{"id":1344,"date":"2017-09-14T21:40:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T18:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=1344"},"modified":"2018-01-15T13:27:48","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T11:27:48","slug":"why-a-u-s-navy-spy-submarine-is-flying-the-jolly-roger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=1344","title":{"rendered":"Why a U.S. Navy Spy Submarine Is Flying the Jolly Roger"},"content":{"rendered":"

The skull and crossbones flag is traditionally flown to celebrate successful missions – but just what has the USS Jimmy Carter been up to?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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U.S. Navy USS Jimmy Carter Spy Submarine (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Michael Smith)<\/p><\/div>\n

A U.S. Navy attack submarine capable of carrying out top-secret undersea missions recently returned home flying the Jolly Roger\u2014that skull and crossbones pirate flag. But why?<\/p>\n

The question was on the minds of many this week after Canada-based defense journalist Ian Keddie posted on Twitter the photo of the nuclear attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter. The photo, uploaded to the Defense Video Imagery Distribution System, or DVIDS for short, shows the commanding officer of the Jimmy Carter, Commander Melvin Smith, looking on as the submarine returns to its home at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/span>Ian Keddie<\/span> @IanJKeddie<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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