Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Wolpert | Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 | 05.31.2024
NAVAL BASE GUAM (May 31, 2024) – Cmdr. Mike Kessler, commanding officer of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) blue crew, right, uses the ship’s 1MC to address the crew during the ship’s exchange of command, May 31. Each SSBN has two crews, Blue and Gold, which alternate manning the submarines and then taking them on patrol. This maximizes the SSBN’s......
