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USS Idaho crew members celebrate new license plate, Idaho cuisine before starting mission
5b Gazette - Apr. 30, 2025 Being able to take the new USS Idaho nuclear submarine to sea for the first time as the commissioning officer will be a career highlight for Cmdr. Chad Guillerault. "This commission will be a culmination of my career, and a very special event," Guillerault said. Guillerault joined the U.S. Navy in 2002, and his service on the USS Idaho will be the fourth submarine he will have served.
USS Idaho Championed by Appearance of Dryland Submarine
Eye on Sun Valley - April 30, 2025 As day dawned over the mountains surrounding Sun Valley, a 35-foot flatbed trailer carrying a 28-foot-long cylindrical hulk pulled out of a garage labeled “Area 52 Restricted Area” at Tom and Elizabeth Tierney’s River Grove Farm. The pickup truck hauling the 6,000-pound trailer and its mysterious looking cargo headed north from the hanger with its “UFO Parking” sign to Ketchum where it parked across the street from the Sun Valley Culinary Institute.
USS Idaho Crew Members Visit Idaho Capital, Governor Launches Commemorative Plate
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Governor Little welcomed the crew of the newly constructed USS Idaho to the Capital this week. The Governor launched a new Idaho license plate design that supports the new USS Idaho nuclear submarine, the Navy's newest in a series of cutting-edge submarines.
Navy Crew Members of Future USS Idaho Visit Treasure Valley
KTVB - Three crew members from the future USS Idaho are visiting the Treasure Valley this week. They're connecting with Idahoans as representatives of the first Navy vessel named after the state in over a century.
USS IOWA SSN 797 Will Be Commissioned Saturday, April 5 at 10:00 am Eastern Daylight Time
The USS IOWA will be commissioned on Saturday, April 5 at 10:00 am Eastern Daylight Time. You can watch it here.
How Navy Cooks Feed 150 Sailors at Sea
Aboard the Virginia-class submarine USS South Dakota, culinary specialists work in tight quarters to prepare meals for up to 150 crew members.
During World War II, an Idaho town was home to the second-largest Naval Training Station in the world. The Farragut Naval Training Station, which was named after David Farragut – the first admiral in the U.S. Navy, opened in March 1942.
USS IDAHO Now Has a New Leader
Commander Chad Guillerault will be taking command of the USS Idaho. The Virginia-class fast attack submarine is still under construction.
Governor Dirk Kempthorne and CAPT Dave Mericle reminisce about the christening of the USS BOISE
Former Idaho Governor and USS IDAHO Commissioning Committee Advisory Board Chair Dirk Kempthorne and CAPT Dave Mericle, US NAVY Retired, the First Commanding Officer of USS BOISE, share their memories of the Christening of USS BOISE in OCT 1990 when Governor Kempthorne was Mayor of Boise.