180321-N-AI605-054 PEARL HARBOR (January 9, 2019) U.S.

180321-N-AI605-054 PEARL HARBOR (January 9, 2019) U.S. Navy Petty Officer Nikkita Wise, a Yeoman, is serving aboard the USS Charlotte (SSN 766), a Los Angeles class submarine based out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii protecting and defending America on the world's oceans. Submariners are some of the most highly trained and skilled people in the Navy. The highly technical training ensures each crew operates, maintains, and repairs every system or piece of equipment on board. Regardless of their specialty, every submariner must learn how every system on the submarine works and how to respond in emergencies. “It's rewarding to be in a small community like the submarine community," said Wise. "We are all pretty close and have fun together. The camaraderie makes for smooth sailing.” Relying on its technological superiority, speed, endurance, mobility, stealth, and payload afforded by nuclear power, the Charlotte retains its preeminence and lethality in the undersea battlespace. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rebecca Ives/Released.)