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	SSGN — A Transformational Force for the U.S. Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The SSGN’s inherent stealth and endurance — as with all nuclear-powered submarines — will enable it to conduct many traditional SSN surveillance or sea control missions, even though it will be optimized for strike and SOF because of its immense payload capacity.
		The first SSGN is scheduled to enter the fleet in 2007.
		Completing the first SSGN deployment, she is bound for her homeport in Washington State.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/cno/n87/usw/issue_13/ssgn.htm (1879 words)

	KingsBayPeriscope.com: SSGNs hit milestone 01/05/06
		USS Ohio (SSGN 726), the Navy's first modern guided-missile submarine, took a significant step towards rejoining the fleet Dec. 19, when it arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash., with a broom atop its sail to signify its clean sweep of the ship's initial sea trials.
		Further, SSGNs will be able to carry two Advanced SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) Delivery Systems, two Dry deck Shelters, or one of each using the lock-in/lock-out chambers as their docking sites.
		SSGN embodies a new level of adaptable warfare that is suited for today's security environment.
	www.kingsbayperiscope.com /stories/010506/kin_ssgn001.shtml (757 words)

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		The Trident SSGN would carry a mix of 132 Tomakawks and NTACMS, all of which could be launched while the vessel remained submerged.
		Because it would be linked to a network of sophisticated sensors and communications systems, the Trident SSGN would be able to operate effectively in the absence of other Navy vessels -- an important capability for a platform that might be the sole U.S. presence in-theater on the day a regional conflict commences.
		The submerged stealth of the Trident SSGN is expected to provide ample protection against airborne threats, although the system would retain many of the self-defense features of a typical attack sub such as sonar and homing torpedoes to counter undersea threats.
	www.adti.net /new_zuberi_uploaded/DEFSPC/TRIDNTSS.html (1834 words)

	SSGN: Payload Unlimited
		It might become possible for an SSGN to carry in some of her big missile tubes an additional seven torpedoes each -- launched straight up before they level off for the underwater attack on chosen targets.
		Beginning with surprise, and protected by other U.S. Armed Forces' in-theater assets, the SSGN could pop up almost anywhere that's held in American or friendly hands during combat, provided only that the water is deep enough to accomodate her draft.
		This would allow the SSGN to return the favor of protecting other friendly assets, projecting additional multivalent firepower onshore, at sea, or into the air -- and protecting herself during excursions to the surface.
	www.military.com /opinion/0,15202,85615_1,00.html (1308 words)

	SSGN
		The SSGN program is converting four Trident Submarines (SSBNs) to carry out conventional strike and Special Operations Force (SOF) missions.
		SSGN initial operational deployment is currently scheduled to occur in mid 2007.
		In support of the SSGN underwater launch risk assessment Strategic Systems played an integral role in the test launch of several Tomahawk missiles from the USS Florida in January of 2003.
	www.jhuapl.edu /areas/strategic/SSGN.asp (509 words)

	SSGN
		Electric Boat designed and is building the Trident SSGN, a modification of the four oldest Ohio-class (Trident) ballistic-missile submarines into a multi-mission platform optimized for covert strike and special operations warfare.
		Electric Boat, the designer and builder of all 18 ships of the Ohio class, was awarded a $1.4 billion contract in 2002 for the design and construction of the SSGN modifications.
		SSGNs also will serve as platforms to develop and test new weapons systems, sensors and operational concepts that could further transform naval warfare, including large unmanned undersea vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles and off-board sensors.
	www.gdeb.com /programs/ssgn (231 words)

	Navy Announces Ohio-class SSGN Conversion Contract Award
		Emphasizing the importance of SSGNs, Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England said, “The SSGN is an example of the Navy's innovative transformation that supports our joint warfighters.
		Upon completion of their conversions, the SSGNs will be able to carry up to 154 Tomahawk missiles and to function as the host platform for 66 special operations forces.
		SSGN 726 began its ERO at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in November 2002 and began conversion work in November 2003.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=11154 (569 words)

	SSGN - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		SSGN is the United States Navy hull classification symbol for a nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine.
		The first SSGN in the USN was the USS Halibut (SSGN-587).
		If the maximum of 154 Tomahawk missiles were loaded, one Ohio-class SSGN would carry an entire Battle Group's equivalent of cruise missiles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SSGN (248 words)

	Special Operations.Com
		All other training of SSGN is held at the SSGN training center, PNS Iqbal in Karachi.
		SSGN is distinguished by a dark blue beret with three versions of the 'fouled anchor' Navy badge for officers, NCOs and enlisted men.
		A metal SSGN qualification badge featuring a vertical dagger superimposed over a midget submarine is worn over the left pocket on dress uniforms.
	www.specialoperations.com /Foreign/Pakistan/SSGN.htm (196 words)

