210625-N-AI605-0046 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: SILVERDALE, Wash. (June 25, 2021) Sailors assigned to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) depart Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor for a strategic deterrent patrol. Maine is one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base, providing the most survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Rebecca Ives/Released)











