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KEYPORT, Wash. (Dec. 9, 2020) – Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite visited Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron (UUVRON) 1, Dec. 9.
Braithwaite’s visit to UUVRON-1 was the first of several Navy units he visited as part of a larger trip focused on community engagement with Sailors, Marines and Department of the Navy civilians in the Pacific Northwest region.
“The effort the UUVRON-1 team has poured into research and development of their unmanned undersea vehicles has set a strong foundation for a more agile and flexible force across the Navy’s undersea platforms,” said Braithwaite. “Continuing to evolve our Navy’s unmanned systems capabilities is essential to upholding our competitive advantage at sea now and into the future.”
In preparation for the visit, UUVRON-1 team members set up multiple displays to present recent tactical developments, launch and recovery systems, and various unmanned undersea vehicle components and capabilities.
During the visit, Braithwaite met with Sailors and UUVRON-1 leadership, and received briefs on the unit’s mission capabilities to include the Navy’s unmanned undersea systems, and recent developments.
“The team was super excited to be able to host the secretary here in the Pacific Northwest, and show him all the unmanned undersea vehicle developments across the family of systems,” said Robert Patchin, commanding officer, UUVRON-1.
UUVRON-1 was established in 2017 as the Navy’s first unmanned undersea squadron and reports to Submarine Development Squadron 5, a command responsible for multiple submarine warfare mission areas, including submarine rescue operations, and developing and testing new submarine warfare capabilities.
For more news from Commander, Submarine Group 9, visit https://www.csp.navy.mil/csg9/ or www.facebook.com/SubGru9.
| Date Taken: | 12.09.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 12.11.2020 17:24 |
| Story ID: | 384675 |
| Location: | KEYPORT, WA, US |
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