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		The SSGN program oversees the development and installation of the modifications to the four Ohio Class ballistic missile submarines to provide a conventional strike capability using Tomahawk cruise missiles, as well as the SOF capability.
		SSGN provides an exceptional capability in the near term for the Global War on Terrorism at an affordable cost," said Norris.
		Congress liked the SSGN conversion ideas because it fit their idea of "Transfermation." The Navy didn't like it because they were scared it would take away from other platforms they wanted, like the Seawolf (at the time) and later the Virgina class.
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/462-2766.asp (2783 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		The SSGN conversion program is managed by Capt. Brian J. Wegner of the Program Executive Office for Submarines at the Naval Sea Systems Command.
		Dry-deck shelters also can be carried on the SSGNs, which will be able to deploy with the ASDS attached or berth at an overseas port to which the ASDS can be flown in a C-5 or C-17 transport aircraft.
		The Navy plans to operate the SSGNs with alternating Blue and Gold crews in a manner similar to that in use with the SSBN force.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/july_02_30.php (959 words)

	SpecialOperations.Com - SSGN SEAL support submarine
		Enter the Ohio class Trident submarines and the SSGN conversion.
		The Ohio class boats were designed in the late 1970's as extremely quiet ballistic missile submarines with a large capacity and ability to stay on stations for long periods of time.
		The first two SSGN's are scheduled to re-enter service in late 2007.
	www.specialoperations.com /Navy/SSGN (739 words)

	Transforming the Submarine Force: Integrating Undersea Platforms into the Joint Global Strike Task Force
		The four SSGNs that will be in commission by the end of this decade will be able to generate a continuous on-station attack capability equal to joint fires of more than 2.5 Trident SSGNs.
		SSNs and SSGNs can remain close-in to the enemy coast and either preempt hostile action, launch on unambiguous warning of an impending strike, and target enemy strike platforms before they launch—or constitute the leading edge of a retaliatory strike and open the door for follow-on forces by creating holes in the enemy’s IADS.
		As discussed earlier, there is a trade-off between (1) using the SSGN’s weapons in a JSEAD mission to enable a potentially higher level of effort with air strikes and (2) using its weapons to directly attack centers of gravity with a large but finite inventory of weapons.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/apj/apj02/fal02/kennedy.html (3549 words)

	SSGN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		SSGN is a transformational submarine, both physically and conceptually.It is a proposal to convert up to four ballistic missile submarines.
		By capitalizing on the investment already made in these advanced submarines, new strike and special operations capabilities are possible.
		SSGNs could operate in otherwise denied areas to provide unique capabilities that would enable other U.S. forces.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/cno/n87/future/ssgn.html (152 words)

	Trident SSGN Conversions
		In June 1999 the Naval Sea Systems Command was in the process of setting up a project office responsible for the concept of the SSGN, as opposed to a program office to actually implement the SSGN concept.
		Not much can be written about the environmental effects of the SSGN conversion other than there are no public documents to indicate those effects have been considered.
		The major obstacle to stopping the SSGN conversions is vested monetary interests in the areas that will get the work.
	www.russfound.org /Launch/Aldridge.htm (2304 words)

	SSGN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Instead, they are being converted to guided missile submarines (SSGN) over a five-year period ending in 2008.
		The primary missions of the SSGN will be land attack and Special Operations Forces (SOF) insertion and support.
		Each SSGN will be able to conduct a variety of peace-time, conventional deterrent, and combat operations all within the same deployment.
	www.submarinehistory.com /SSGN.html (339 words)

	Multimission Sub Readies for Full Operation
		Florida is the second Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine the Navy has reconfigured, replacing its 24 Trident missiles with nearly 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles, switching the boat from a nuclear deterrent to a source of more conventional firepower in the global war on terrorism.
		The first in the class, the guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) returned to the fleet in February, and two additional subs, USS Michigan (SSGN 727) and USS Georgia (SSGN 729), are currently undergoing conversion.
		The Navy's existing fleet of attack submarines had already been outfitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, a staple of naval operations in the past used during the early stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
	www.military.com /features/0,15240,94170,00.html (527 words)

