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U.S. Navy Sailors participate in a knowledge transfer session with Defense Threat Reduction Agency Global Threat Reduction Directorate , at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif., May 18-22, 2026.

The knowledge transfer sessions were a part of Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) Reverse Strategic Weapons System (SWS) Week.

PAE SSP’s Reverse SWS Weeks are educational training opportunities modeled after the regularly occurring SWS Weeks at submarine bases on the East and West Coasts. SWS Weeks bring ballistic missile submarine and guided missile submarine crews, Navy support commands, and industry partners together to share new updates to the weapons system, troubleshoot issues, and forecast upcoming needs for the submarine fleet. Reverse SWS Weeks go a step further by bringing crew members out to PAE SSP’s Program Management Offices and detachments – dispersed throughout the nation – providing an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the weapons system they maintain and operate while on strategic patrol. (U.S. Navy Photo by MTSC Dwayne Chapman/Released)

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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - U.S. Navy Sailors participate in a knowledge transfer session with Defense Threat Reduction Agency Global Threat Reduction Directorate , at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif., May 18-22, 2026. The knowledge transfer sessions were a part of Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) Reverse Strategic Weapons System (SWS) Week. PAE SSP’s Reverse SWS Weeks are educational training opportunities modeled after the regularly occurring SWS Weeks at submarine bases on the East and West Coasts. SWS Weeks bring ballistic missile submarine and guided missile submarine crews, Navy support commands, and industry partners together to share new updates to the weapons system, troubleshoot issues, and forecast upcoming needs for the submarine fleet. Reverse SWS Weeks go a step further by bringing crew members out to PAE SSP’s Program Management Offices and detachments – dispersed throughout the nation – providing an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the weapons system they maintain and operate while on strategic patrol. (U.S. Navy Photo by MTSC Dwayne Chapman/Released)

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