Crew members of the nuclear submarine USS Montana paid a visit to the Flathead on Tuesday, including a stop at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls.
The submariner crew from the USS Montana is on the ground in Western Montana. We caught up with the crew from the KJJR Radio studios in Kalispell Tuesday.
The Navy welcomed the 21st Virginia-class submarine into the fleet over the weekend, the service announced Monday. USS Montana (SSN-794) is the third of the Block IV Virginia-class submarines to deliver to the Navy from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding. It is the second naval war vessel to bear the name of Montana, the other […]
The $2.6 billion Virginia-class submarine will add the next generation of stealth, surveillance and special warfare capabilities to the Navy fleet, officials said.