{"id":235316,"date":"2024-07-25T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=235316"},"modified":"2024-07-25T19:27:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T19:27:24","slug":"eye-on-the-pacific-strategic-weapons-facility-pacific-celebrates-60-years-of-supporting-the-nations-nuclear-deterrence-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=235316","title":{"rendered":"Eye on The Pacific: Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific Celebrates 60 Years of Supporting the Nation\u2019s Nuclear Deterrence Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Originally designated Polaris Missile Facility Pacific in 1964\u2014and renamed SWFPAC in 1980\u2014the field site was established to support the nation\u2019s sea-based nuclear deterrence program.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the people that have really made SWFPAC a success throughout these years,\u201d said Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe Jr., director of U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs <\/a>(SSP).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe foundation that they laid back in the 1960s to assemble the facility, this mission and the first generation of trained people who executed the development, oversight, and surety of the nation\u2019s inaugural sea-based strategic weapon system, cultivated a culture that has carried throughout the last 60 years and will stand strong for the next 60 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

SWPAC\u2014SSP\u2019s naval shore facility in the Pacific\u2014assembles and deploys Trident II D5 missiles aboard Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines (SSBNs) while safeguarding the nation\u2019s strategic assets. SWFPAC\u2019s strategic deterrence mission has been a vital lynchpin to the nation\u2019s Warfighting Navy in the Pacific\u2014a region where the Navy\u2019s maritime mission is critical to defending against near-peer competitors and adversaries, supporting U.S. strategy and acting as a guarantor for the security of its citizens.<\/p>\n

During the gala, Vice Adm. Wolfe presented two awards to Capt. Keith Fahlenkamp, SWFPAC commanding officer, including the fiscal year 2023 Admiral Raborn Award and the fiscal year 2023 Chief of Naval Operations Shore Safety Award<\/a>\u2014an honor that has now been awarded three times to the command.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to impart a heartfelt congratulations to the incredible team here at SWFPAC that has been directly responsible for the continued security of the Nation for 60 years,\u201d said Capt. Fahlenkamp.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese awards represent just a fraction of the dedication of this workforce to the mission, our organization and the Nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Against the backdrop of an extremely complex global environment, the Navy must be equipped to operate in challenging conditions, and SWFPAC is at the forefront of ensuring sailors have the right platforms, the right capabilities and weapons, and the right people for the job, today and in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne example of SWFPAC\u2019s tremendous support to the fleet and the warfighter was the expedited load-out of USS Kentucky (SSBN 737),\u201d Vice Adm. Wolfe recalled during his speech.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe excellent foresight of the staff enabled Kentucky crucial flexibility to execute a port call in South Korea in July 2023\u2014a reassurance to our Nation\u2019s allies that we are committed to strategic deterrence in the region and for the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The last six decades have paved the way for the next 60 years as SWFPAC focuses forward to supporting SSP\u2019s efforts to sustain and develop weapon systems in support of the Sea-Based Strategic Deterrence mission through the year 2084 (SBSD 2084). Providing the Navy\u2019s warfighters the ability to preserve the peace, respond in crisis, and win decisively in war will be at the forefront of SWFPAC\u2019s responsibilities in the coming years. As the Columbia-class SSBNs begin operational patrols in the next decade, SWFPAC will not only sustain the strategic weapons system (SWS) for the current Ohio-class SSBNs but provide our Navy advanced weapon capabilities with the Trident D5 Life Extension (D5LE) II SWS and the W93\/Mk7 warhead and reentry body assembly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat you do has broad influence nationally and internationally,\u201d said Vice Adm. Wolfe, who highlighted the critical nature of the Navy\u2019s charge in the Pacific.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we move away from the last 60 years and into the next 60, we must think, act, and operate outside of the traditional sources of strength our military has relied on for the last six decades in order to be prepared for tomorrow\u2019s complex battlefield, especially in here in the Pacific.\u201d<\/p>\n

SSP provides training, systems, equipment, facilities and personnel responsible for ensuring the safety, security, and effectiveness of the nation\u2019s Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) Trident II (D5LE) Strategic Weapon System<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Originally designated Polaris Missile Facility Pacific in 1964\u2014and renamed SWFPAC in 1980\u2014the field site was established to support the nation\u2019s sea-based nuclear deterrence program. \u201cIt\u2019s the people that have really made SWFPAC a success throughout these years,\u201d said Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe Jr., director of U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP). \u201cThe foundation that they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":235318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-235316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=235316"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235319,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235316\/revisions\/235319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/235318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=235316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=235316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=235316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}