160503-N-UD469-171 BANGOR, Wash. (May 14, 2016) Cmdr. Paul Reinhardt, commanding officer of the Blue crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alabama (SSBN 731), from Middletown, Virginia, is welcomed home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor by his family following a routine strategic deterrent patrol. Alabama 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 2nd Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)