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727 Days on Patrol: A Navy Nuclear Ohio-Class Missile Submarine ‘Broke All the Rules’

Key Points and Summary – USS Florida (SSGN-728) wrapped a staggering 727-day deployment (Aug 2022–Jul 2024), spanning 5th, ...

This Submarine Was The First Of Its Class To Fire Tomahawks In Combat, And Now It's Retiring

When some Ohio-class submarines were retrofitted with non-nuclear Tomahawk missiles instead, this one sub was the first to fire them in combat.
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The US Navy's oldest active submarine — the missile-packed USS Ohio — is back in action for unrestricted ops in the Pacific

The US Navy's oldest active submarine is back for operations in the Pacific after a three-year maintenance period. The USS Ohio is a first-in-class nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine. The ...
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Here’s the role an Ohio-class submarine played in the strikes on Iran

At about 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on June 21, a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine launched over two dozen Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles into Iran, striking targeted infrastructure sites ...
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Guided-missile Submarine USS Ohio Spotted in Australia

One of the Navy’s four guided-missile nuclear submarines has emerged in Australia, the service announced. USS Ohio (SSGN-726) arrived in Brisbane on Sunday as part of an ongoing deployment in the ...
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Strikes on Iran showed the need for stealthy submarines that can launch a whole lot of missiles. The US Navy is about to lose that.

A US Navy guided-missile submarine was involved in recent strikes on Iran's nuclear program. Ohio-class cruise-missile subs host massive firepower and are difficult to detect. But they're going to be ...
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Deterrence is the best defense: Why submarine readiness matters now, needs predictive AI

Last month, the Navy conducted four scheduled test launches of unarmed Trident II D5 missiles from an Ohio-class submarine off Florida’s east coast. Some observers read the timing as quiet signaling ...
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U.S. Guided-missile Sub Makes Rare Appearance in the Philippines

Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN-726) moors alongside forward-deployed Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS-40) in Subic Bay, Philippines, on Sept. 23, 2025. US ...