Publicly, just about the only detail the Navy or Kelso will acknowledge is that the USS Jimmy Carter is an advanced Seawolf-class submarine — an undersea hunter-killer designed for special missions.

Brian Elkowitz as commanding officer of the Seawolf-class attack submarine. The one-of-a-kind ... which began in March 2012, USS Jimmy Carter completed five missions vital to national security ...

The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

USS Jimmy Carter Executive Officer Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Cates said “This crew and all former crews of the submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) have maintained a special relationship with President ...

Carter attended submarine school in New London and served at the submarine base for 4 years. In 2004, the former president returned to New London with his wife to christen the USS Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter, an advocate of human rights and democracy, also served for years in the Navy, including helping prevent a ...

Jimmy Carter observes submariners in the main control room of submarine USS K-1 sometime between June and October 1952. (Navy photo) Carter's military career was not without its challenges.

He was soon sent to Hawaii to join the crew of the USS Pomfret ... Read: How Jimmy Carter Saved a Canadian Nuclear Reactor After a Meltdown The nuclear submarine program was overseen by the ...

“She is the woman I love who has been my wife for 58 years,” Carter said to the audience. The president first arrived at the Submarine Base in Groton in June 1948. He served aboard the USS ...

Rosalynn Carter was also active as a Den Mother and Cubmaster. In 1998, the Navy named the final submarine of the Seawolf class the "USS Jimmy Carter." Carter, a 1946 graduate of the U.S. Naval ...