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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 565 

Honoring the 40th anniversary of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in 

Kings Bay, Georgia. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 28, 2018 

Mr. PERDUE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the 40th anniversary of Naval Submarine Base 

Kings Bay in Kings Bay, Georgia. 

Whereas, in 1954, the Department of the Army began to acquire land at Kings Bay, Georgia, to build a military 

ocean terminal to ship ammunition in case of a national 

emergency; 

Whereas the facility at Kings Bay, Georgia, was completed 

in 1958, but since there was no immediate operational 

need for the installation, the base was placed in an inactive ready status; 

Whereas, in 1975, during treaty negotiations between the 

United States and Spain, the countries agreed to move 

Submarine Squadron 16, the fleet ballistic missile submarine squadron, from its operational base at Rota, 

Spain; 


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Whereas, after evaluating more than 60 sites along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, the Department of the Navy selected Kings Bay, Georgia, as the new home of Submarine Squadron 16; 

Whereas, from January to July 1978, the first group of sailors arrived at Kings Bay, Georgia, to transfer the base 

from the Department of the Army to the Department of 

the Navy; 

Whereas the Naval Submarine Support Base Kings Bay was 

established in a developmental status on July 1, 1978; 

Whereas construction of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay 

was the largest peacetime construction program ever undertaken by the Department of the Navy; 

Whereas, in May 1979, the Department of the Navy selected 

Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay as the preferred East 

Coast site for Ohio-class submarines; 

Whereas, on October 23, 1980, the Secretary of the Navy announced Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay as the future 

home of the new Ohio-class submarine; 

Whereas, on January 15, 1989, the first Trident ballistic 

missile submarine, the USS Tennessee (SSBN 734), arrived at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay; 

Whereas the Coast Guard commissioned the successful Maritime Force Protection Unit, the first of its kind, on July 

24, 2007, at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay to provide enhanced security for the SSBN fleet of the United 

States within the homeport transit area; 

Whereas Camden County, Georgia, is home to 1 of 6 Coast 

Guard Atlantic Area Maritime Safety and Security 

Teams that conduct missions including counter-drug and 


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migrant interdiction boardings and escorts for high-capacity passenger vessels; 

Whereas Marine Corps Security Force Battalion Kings Bay 

secures strategic assets within the Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic area of responsibility in order to prevent 

unauthorized access or loss of control; 

Whereas Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay was named the 

top military installation in the Department of Defense for 

2007, receiving the Commander-in-Chief’s Installation 

Excellence Award for its ability to sustain its mission, increase productivity, and enhance quality of life; 

Whereas Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is the state-ofthe-art home to the Trident II Submarines of the Atlantic Fleet in St. Marys, Georgia; 

Whereas Submarine Group 10 exercises operational and administrative control of Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines and guided missile submarines stationed at 

Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay; 

Whereas 6 ballistic missile submarines make up Submarine 

Squadron 20 and are currently assigned to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay: USS Maryland (SSBN 738), 

USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740), USS Tennessee (SSBN 

734), USS West Virginia (SSBN 736), USS Wyoming 

(SSBN 742), and USS Alaska (SSBN 732); 

Whereas 2 guided missile submarines make up Submarine 

Squadron 16 and are currently assigned to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay: USS Florida (SSGN 728) and 

USS Georgia (SSGN 729); 

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maining naval nuclear weapon storage sites in the United 

States; 

Whereas the Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic is responsible for assembling the D–5 missile and processing missile guidance and launcher subsystem components for the 

ballistic missile submarine fleet; 

Whereas the Naval Submarine Support Center provides critical support services to the submarines and staffs of Submarine Squadron 16, Submarine Squadron 20, and all 

visiting and other assigned units, which allows the team 

at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay to work efficiently 

and effectively; 

Whereas the D–5 ballistic missile is the heart of the Trident 

weapons system of the United States; 

Whereas the D–5 Life Extension Program of the Department 

of the Navy will extend the life of the D–5 missiles until 

2040; 

Whereas the Trident Refit Facility provides timely and topquality industrial and logistics support to Trident ballistic missile submarines of the United States; 

Whereas the Trident Training Facility trains sailors in the 

skills necessary to operate and maintain Trident submarines and systems; 

Whereas one of the largest covered dry docks of the Northern 

Hemisphere is located at Naval Submarine Base Kings 

Bay; 

Whereas construction of not less than 12 Columbia-class submarines is scheduled to begin in 2021, with the first submarine slated to be fully operable by 2031; 


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Whereas Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is responsible for 

$1,142,000,000 in total economic output to the Camden 

County area; and 

Whereas The Camden Partnership has supported Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay since its inception, and continues 

to promote the ability of the base to conduct current and 

future missions, and the ability of the community to provide a highly qualified workforce: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay 

3 on its 40th anniversary; 

4 (2) commends the thousands of men and 

5 women who have worked and trained at Naval Sub6 marine Base Kings Bay; 

7 (3) honors the people of Camden County and 

8 the Georgia coastal communities for their continued 

9 support of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay; and 

10 (4) looks forward to Naval Submarine Base 

11 Kings Bay continuing its instrumental role in the 

12 strategic deterrence and national defense of the 

13 United States. 

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