Keywords: US Navy 040719-N-0780F-012 Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Nathan Hastings, from Henry, Ill., scans the surrounding area while standing a pier security watch as the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Dallas (SSN 700) prepa.jpg en Souda Bay Crete Greece July 17 2004 Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Nathan Hastings from Henry Ill scans the surrounding area while standing a pier security watch as the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Dallas SSN 700 prepares to get underway from Souda Bay Crete Greece Commissioned in 1981 Dallas is the first Los Angeles-class submarine to have a Dry Deck Shelter DDS Dry Deck Shelters provide specially configured nuclear powered submarines with a greater capability of deploying Special Operations Forces SOF DDSs can transport deploy and recover SOF teams from Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts CRRCs or SEAL Delivery Vehicles SDVs all while remaining submerged In an era of littoral warfare this capability substantially enhances the combat flexibility of both the submarine and SOF personnel U S Navy photo by Paul Farley RELEASED 2004-07-17 040719-N-0780F-012 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 16325 U S Navy photo by Paul Farley PD-USGov-Military-Navy Souda Bay USS Dallas SSN-700 Master-at-arms Submarines in Chania Military people in Chania 2004 in Chania 0717 July 2004 in Greece 17 |