Hooks Native Propels Submarine Legacy into the Future
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Theodore Quintana, Navy Office of Community Outreach
Photo via way of Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brad Gee
KINGS BAY, Ga. – As residents of Hooks move about their every day lives, members of the us Navy’s “Silent Service” work below the ocean’s waves, continuing a culture that just a small fraction of army members will ever know: strategic deterrence.
Petty Officer 3rd Class William Whigham assigned to USS Maryland hails from Hooks, Texas, and is a 2016 graduate of Hooks High School, takes on the activity to execute one in every of the Defense Department’s most vital challenge of strategic deterrence.
Whigham is a machinist’s mate, weapons, stationed on the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, homeport to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile and guided-missile submarines.
"Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is dwelling to all East Coast Ohio-class submarines," stated Rear Adm. Jeff Jablon, commander, Submarine Group 10. "Team Ki…
Photo via way of Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brad Gee
KINGS BAY, Ga. – As residents of Hooks move about their every day lives, members of the us Navy’s “Silent Service” work below the ocean’s waves, continuing a culture that just a small fraction of army members will ever know: strategic deterrence.
Petty Officer 3rd Class William Whigham assigned to USS Maryland hails from Hooks, Texas, and is a 2016 graduate of Hooks High School, takes on the activity to execute one in every of the Defense Department’s most vital challenge of strategic deterrence.
Whigham is a machinist’s mate, weapons, stationed on the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, homeport to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile and guided-missile submarines.
"Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is dwelling to all East Coast Ohio-class submarines," stated Rear Adm. Jeff Jablon, commander, Submarine Group 10. "Team Ki…