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 | 283k | A view of the keel laying for the Los Angeles class attack submarine Key West (SSN-722) at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, 6 Jul 1983.
| USN photo # DN-SN-83-10502, by Chrix Oxley from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 34k | Mrs. Robert H. Conn, wife of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Robert H. Conn, christens the nuclear-powered attack submarine Key West (SSN-722).
| U.S. Navy photo # DN-SN-86-12572 from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 43k | The nuclear-powered attack submarine Key West (SSN-722) slides down the ways after being launched at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA. on 20 July 1985.
| U.S. Navy photo # DN-SN-86-12570 from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 320k | The Los Angeles class attack submarine Key West (SSN-722), undergoing sea trials off the coast of Virginia, 1987. | USN photo # DN-ST-89-01397, by Chrix Oxley from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 164k | A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Key West (SSN-722) underway on 2 Jul 1987.
| U.S. Navy photo # DN-ST-89-01398, by Chrix Oxley from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 83k | Key West (SSN-722) cruises on the surface of the Pacific, 14 April 1997, as part of the Constellation (CV-64) battle group enroute to the Arabian Gulf to enforce no-fly zones and monitor shipping. | US Navy photo N-4126O-002, by PH3 James W. Olive. Submitted by Fabio Peņa, courtesy of NAVCHINFO web site. | |
 | 245k | Key West (SSN-722), one of four Pacific Fleet submarines to strike at targets in Iraq during the Operation Iraqi Freedom, returns to her home port in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 24 July 2003. Key West left for deployment on 24 Jan 2003 and was in the Arabian Gulf when coalition forces began the initial strike against various targets in Iraq. In addition to participating in Operation Enduring Freedom, Key West was the first U.S. warship on station during the initial phase of Operation Enduring Freedom and participated in strike missions into Afghanistan. As a result of the operations, the commanding officer, Cmdr. Chuck Merkel, became the first submarine skipper since World War II to lead his crew in back-to-back combat operations. | U.S. Navy photo # N-8157C-013, by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Dennis C. Cantrell, courtesy of NAVCHINFO web site. | |
 | 179k | With the welcome home lei waiting onboard the tug Neil Abercrombie, which will help her dock, the Key West (SSN-722) pulls into its homeport in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 24 July 2003. | U.S. Navy photo # N-8157C-015 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Dennis C. Cantrell, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 299k | Getting nudged by the tug Neil Abercrombie the Key West (SSN-722) pulls into its homeport in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 24 July 2003. | U.S. Navy photo # N-8157C-005, by Chief Journalist David Rush, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 104k | Linehandlers aboard the Key West (SSN-722) secure the submarine's mooring lines after arriving in their homeport of Pearl Harbor on 24 Jul. 2003. | U.S. Navy photo # N-5376G-011, by Photographer's Mate Airman Benjamin D. Glass, courtesy of NAVCHINFO web site. | |
 | 51k | Naval Submarine League President Aloha Chapter Capt. Robert Morrison, USN (Ret) presents the Admiral Bernard Clarey Award to Cmdr. Chuck Merkel, Key West (SSN-722) commanding officer. Lt. j.g. Michael Doniger received the Captain Charles Rush Award at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 28 Jul. 2003. Both war-fighting awards were presented at the Arizona Memorial. Key West recently returned from deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. | U.S. Navy photo # N-0879R-004, by Chief Journalist David Rush, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 294k | Actress Debbe Dunning, "Heidi" from the sitcom "Home Improvement", signals that she understands the "silent service" after peeking through the periscope during a tour aboard Key West (SSN-722) on 11 Aug. 2003 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. | U.S. Navy photo # N-5539C-001, by Journalist 3rd Class Corwin M. Colbert., courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 357k | Daniel Rudy Ruettiger (Left) chats with Key West's (SSN-722) commanding officer Cmdr. Kenneth Sault during a tour on the nuclear-powered attack submarine on Feb. 25. 2005. Ruettiger travels the country attending different events as a motivational speaker. As the guest speaker for the Navy Submarine Ball the following day, he was given the opportunity to tour a submarine. He said it was "an offer, he couldn't refuse." Key West's commanding officer, Cmdr. Kenneth Sault, greeted Rudy topside before heading down into the control room. The tour was a relaxed one filled with puns and sea stories from Rudy who understood a lot of the Navy jargon since he was in the Navy. "I was in the Navy in 1969 as a Seaman Yeoman on a destroyer", he said. The group toured various spaces aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine including the machinery room, torpedo room, berthing and the crew's mess. "When the captain showed me the enlisted berthing then he showed me his quarters. I could not believe he said his quarters was luxurious. I could hardly spread my arms out", said Ruettiger. After