Tell Me Your Sea Stories
The ballistic-missile submarine force is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first strategic deterrent patrol by an SSBN. USS George Washington (SSBN 598) departed Cape Canaveral, Florida, on the first strategic deterrent patrol, Nov. 15, 1960.
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Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) conduct a virtual tour of the boat as part of Santa Fe Virtual Navy Week. The Navy Week program has served as the Navy’s principal outreach effort into areas of the nation without a significant Navy presence, with over 250 Navy Weeks held in 80 different U.S. cities. The program is designed to share with Americans how their Navy is deployed around the world and around the clock, and why a strong Navy is vital to protecting the American way of life. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Alfred Coffield)
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Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) conduct routine operations while underway. Oklahoma City is one of four forward-deployed submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen out of Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam. (U.S. Navy Video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger)
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Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle, Commander, U.S. Submarine Forces, wishes a Happy 120th Birthday to the Submarine Force, offering thanks to the submariners and their families who work tirelessly to execute the undersea warfare mission. “From the Depths, We Strike”. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alfred A. Coffield)
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NORFOLK Va. (July 16, 2018) Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Indiana (SSN 789) prepare, serve food, eat in the crew’s mess, and wash dishes in the scullery while underway. Indiana is the 16th Virginia-class fast attack submarine and is scheduled to be commissioned Sept. 29, 2018. (U.S. Navy video/Released)
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The Navy’s submarine force is unlike any other community in the military, a small, tight-knit group of approximately 20,000 active-duty and reserve Sailors who spend months at a time sailing deep below the waves. Between their secretive missions and their lack of contact with the outside world, the submarine community is often a mystery to those on the outside.
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All Hands team visits Naval Submarine Base New London.
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For enemies of the United States, the U.S. Navy is a frightening adversary; but perhaps the most frightening thing about it is the fact that at any given moment, the Navy’s submarine force is patrolling the deep, carrying deadly weapons and skilled crews anywhere they are needed. The submarine force can operate in any environment, from the icy seas of the Arctic to the deep oceans of the world. It can accomplish a variety of missions as well, including long-range missile attacks, special forces delivery, anti-ship and submarine warfare, and many top secret missions. (U.S. Navy video edited by Austin Rooney)
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