PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2023) - U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Johnny R. Wolfe Jr., director of the Navy's Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), right, congratulates Missile Technician 3rd Class Christian
Cruz, after pinning Cruz's enlisted submarine warfare device aboard the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) during Demonstration and Shakedown Operation-32 (DASO-32) in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 25, 2023. DASO-32 is the last DASO conducted by an Ohio-class SSBN coming out of engineering refueling overhaul (ERO), marking the completion of all post-ERO DASOs for the Ohio-class and will pave the way for sustainment of the strategic weapons system through the first Columbia-class DASO. SSP's flight testing program as a critical part of the cradle-to-grave responsibility for the nation's vital sea-based strategic deterrence mission (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Negron)
Date Taken: | 09.25.2023 |
Date Posted: | 09.28.2023 14:15 |
Photo ID: | 8045822 |
VIRIN: | 230925-N-SN516-1163 |
Resolution: | 4699x3133 |
Size: | 4.76 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
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