USS Kentucky Operates With Surface and Aerial Assets [Image 9 of 11]

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04.24.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Riley 

Commander, Submarine Group Nine   

U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters, an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, and a submarine support vessel escort the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS
Kentucky (SSBN 737) during a routine armed air escort (AAE) exercise, April 24, 2025. AAEs are designed to improve interoperability between our services, increasing lethality through multi-domain integration. Commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9, exercises administrative control authority for assigned submarine commands and units in the Pacific Northwest providing oversight for shipboard training, personnel, supply and material readiness of submarines and their crews. SUBGRU-9 is also responsible for nuclear submarines undergoing conversion or overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

• Date Taken: 04.24.2025
• Date Posted: 05.02.2025 11:39
• Photo ID: 9006056
• VIRIN: 250424-N-MZ309-1537
• Resolution: 3050x2030
• Size: 986.03 KB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)