His military career had a profound impact on his life and instilled in him a strong sense of duty and commitment to service. The Seawolf-class submarine USS Jimmy Carter was eventually named after ...

It is the U.S. Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), a nuclear-powered attack submarine that was commissioned in February 2005. It is just one of three Seawolf-class subs in service, but also the only one ...

Carter served a decade in the Navy and trained for submarine duty in Connecticut. At the naval base in Groton, where the former first couple christened the nuclear submarine the U.S.S. Jimmy ...

As part of a National Day of Mourning in honor of President Jimmy Carter, the Naval Submarine Base in New London conducted a 21-gun salute on Thursday. “We are very proud to use our facility to ...

NEW LONDON, CT (WFSB) - Former President Jimmy Carter had a lasting impact on Naval Submarine Base New London. In his honor, the saluting battery from the Naval Submarine Support Facility’s ...

From November 1952 to March 1953, Carter went on temporary duty with the Nuclear Reactors ... the Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter was commissioned.

Jimmy Carter is celebrating his 100th birthday ... in 1946 and after spending seven years as an officer – he volunteered for submarine duty and was honorably discharged in 1953 – he returned ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, who was well-known for ... where he served for two years until he applied and was accepted for duty on a submarine. “He served as executive officer, engineering ...

So when knowledgeable people were required to help clean up the tonnes of radioactive water that had flooded the reactor and help make it fully operational again, Carter was front ...