gear did not go unnoticed, as they were awarded the Submarine Squadron Eight Deck Seamanship "D" Award. During 1994, Phoenix was deployed to the Northern Atlantic Ocean on two separate occasions for a total of six months. A September ORSE balanced the ship's operational and training schedules for the year. Phoenix received her third Meritorious Unit Commendation for superb performance during January 1994 through March 1995 and Submarine Squadron Eight recognized her exceptional performance by presenting her with both the Tactical "T" and Anti-submarine Warfare "A" Award for 1994. In March 1995, Phoenix returned from her Northern Atlantic Ocean deployment and conducted a SRA from July to October. From late October through mid November, Phoenix was at sea for ORSE workup and the ORSE. She received the Submarine Squadron Eight Deck Seamanship "D" for 1995. After several at sea periods through June 1996, Phoenix conducted a TRE, an ORSE, and a Logistics Readiness Examination. The next POM workup began in July when the crew's attention turned to fine tuning tactical skills in preparation for an upcoming Northern Atlantic Ocean deployment. Phoenix also received the Squadron Eight Damage Control "DC" Award for the year. Phoenix conducted her final major deployment when she sailed to the North Atlantic Ocean in January and returned in April 1997. Following stand down and upkeep, Phoenix spent the summer at sea for Midshipman training, sonar testing, various V.I.P. cruises, and an unscheduled ORSE. Phoenix was inactivated on 18 September 1997 at Norfolk Naval Base, before departing Norfolk in late September 1997 en route for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine for decommissioning. Phoenix was decommissioned on 29 July 1998 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 29 July 1998. Ex-Phoenix entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington, and was scheduled to begin disassembly on 1 March 2007. As of 2016, the sail, diving planes, and rudder of USS Phoenix arrived in Phoenix, AZ by truck transport from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington on Friday, Aug.12. The parts, weighing in at a total of 123,160 pounds, are being stored at the Papago Park Military Reservation until enough money has been raised to restore the parts, create a monument and place them at Steele Indian School Park near the Arizona State Veteran's Home in Phoenix. References Los Angeles-class submarines Cold War submarines of the United States Nuclear submarines of the United