Keywords: uss pennsylvania usspennsylvania ssbn 735 ssbn735 ohio-class ohioclass ballistic-missile ballisticmissile submarine naval base kitsap-bangor navalbasekitsapbangor homecoming strategic deterrence strategicdeterrence patrol BANGOR, Wash. (May 6, 2016) - Electronics Technician (Navigation) 1st Class Jesse Gracier, from Napa, California, assigned to the Blue crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735), receives the first kiss as the boat returns to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a routine strategic deterrent patrol. Pennsylvania is one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base providing the most survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Michael Smith/Released) BANGOR, Wash. (May 6, 2016) - Electronics Technician (Navigation) 1st Class Jesse Gracier, from Napa, California, assigned to the Blue crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735), receives the first kiss as the boat returns to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a routine strategic deterrent patrol. Pennsylvania is one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base providing the most survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Michael Smith/Released) |