Underneath the management of Cmdr. Michael McGuire, Scranton’s commanding officer, the submarine is getting back from a seven-month deployment within the seventh Fleet space of operations the place the ship performed a number of high-priority duties, fostering cooperation within the Pacific whereas constructing and exercising fight energy and experience.
“Our time on deployment proved the submarine drive is essentially the most versatile deterrent out there to our strategic planners in opposition to close to peer opponents,” stated McGuire. “Scranton benefited drastically from the adaptive planning primarily based on the dynamic operations in seventh Fleet. I can say for sure that the officers, chiefs and ship’s crew are higher ready to proceed to defend our nice nation.”
In the course of the deployment, Scranton steamed roughly 50,000 nautical miles, crossed the Worldwide Date Line (IDL) and performed port visits in Guam, Yokosuka and Okinawa.
“Crossing the IDL on the way in which house was a very thrilling second as a result of it meant that we had accomplished the mission efficiently and that gave me a way of accomplishment,” stated Yeoman (Submarine) 1st Class Esteban Gonzalez.
Equally to Gonzalez’s pleasure, Machinist’s Mate (Auxiliary) 1st Class Laurence Cuteri couldn’t wait to be reunited with family members.
“I simply can’t wait to get house and see my spouse and children and canines,” stated Cuteri. “That’s going to be a really particular second for me.”
The Los Angeles-class submarine is a fast-attack submarine geared up and designed for anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, insertion of particular forces, mining counter measures, search and rescue, in addition to show-of-force and strike missions.
Named after the town of Scranton, Penn., Scranton was constructed by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Firm, and was commissioned Jan. 26, 1991. The 360-foot ship is manned by roughly 15 officers and 140 enlisted Sailors.
