"We Fix Submarines"
KINGS BAY, Ga. - The origins of TRIDENT Refit Facility, Kings Bay (TRIREFFACKB) Georgia, trace back more than three decades to the height of the Cold War, an era marked by tumultuous tensions between global superpowers.
In the midst of this tense landscape, the United States Navy recognized the need for a strategic deterrent—a force capable of maintaining peace through strength.
Thus, the Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) were born, housing the formidable Trident missiles, each carrying a payload of nuclear warheads.
As the Ohio-class submarine fleet expanded, the necessity for a specialized facility to maintain and upgrade these potent warships became clear; and Kings...
09.08.2024 | KINGS BAY, GEORGIA, US |
Story by Keith Boydston
TRIDENT Refit Facility (TRF-KB) honored 32 "Class of 2023" Apprentices during a graduation ceremony Oct. 20. 2023, at the College of Coastal Georgia, Camden.
