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Once is Good, Twice is Nice: Kentucky Chiefs Re-pinned in Front of Friends and Family
December 12, 2024 — For many Sailors, earning the right to wear the gold-fouled anchor that symbolizes a chief petty... MORE

Family members pin Chief Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) Scott Whispell, assigned to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) gold crew, during a pinning ceremony, Dec. 12, 2024. Kentucky’s gold crew was on patrol during the September pinning and held an additional ceremony for friends and families to attend. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

Kentucky Crews Win Omaha Trophy
December 2, 2024 — NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BANGOR -- U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and the USSTRATCOM Consultation... MORE

Vice Adm. Richard Correll, deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), center, poses for a photo with the crews of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) during the Omaha Trophy presentation ceremony, Dec. 2, 2024.

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... MORE

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.

Kentucky departs for first strategic mission since 2011
March 14, 2016 — BANGOR, Wash. - The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) departed Naval... MORE

PUGET SOUND, Wash. (March 13, 2016) - The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) departs Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor for the boat's first strategic deterrent patrol since 2011. The boat recently completed a 40-month Engineered Refueling Overhaul, which will extend the life of the submarine for another 20 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)