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USS Greeneville Departs for the Western Pacific

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Story Number: NNS061120-17
Release Date: 11/20/2006 5:20:00 PM

By Lori Cravalho, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) departed its homeport of Pearl Harbor Nov. 17 for a Western Pacific deployment.

Cmdr. Lorin Selby, the submarine’s commanding officer, said the morale of his 130 crew members is high and his submarine is well prepared.

“We’ve been working really hard to get ourselves ready,” Selby said. “The crew has done a phenomenal job, so they are really excited to get out there and I think we’re going to do a great job.”

Greeneville is one of only two Los Angeles-class attack submarines capable of carrying the Advanced Seal Delivery system (ASDS). ASDS is a manned combatant submersible that can carry special operations personnel in a dry environment, without them having to breathe through scuba gear. Like other attack submarines, Greeneville can also carry out a multitude of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence gathering, and precision strike.