Michigan Arrives in Busan

Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class michael chen | 230616-N-ZU710-1160 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (June 16, 2023) Capt. Jason Geddes, commanding officer of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) Blue Crew, speaks with Republic of Korea Navy Capt. Han Gwang-hee on Commander, Republic of Korea Fleet base in Busan, South Korea. The Navy's guided-missile submarines provide strike and special operation mission capabilities from a stealthy, clandestine platform. The port visit in Busan reflects the United States' commitment to the Indo-Pacific region, and compliments the many exercises, training, operations and other military cooperation activities conducted by U.S. submarine forces with our Republic of Korea allies. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Chen/Released)  

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, JAPAN

06.16.2023

Story by Lt.Cmdr. Samuel Boyle 

Commander, Submarine Group Seven

YOKOSUKA, Japan — The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) (Blue) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK), for a scheduled port visit, June 16.

The port visit in Busan reflects the United States’ commitment to the Indo-Pacific region, and compliments the many exercises, training, operations and other military cooperation activities conducted by U.S. submarine forces with our ROK allies.

This port call marks the first visit to Busan that Michigan has made since 2017.

Michigan is one of four Ohio-class guided-missile submarines. The Navy’s guided-missile submarines provide strike and special operation mission capabilities from a stealthy, clandestine platform. Armed with tactical missiles and equipped with superior communications capabilities, guided-missile submarines are capable of launching missile strikes and supporting Special Operation Forces missions.

Measuring more than 560 feet long and weighing more than 18,000 tons when submerged, Michigan is one of the largest submarines in the world.

Michigan is the second submarine of the Ohio-class of ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and guided missile submarines (SSGNs), and the third U.S. Navy ship to bear the name. Michigan is homeported in Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, and is operating under Commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7 in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

CSG 7 directs forward-deployed, combat-capable forces across the full spectrum of undersea warfare throughout the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.

U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

For more news from Commander, Submarine Group 7, visit www.csp.navy.mil/csg7/

• Date Taken: 06.16.2023
• Date Posted: 07.10.2023 00:17
• Story ID: 447368
• Location: YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, JP