The Trident ballistic missile submarine USS Ohio (SSBN 726) completes its 50th strategic patrol.
Members of the Trident ballistic missile submarine USS Ohio (SSBN 726) Blue crew commemorate the completion of an historic 50th strategic patrol by spelling out fifty on deck as the submarine returns to Bangor, Wash., on March 12, 1998. The Ohio, which the lead boat of its class, is the first Trident submarine to tally 50 patrols.