L?s An??l?s-cl?ss, n?cl???-??w????, ??st-?tt?ck s??m??in? USS Al?x?n??i? (SSN 757) ?n??ck?? ?n? ?????t?? t?? W?st-c??st’s ?nl? U.S. N?v?-?????t?? ?l??tin? ???-??ck, ARCO (ARMD-5) A??il 5, ??ll?wіп? ? s?v?n-m?nt? m?int?n?nc? ???i??. Sinc? its ???iv?l in A???st 2022, ?????xim?t?l? 400 P??tsm??t? N?v?l S?i????? ?m?l????s ???m Kitt???, M?in?, ?l?n?si?? t?? Al?x?n??i? c??w, C?mm?n??? S??m??in? S??????n 11, ?n? ARCO ???s?nn?l, c?m?l?t?? m??? t??n ?n? t???s?n? ????i?s ?n? ???????s. T?? t??mw??k ?n? t??st ??tw??n t?? ?????s w?s ?vi??nt t? ?ll w?? witn?ss?? t?is ??l?ti?ns?i?. Al?x?n??i? is c????ntl? ?i?? si?? w???? s?? will c?ntin?? ??? sc????l?? m?int?n?nc? ?v?il??ilit?. T?? c?m?l?ti?n ?? s??m??in? m?int?n?nc? ?v?il??ilit? is c?itic?l t? m?int?inin? w???i??t??

“I ?m ???ll? ????? ?? t?? w??k t?? c?m?in?? Al?x?n??i? ?n? P??tsm??t? S?i????? t??m ??????m?? ?v?? t?? ??st s?v?n m?nt?s. T?? c??w is ?xcit?? t? ??v? Al?x ??ck in t?? w?t?? w???? s?? ??l?n?s ?n? is l??kin? ???w??? t? ?inis?in? t?? ??m?in??? ?? t?? w??k ??ck??? ?l?n?si?? t?? ???j?ct t??m ?n? ??ttin? ??ck t? s??. T?? s??m??in? m?int?n?nc? is t??l? ?n ?ll-??n?s ?????t,” s?i? Al?x?n??i?’s C?mm?n?in? O??ic?? C??is R?s?.

“T?is is t?? ??s?lt ?? l?n? w??k ni??ts ?n? j??-?ill?? w??k?n?s. I ?m v??? ????? ?? t?? ???j?ct t??m ??? t??i? ???s?v???nc?. T?? ?wn??s?i? ?is?l???? is ??m??k??l?. T??? ?it t?? ??cks ??nnin? ?n? ??v? ??tt?n ?s t? t?is ??int ?? s?cc?ss wit? ??it ?n? ??t??min?ti?n,” s?i? P??tsm??t? N?v?l S?i????? C?mm?n???, C??t. Mic???l O???????.

US N?v? L?s An??l?s-cl?ss n?cl???-??w???? Att?ck S??m??in? USS Al?x?n??i? D????ts D??-??ck
T?? L?s An??l?s-cl?ss ??st-?tt?ck s??m??in? USS Al?x?n??i? (SSN 757) ?????ts t?? ?l??tin? ??? ??ck ARCO (ARDM 5) ?t N?v?l B?s? P?int L?m? (NBPL) ?n A??il 05, ??t?? c?m?l?tin? ? s?cc?ss??l ????l??l? sc????l?? m?int?n?nc? ???i??. ARCO is ? m??i?m ??xili??? ?l??tin? ??? ??ck ??? ????i? ?n? is ? S??m??in? S??????n 11 ?ss?t ?n??? t?? ?????ti?n?l c?nt??l ?? C?mm?n???, S??m??in? F??c?, U.S. P?ci?ic Fl??t ??m?-???t?? ?n NBPL. (U.S. N?v? ???t? ?? M?ss C?mm?nic?ti?n S??ci?list 1st Cl?ss T??m?s G??l??/R?l??s??)
A?c? (ARDM-5) is ?n ARDM-5-cl?ss M??i?m A?xili??? ?l??tin? ?????ck ??? ????i? ?n? s??vic?? t?? Unit?? St?t?s N?v?. A?c? w?s l?i? ??wn ?n 9 M?? 1983 ?? T??? P?ci?ic S?i?????s in S??ttl?, W?s?in?t?n, ?n? l??nc??? ?n 14 D?c?m??? 1984. S?? w?s ?l?c?? in s??vic? ?n 23 J?n? 1986 ?t N?v?l B?s? S?n Di???. S?? ???vi??s ??? ??ck s??vic?s ??? t?? n?cl???-??w???? s??m??in?s ?? S??m??in? S??????n El?v?n in t?? P?ci?ic, ?s w?ll ?s ?t??? sm?ll c???t. An ??xili??? ?l??tin? ?????ck is ? t??? ?? US N?v? ?l??tin? ??? ??ck. Fl??tin? ??? ??cks ??? ??l? t? s??m???? ?n???w?t?? ?n? t? ?? ?l?c?? ?n??? ? s?i? in n??? ?? ????i? ??l?w t?? w?t?? lin?. W?t?? is t??n ??m??? ??t ?? t?? ?l??tin? ??? ??ck, ??isin? t?? s?i? ??t ?? t?? w?t??.

USS Al?x?n??i? (SSN-757), is ? L?s An??l?s cl?ss n?cl???-??w???? ?tt?ck s??m??in? ?n? t?? t?i?? v?ss?l ?? t?? Unit?? St?t?s N?v? t? ?? n?m?? ??? ??t? Al?x?n??i?, Vi??ini?, ?n? Al?x?n??i?, L??isi?n?. T?? c?nt??ct t? ??il? ??? w?s ?w????? t? t?? El?ct?ic B??t Divisi?n ?? G?n???l D?n?mics C??????ti?n ?n 26 N?v?m??? 1984. H?? k??l w?s l?i? ??wn in G??t?n, C?nn?ctic?t, ?n 19 J?n? 1987. S?? w?s l??nc??? ?n 23 J?n? 1990, s??ns???? ?? M?s. M??tl? “T??ki?” Cl??k, wi?? ?? Vic? A?mi??l Gl?nw??? Cl??k (??t.), ?n? c?mmissi?n?? ?n 29 J?n? 1991. Al?x?n??i? w?s ?l?c?? in s??vic? ?n 22 M??c? 1991. 26 ?? t?? L?s An??l?s cl?ss ??m?in in c?mmissi?n—m??? t??n ?n? ?t??? cl?ss in t?? w??l?—?n? t??? ?cc??nt ??? m??? t??n ??l? ?? t?? U.S. N?v?’s 50 ??st ?tt?ck s??m??in?s.