USS Louisiana

Navy Names Submarine Force’s First Female ‘Chief of the Boat’

U.S. Navy Master Chief Information Systems Technician Angela Koogler poses for a portrait aboard the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) on Aug. 26. US Navy Photo

Master Chief Informations Systems Technician Angela Koogler has spent a week on USS Louisiana (SSBN-742) making history.

Koogler is the Navy’s first female chief of the boat — the senior enlisted advisor to the commanding and executive officers aboard a submarine.

She joined the Navy in 2002, after attending...

https://news.usni.org/2022/08/31/navy-names-submarine-forces-first-female-chief-of-the-boat

NAVSEA Says Attack Sub Repairs Much Improved as USS Boise Enters Yard Following 4-Year Wait

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise (SSN 764) enters Souda Bay, Greece, during a scheduled port visit on Dec. 23, 2014. Boise conducted naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe during its last deployment that ended in January 2015 — and the submarine has been awaiting a maintenance availability ever since, due to limited capacity in public and private yards. US Navy photo.

After years of struggling to...

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