Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Unarmed Trident missile launches from submarine..jpg PACIFIC OCEAN March 1 2011 An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class fleet ballistic-missile submarine USS Nevada SSBN 733 off the coast of Southern California The test launch was part of the U S Navy Strategic Systems Programs demonstration and shakedown operation certification process The successful launch certified the readiness of an SSBN crew and the operational performance of the submarine ™s strategic weapons system before returning to operational availability The launch was the 135th consecutive successful test flight U S Navy photo by Seaman Benjamin Crossley/Released http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/5508886173/ Unarmed Trident missile launches from submarine 2011-03-08 09 55 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America Mass Communication Specialist Se/U S Navy Attribution License XMP-photoshop Source Navy Visual News Service PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/5508886173 2012-11-15 21 00 48 cc-by-2 0 Surface-to-surface missile launches sea UGM-133A Trident II D-5 USS Nevada SSBN-733 |