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Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: A Fine Navy Day Category: Combat Camera Place: Honorable Mention Combat Camera/ First Place PortfolioThe Navy's newest Ohio-Class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine, the USS Louisiana, gets a stress test from mother nature's eight foot waves during pre-deployment sea trials. The sub, sailing off the Florida coast, was near Hurricane Mitch, but the resulting weather phased the ship none. Commissioned in early 1998, Louisiana is the last of it's class; the crew proudly admits, "they saved the best for last."
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Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson
Release Status: Released to Public
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Beginning in ancient times, humans sought to operate under the water. The legendary origins of the submarine stretch back to 332 BC with a tale about Alexander the Great being lowered into the sea in a glass barrel to study fish. The submarine concept was thereafter consigned to the backwaters of history for some 1,800 years. This collection presents various submarines: from small and simple to nuclear-powered underwater behemoths.
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01/01/1998
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The U.S. National Archives
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