160304-N-TC277-041 BANGOR, Wash. (March 4, 2016) The Gold crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) arrives home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a routine strategic deterrence mission. Louisiana is one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed in the Pacific Northwest providing the survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Michael Smith/Released)