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    USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) Welcomes New Commanding Officer [Image 4 of 4]

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    USS Louisiana  (SSBN 743) Welcomes New Commanding Officer

    BANGOR, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    03.25.2022

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Hafer 

    Commander, Submarine Group Nine   

    SILVERDALE, Wash. (March 25, 2022) – U.S. Navy Cmdr. Lester Patterson, from Gooding, Idaho, left, shakes hands with Cmdr. Michael Kessler, from Hauppauge, N.Y., during a change of command ceremony for the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743), March 25, 2022. Louisiana commissioned on Sept. 6, 1997, at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. The ship is the 18th and last submarine of the Ohio-class of ballistic-missile submarines, and the fourth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Hafer)

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    Date Taken: 03.25.2022
    Date Posted: 03.26.2022 13:04
    Photo ID: 7110528
    VIRIN: 220325-N-JH668-0249
    Resolution: 4168x2774
    Size: 1.03 MB
    Location: BANGOR, WASHINGTON, US

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