Navy honors USS Washington with top military award

[Jack Aylmer]

THE CREW OF A U.S. NAVY SUBMARINE HAS JUST BEEN HONORED WITH ONE OF THE MILITARY’S HIGHEST UNIT AWARDS. THE U-S-S WASHINGTON BEING RECOGNIZED  FOR GATHERING “SENSITIVE AND UNIQUE” INTELLIGENCE IN  EUROPE.

THE VIRGINIA-CLASS FAST-ATTACK SUBMARINE RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR SECRET MISSIONS IT CARRIED OUT OVER THE COURSE OF THREE DEPLOYMENTS, COVERING 37-THOUSAND NAUTICAL MILES. 

THE NAVY SAYS THE CREW OPERATED IN HIGH-RISK ENVIRONMENTS AND SET A NEW RECORD FOR DAYS ON STATION BUT DID NOT SHARE WHERE THE SUB WAS OPERATING OR WHAT EXACTLY THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED. 

.THE NAVY DID REVEAL THE USS WASHINGTON MADE STOPS IN THE ARCTIC, EARNING THE NEWLY CREATED ARCTIC SERVICE MEDAL.

THE SUB’S CHIEF ENLISTED OFFICER SAID THE CREW’S RESILIENCE AND LONG HOURS OF TRAINING WERE KEY TO THEIR SUCCESS. 

THE USS WASHINGTON’S MISSIONS ARE JUST THE LATEST IN A LONG HISTORY OF SECRETIVE OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE NAVY’S SUBMARINE FORCE, WHICH HAS RACKED UP NUMEROUS TOP MILITARY HONORS FOR ITS INTELLIGENCE WORK.

FOR NOW, THE DETAILS OF WHAT THE USS WASHINGTON DID ON ITS DEPLOYMENTS REMAIN CLASSIFIED, BUT THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION MAKES IT CLEAR THAT WHATEVER IT WAS, IT HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY.

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