spending an hour on the submarine, it was time to go. However, Rudy said the tour made quite an impression. "The submarine force is amazing. People have to see this with their own eyes before they can truly understand what it is about", he said. Like a true motivational speaker, Ruettiger had a few words to say to all U.S. Navy Sailors. "I would like to thank Sailors for their dedication. Stick in there. You don't realize what you are getting out of when you decide to leave the Navy and go to the next level this experience is going to take you a long way," Ruettiger concluded. As fans cheered RU-DY, RU-DY, he sacked the quarterback in the last 27 seconds of the only play in the only game of his college football career in 1974. He is the only player in the school's history to be carried off the field on his teammates' shoulders. | U.S. Navy photo by JO2 Corwin Colbert, courtesy of news.navy.mil. & submitted to this site by Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 371k | Sailors aboard the Los Angeles class fast attack submarine Key West (SSN-722) place the flower lei on the conning tower on their submarine. | U.S. Navy photo # N-4995T-062, by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Victoria A. Tullock, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 240k | Torpedoman's Mate 3rd Class Ernest R. Williams, assigned to the Key West (SSN-722), embraces his wife after returning home to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after a regularly scheduled deployment. | U.S. Navy photo # N-4995T-186, by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Victoria A. Tullock, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 293k | The Key West (SSN-722) arrives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after a regularly scheduled deployment, 10 Nov. 2005. | U.S. Navy photo # N-4995T-088, by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Victoria A. Tullock, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 240k | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott speaks to the crew of the Los Angeles class fast attack submarine Key West (SSN-722) on 6 Dec. 2005. Key West recently returned to her homeport of Naval Station Pearl Harbor from a West Pacific deployment on 10 Nov. 2005. | U.S. Navy photo # N-0879R-006, by Chief Journalist David Rush, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 412k | A U.S. Navy diver uses a scrubber to clean the hull of the Key West (SSN-722), 6 Dec. 2005. | U.S. Navy photo # N-0879R-005, by Chief Journalist David Rush, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 233k | Christmas decorations adorn the deck of the fast attack submarine Key West (SSN-722) while in her homeport of Naval Station Pearl Harbor, 13 Dec. 2005. | U.S. Navy photo # N-0879R-004, by Chief Journalist David Rush, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 94k | A High Speed Maneuvering Surface Target (HMHST) boat from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai Hawaii, transits back to Kikiaola Harbor, 7 February 2006 after conducting a personnel transfer with Key West (SSN-722).
| U.S. Navy photo # N-0879R-004, by Journalist Second Class Johnny Michael, courtesy of COMSUBPAC Public Affairs and submitted by Jack Truetle. | |
 | 36k | Key West (SSN-722) is seen docked at Pearl Harbor Friday, 10 March 2006 in Honolulu. The Navy recently decided to take six of its nuclear attack submarines from bases in Connecticut and Virginia and send them to Washington, California and Hawaii within four years. By 2010, Pacific ports will be home to 60 percent of the nation's attack submarines.
| AP Photo & text by Marco Garcia. | |
 | 233k | Key West (SSN-722) sailors salute as sideboys, after Cmdr. Thomas E. Ishee relieves Capt. Kenneth R. Sault as commanding officer, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 14 March 2006. | U.S. Navy photo # N-0879R-001, by Chief Journalist David Rush, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 407k | Key West (SSN-722) sails in formation with a group of 28 ships and submarines at the conclusion of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 25 July 2006. Eight nations are participating in RIMPAC, the world's largest biennial maritime exercise. Conducted in the waters off Hawaii, RIMPAC brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. | U.S. Navy photo # N-6074Y-0111, by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class M. Jeremie Yoder,courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 192k | An HH-60H Seahawk from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14 assigned to Kitty Hawk (CV-63) flies over Key West (SSN-722) prior to Valiant Shield's photo exercise. | U.S. Navy photo # N-3136P-041 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jimmy C. Pan, courtesy of news.navy.mil. Photo added 08/17/07. | |
 | 288k | A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft and 16 other aircraft from the Air Force and Navy fly over Kitty Hawk (CV-63), Nimitz (CVN-68) and John C. Stennis (CVN-74) Strike Groups during Valiant Shield's photo exercise while at sea 14 Aug. 2007. The joint exercise consists of 28 naval vessels including the submarines Key West (SSN-722) & Hampton (SSN-767) & more than 300 aircraft, and approximately 20,000 service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. | DoD photo # 1542987 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jarod Hodge, courtesy of jccc.afis.osd.mil. Photo added 08/17/07. | |
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