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Official Names Workforce As Biggest Challenge To Columbia-Class SSBN Program

Thursday, August 25th, 2022

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Official Names Workforce As Biggest Challenge To Columbia-Class SSBN Program

Artist rendering of the future Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), which will replace the Ohio-class submarines. (Illustration: U.S. Navy)

The Navy officer in charge of strategic submarines this week said having the right workforce is the biggest challenge to keeping the new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) on schedule. “Principally I’d say my biggest concern is about workforce, and getting the right workforce to go do that, in the skilled trades, both at our nuclear shipyards and throughout the vendor base that provides material that feeds those shipyards,” Rear Adm. Scott Pappano, Program Executive Officer for Strategic Submarines, said…

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