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Sept. 1. U.S. Strategic Command is a global warfighting combatant command whose mission is to deter strategic attack and employ forces, as directed, to guarantee the security of the U.S. and its allies. (U.S. Navy photo my Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andrea Perez/Released)
USS Henry M. Jackson Makes History with 100th Strategic Deterrent Patrol
August 17, 2020
USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) returns home after completing the submarine's 100th strategic deterrent patrol, Aug. 5.
USS Maine Celebrates Birthday with Return to Service
May 13, 2020
SILVERDALE, Wash. (May 2, 2020) The gold crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) officially returned the boat to strategic service, when they recently deployed on their first patrol in more than three years. Maine's three-year break in service involved an engineered refueling overhaul, estimated to extend the life of the ship by 20 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andrea Perez/Released)
Pacific Fleet Submarines: Lethal, Agile, Underway
May 8, 2020
USS Alexandria (SSN 757) prepares to depart Apra Harbor as part of regularly scheduled operations in the Indo-Pacific.
Submarine Group 9 Conducts Change of Command Ceremony
January 25, 2019
Nebraska Blue Conducts Change of Command Ceremony
August 9, 2018
BANGOR, Wash. (Aug. 9, 2018) - Cmdr. Jason Geddes, right, from Indianapolis, Indiana, is relieved by Cmdr. Jim Lembo, from Mesa, Arizona, during a change of command ceremony for the Blue crew of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739). Under the leadership of Geddes, the crew recently returned from their first strategic deterrent patrol since 2013, following an extended engineered refueling overhaul. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray/released)
USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) Returns from First Strategic Deterrent Patrol Since 2013
July 12, 2018
PUGET SOUND, Wash. (July 12, 2018) The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) transits the Hood Canal as it returns home Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following the boat's first strategic patrol since 2013. Nebraska recently completed a 41-month engineered refueling overhaul, which will extend the life of the submarine for another 20 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)
USS Nebraska Successfully Tests Trident II D5 Missile
March 26, 2018
180326-N-UK333-005 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2008) An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) off the coast of California. The test launch was part of the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Program’s demonstration and shakedown operation certification process. The successful launch certified the readiness of an SSBN crew and the operational performance of the submarine’s strategic weapons system before returning to operational availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ronald Gutridge/Released)