San Diego Native Keeping America’s Nuclear Adversaries at Bay

FACES OF THE DEEP - “I joined the Navy to travel the world. I was told that working on submarines would be really cool, and the mystery of submarines really intrigued me. I have so much pride in qualifying submarines, because now my brothers can sleep knowing that I have their backs if something happened. I am part of an elite force that only we know, and I am proud to be in this brotherhood. I take great pride in serving my country,” said Hou. “It is something that I can look back on and share stories about when I am older,” said Torpedoman’s Mate 2nd Class Kennedy Hou, assigned to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) (Gold), from San Diego, California.