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Armament. MK-48 torpedoes. 20 × Trident II D-5 ballistic missiles. USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) is a United States Navy Ohio -class ballistic missile submarine. She has been in commission since 1990. She is the third U.S. Navy ship to be named for West Virginia, the 35th state, and the 11th of 18 Ohio -class submarines.
Graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Former Commanding Officer, Naval Special Warfare Command (2016–2018). Scott Taylor – Member of the House of Representatives for Virginia's 2nd congressional district. Michael E. Thornton – Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam War, founding member of DEVGRU.
Sugar Grove Station. Coordinates: 38.515°N 79.280°W. Sugar Grove Station is a National Security Agency (NSA) communications site located near Sugar Grove in Pendleton County, West Virginia. According to a 2005 article in The New York Times, the site intercepts all international communications entering the Eastern United States. [1]
43 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons. USS West Virginia (BB-48) was the fourth dreadnought battleship of the Colorado class, though because Washington was cancelled, she was the third and final member of the class to be completed. The Colorado class proved to be the culmination of the standard-type battleship series built for the United States Navy in ...
Design Hull of Maryland under construction c. 1917. The construction of battleships armed with 16-inch guns was envisioned by the General Board of the United States Navy and Bureau of Construction and Repair (C&R) as early as 1913, as the upgrade in gun caliber promised twice the kinetic energy of the 12-inch gun then in service and half again as much as the 14-inch gun then being introduced.
American Public University System ( APUS) is a private, for-profit, online university system with its headquarters in Charles Town, West Virginia. It is composed of American Military University (AMU) and American Public University (APU). APUS is wholly owned by American Public Education, Inc., a publicly traded private-sector corporation ...
USS. West Virginia. Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS West Virginia in honor of the 35th state . USS West Virginia (ACR-5) was a Pennsylvania -class cruiser. USS West Virginia (BB-48) was a Colorado -class battleship. USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) is an Ohio -class submarine. Categories: Set index articles on ships.
Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) located in Rocket Center, West Virginia, is a diverse industrial complex employing some 1,000 people across 1,628 acres (6.59 km 2).The facility is a member of the Federal Laboratory Consortium and is operated by Northrop Grumman (former Alliant Techsystems) under contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).