Guided-missile submarines provide the Navy with unprecedented strike and special operation mission capabilities from a stealthy, clandestine platform. SSBNs are designed specifically for stealth, extended patrols and the precise delivery of missiles. The Navy’s ballistic-missile submarines, often referred to as “boomers,” serve as a strategic deterrent by providing an undetectable platform for submarine-launched ballistic missiles. There are three basic types of submarines: fast-attack submarines (SSN), ballistic-missile submarines (SSBN) and guided-missile submarines (SSGN).įast-attack submarines are designed to hunt down and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships strike targets ashore with cruise missiles carry and deliver Navy SEALs conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions and engage in mine warfare. These submarines are capable of conducting rapid defensive and offensive operations around the world, in furtherance of U.S. Known as America’s “Silent Service,” the Navy’s submarine force operates a large fleet of technically advanced vessels. “Rome also taught me to work your hardest at everything you do.”
“I learned to be kind to everyone and treat everyone with equal opportunity,” said McNichol. “I joined the Navy to give myself a better opportunity in life, make something of myself, explore the world and to have a career,” said McNichol.Īccording to McNichol, the values required to succeed in the military are similar to those found in Rome.
Today, McNichol serves as a damage controlman, whose responsibilities include firefighting on the ship, making sure everyone is trained and ensuring everyone keeps the utmost safety if something were to occur. – A Rome native is stationed at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, homeport to all East Coast ballistic-missile and guided-missile submarines.įireman Ryan McNichol, a 2013 Rome Free Academy graduate, joined the Navy three years and six months ago.
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