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Interviews: Making Deterrent Patrols

 

DVIDS link to download: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/786239/interviews-with-ssbn-submariners-making-deterrent-patrols

 

Ballistic missile submarines have only one job: to make patrols carrying nuclear missiles, thus deterring enemy attacks. Each sub has two alternating crews (Blue and Gold) to stay at sea as much as possible — up to eight months a year! What do SSBN crews do during a patrol? How does a patrol compare to a fast attack deployment? How many crew members actually know where the submarine is during a patrol? Submariners answer these questions and more in this video.

This video was created for our long-term exhibit, Preserving Peace: The Navy’s Strategic Deterrence Program.

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Published: Tue Mar 23 15:41:33 EDT 2021