Making Deterrent Patrols

Credit: Mary Ryan | Date Taken: 03/07/2021
Active-duty and ballistic missile submariners explain strategic deterrent patrols on ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), including the alternating crew system, life and work during patrols, and differences between SSBN patrols and fast attack submarine operations. These interviews were conducted by the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum in 2016 for use in the museum’s new long-term exhibit “Preserving Peace: The Navy’s Strategic Deterrence Program.” The U.S. Naval Undersea Museum is one of ten official U.S. Navy museums within the Naval History and Heritage Command.