USS IDAHO SSN 799 News
Future USS Idaho Crewmembers Visit Namesake State
Six sailors from future Virginia-class submarine - Executive Officer Lt. Cmdr. Darrell Smith, Chief of the Boat Master Chief Petty Officer Travis Skipper, Lt. Beckett Lemley, Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Teal, Petty Officer 2nd Class Peyton Freck, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Gianni Luzzetti - toured the state to learn more of Idaho’s rich history and military traditions, as well as share their Navy stories and build relationships in the community.
USS Idaho Crew Visits Weiser High School
USS Idaho crew visited Weiser High School to posthumously honor Clarke Syme, USS Idaho crew visited Weiser High School to posthumously honor Clarke Syme, a long-time businessman and community leader who served aboard the USS Dace, a Gato-class submarine commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1943.
The visiting crew of the USS IDAHO and veterans from the Boise Base of the U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc paid tribune to the late Clark Syme, a World War II submariner at a Weiser High School assembly yesterday.
Meet the USS IDAHO Crew this weekend in Cascade and McCall - Fri., Jan 27-Sun, Jan. 28, 2023
FRI 27 JAN @ 6pm – Reception at the American Legion in Cascade, Idaho Come and meet the crew at the Cascade American Legion Post 60 in conjunction with the post Annual Chili Cook Off! The cook-off starts at 5pm if you’d like to arrive early. American Legion Post 60 105 E. Mill St. Cascade, ID 83611 SAT 28 JAN @ 12 Noon – 2PM McCall Winter Carnival Parade Come and see the crew participate in the parade and the display afterward. Downtown McCall SUN 29 JAN @ 10:00 – Idaho Sled Dog Challenge at the McCall Activity Barn Come and see the crew participate in the ceremonial start of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge The McCall Activity Barn 141 Moonridge Dr. McCall Idaho 83638
The crew of the USS Idaho spent Wednesday morning at Idaho's capitol building meeting with Gov. Brad Little, Lt. Gov Scott Bedke, House Speaker Mike Moyle, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Winder. The crew was welcomed by members of the Idaho Legislature.
"Let it be... forever!" Lt. Cmdr. Darrell Smith, executive officer of the future USS Idaho (SSN 799), gave Gem State hockey fans a taste of submarine life by leading them in his crew's call-and-response battle cry. "Let it be - forever" is the English translation of Idaho's Latin state motto, Esto Perpetua.
Caldwell High School alumna who died in Iraq honored at assembly with USS Idaho sailors
Carrie French — who walked the halls of Caldwell High School as a student and cheerleader — joined the National Guard in 2003 and graduated in 2004. French was killed in 2005 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an explosive hit a vehicle she was in. She was 19. On Tuesday, French was honored at an assembly with USS Idaho sailors at Caldwell High School. The USS Idaho is under construction in Groton, Connecticut, and is scheduled to be commissioned into the U.S. Navy active duty in 2025.
U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to USS IDAHO tour Veterans Cemetery (KTVB News)
KTVB Channel 7 News highlights the USS IDAHO crew's visit to the Veterans Cemetery, the Carrie French Memorial Assembly at Caldwell High School, and the Idaho Veterans Garden.
For the sixth time over the past two years, the USS IDAHO Commissioning Committee will welcome a contingent of the first U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the under-construction USS IDAHO to the Gem State.