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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For years at a time, man and woman of the US Navy’s “Silent Service” live on board the world’s most advanced boats…fast-attack nuclear submarines! In this video, I take you on a personal tour of the fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN-771) known as the “Last Slider”. Time is money on these warships so we had to film in just one take! Special Thanks to the men of the USS Columbia!
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This work, Touring USS Columbia (SSN 771), by PO2 Johans Chavarro, was provided and approved by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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