060516-N-0879R-004 Pearl Harbor (May 16, 2006) - Friends and family members say aloha as the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) departed its homeport for a six-month Western Pacific deployment. USS La Jolla is one of three specially configured attack submarines, equipped with the Special Operations capable Dry Deck Shelter (DDS), which can allow special operation forces including Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) to deploy undetected from deployed submarines. The other DDS capable submarines are USS Buffalo (SSN 715) and USS Los Angeles (SSN 688). Navy photo by Chief Journa
060516-N-0879R-004 Pearl Harbor (May 16, 2006) - Friends and family members say aloha as the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) departed its homeport for a six-month Western Pacific deployment. USS La Jolla is one of three specially configured attack submarines, equipped with the Special Operations capable Dry Deck Shelter (DDS), which can allow special operation forces including Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) to deploy undetected from deployed submarines. The other DDS capable submarines are USS Buffalo (SSN 715) and USS Los Angeles (SSN 688). Navy photo by Chief Journalist David Rush (RELEASED) US Navy 060516-N-0879R-004 Friends and family members say aloha as USS La Jolla departed its homeport for a Western Pacific deployment
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