170321-N-UD469-117 BANGOR, Wash. (March 21, 2017) Master Chief Missile Technician Adrian Watkins, assigned to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Nevada (SSBN 733), embraces his wife after the boat returned to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a routine strategic deterrent patrol. Nevada is one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base providing the most survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)