Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe, Jr., director of SSP, participated in a celebratory event at Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (SWFPAC) on July 16, 2025, in honor of the 70th anniversary of Strategic Systems Programs. The ceremony is one of several events leading up to SSP’s anniversary on Nov. 17, 2025, intended to highlight the vast network of people and expertise required to ensure SSP’s no-fail mission.
As part of the ceremony, three Fleet Ballistic Missile Awards were presented to Horace “Hank" Lund, technical training senior specialist at L3 Harris Interstate Electronics Corporation (IEC), Leroy Smith, retired Electric Boat supervisor for the Electric Boat and Puget Sound support team, and Dale Borer, missile and guidance...
WASHINGTON – Members of the Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) team attended the 2025 Department of Defense (DOD) STEM Technical Exchange in September, a multi-day gathering of leaders from industry, government, and academia, to explore innovative and effective strategies to build-up STEM talent across the United States.
WASHINGTON – Armed with a combination of effective leadership skills and technical expertise, Engineering Duty Officers (EDO) are the foundation on which the Navy keeps the fleet moving forward. At Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), the command responsible for the development and sustainment of the Navy’s strategic weapon systems, that technical expertise is a critical asset.
For seventy years, Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) has produced some of the nation’s most potent defenses, deterring foreign aggressors through the development and deployment of strategic weapons systems. Originally established with the goal of developing the first-ever submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), the command’s legacy of unprecedented engineering achievements and extraordinary program leadership has since established SSP...
WASHINGTON – As the Navy celebrates its 250th birthday, some employees at Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) are marking this occasion by sharing the journey that led them to the command.
