Blaine County

Blaine County

Did you
know...

The U.S. Navy will commission in 2026 the USS IDAHO SSN 799, a Virginia-class, fast-attack, nuclear-powered submarine. In doing so, it will continue to honor Idaho’s extensive naval contribution that includes:

• Sun Valley was a Navy town from 1943 to 1946 when the Challenger Inn (known now as the Sun Valley Lodge) housed 1,500 Navy personnel who treated more than 6,500 war-injured Sailors and Marines. U.S. Navy Convalescent Hospital (1943-1946) Sun Valley, Ketchum, Idaho
• Idaho is the birthplace of Naval Nuclear Propulsion with the development and construction of the first submarine and first aircraft carrier nuclear propulsion plants.
• Idaho’s Lake Pend Oreille is home to the Navy’s premier underwater acoustic research and development, making our submarine fleet the quietest in the world. U.S. Navy Acoustic Research Detachment (1949-current) Bayview, Idaho

Governor Little recently approved the new USS IDAHO commemorative license plate,
Get yours at a DMV office near you!

BLAINE COUNTY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS: LET’S SUPPORT THIS NEW SHIP AND HER CREW!