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NSWC Crane delivers critical firepower and cultivates the next generation of Navy innovators
April 29, 2026 — Developed for stealth and precise delivery of nuclear warheads, the U.S. Navy’s ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) are a critical component to national security. SSBNs conduct long-term deterrent patrols at sea as an undetectable launch platform for intercontinental missiles.After these extended patrols, SSBNs port for maintenance where Naval... MORE

Kiara Streepy, a Mechanical Engineer at NSWC Crane who supports the ROSAM weapon system, conducts testing in 2021.

TRFB civilian made honorary submariner
February 8, 2024 — When Trident Refit Facility, Bangor, team member Eon Carter-Tripp, a day shift work lead for Repair Department, checked aboard ballistic missile submarine, USS Alabama (SSBN 731), he had only anticipated a 3-day underway. That three days quickly became 10... MORE

TRFB team member Eon Carter-Tripp, a day shift work lead in repair Department, poses for a photo at TRFB.

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