	Submarine Group NINE hosts first SSGN Commanders’ Meeting
		USS OHIO (SSGN 726), USS FLORIDA (SSGN 728), USS MICHIGAN (SSGN 727) and USS GEORGIA (SSGN 729) are the four Ohio-class submarines being converted from Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines to SSGNs.
		USS GEORGIA recently began an 11-month proof of SSGN concept of operations period, and is scheduled to enter Norfolk Naval Shipyard in early 2005 to begin its refueling and conversion process.
		Topics discussed by the SSGN commanding officers, Submarine Group NINE and Submarine group TEN personnel centered on the development of SSGN concepts of operations which will define how the SSGNs might be used to support naval and joint warfighting.
	www.csp.navy.mil /news/ssgn.html (514 words)

	Blast Articles
		The SSGN conversion program was designed using the Navy SEAL motto 'to equip the man, not man the equipment.' And while the SSGN is bigger than the usual 'tool' in the SEAL toolbox, it provides a bigger than usual payoff for the Navy's elite warriors.
		In addition, the SSGN will feature improved communications capability and the ability to launch and recover unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) that can be used to resupply SEALs operating in the area.
		In order to support SEALs for a sustained period of time, the SSGNs will also be equipped with additional exercise and cardiovascular equipment and a virtual reality laser weapons range that will allow SEALs to maintain their targeting skills and distance vision in the tight confines of the submarine.
	www.udtseal.org /ssgn.html (691 words)

	KingsBayPeriscope.com: Ohio rejoins fleet as first SSGN-class submarine 02/16/06
		Sailors assigned to the guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) man the rails for the boat's return to active service ceremony held on board Naval Base Kitsap- Bangor.
		In doing so, the Ohio has proven our concepts are validated as the SSGN prepares for our uncertain future by being on station and providing a forward deployed presence, adaptability and modularity that are exactly the kind of capabilities our Quadrennial Defense Review calls for,'' he said.
		USS Michigan (SSGN 727), USS Florida (SSGN 728), and USS Georgia (SSGN 729) are also undergoing conversion to SSGN and are scheduled to return to service over the next two years.
	www.kingsbayperiscope.com /stories/021606/kin_ussohio001.shtml (380 words)

	Navy Trident Submarine Conversion (SSGN) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
		Since the Administration, prior to submitting this budget, had highlighted the Trident SSGN concept as an example of its plans for defense transformation, it came as somewhat of a surprise, particularly to supporters of the SSGN concept, that the Administration requested funding to convert only two of the four Tridents.
		In their SOF-support role, the SSGNs would be functional replacements for the James K. Polk (SSN-645) and the Kamehameha (SSBN-642) -- two older-generation SSBNs that were converted into SSNs specifically for supporting larger numbers of SOF personnel.
		The Polk was retired in 1999 at age 33; the Kamehameha was retired in 2002 at age 36.
	www.history.navy.mil /library/online/trident_conversion.htm (2731 words)

	USN SSGN conversion gains support, funding - Jane's Naval News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The US Navy's (USN's) proposed SSGN programme - the conversion of up to four Ohio-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines (SSBNs) that have to be withdrawn from service under arms-control agreements to cruise missile and special forces platforms - now appears more likely to be funded.
		It was the only future programme specifically identified by the President in a speech on national security on 25 May. The programme has also been endorsed by a military transformation panel, instigated by Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld.
		Tangney noted that the SSGN conversion would include internal modification "so that we've got the space and capacity to have a maritime, submerged, Joint Task Force headquarters and also the ability to carry large numbers of 'operators' in certain types of missions".
	www.janes.com /defence/naval_forces/news/jdu/jdu010807_1_n.shtml (355 words)

	Sykora (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Here the SSGN excels; in fact, one of the missions envisioned for the conversion is “future payload experimentation,” an important aspect of the Navy’s Sea Trial program, itself a key component of the Sea Power 21 vision.
		The SSGN Concept of Operations envisions several situations where the cruise-missile boat might operate with SSNs in consort, carrying in the Battle Management Center an officer in tactical command “dual-hatted” as a joint task force commander.
		The SSGN will be, for the foreseeable future, the nation’s only asset that can deliver significant and immediate deep strikes without relying upon (and having to refuel) land-based aircraft—thus the urgency of solving the multiple and simultaneous OpCon problem.
	www.nwc.navy.mil /press/Review/2006/winter/art2-w06.htm (8335 words)

	Haze Gray & Underway Photo Feature: Soviet & Russian Navy - Guided Missile Submarines - Nuclear Powered
		Designed as an extremely fast SSGN, a predecessor to the famous 'ALFA' class SSNs, K-162 was the world's fastest submarine.
		She reportedly reached a record speed of 44.7 knots on trial, causing signficant damage to topside equipment in the process.
		Their great beam allows them to carry the missiles in individual tubes between the pressure hull and the outer hull, similar to the arrangement of the 'PAPA' class.
	www.hazegray.org /features/russia/ssgn.htm (533 words)

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