refit barge, under conditions of round-the-clock special forces simulated attacks. After LANTCOOPEX 1-89, both crews received a Letter of Commendation from Secretary of the Navy Henry L. Garrett III. In the fall of 1989, SubRon 16 awarded Pulaski with the Battle Efficiency (Battle "E") Award. In November, the Blue Crew sailors were awarded the Humanitarian Service Medal for their actions in response to Hurricane Hugo which caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and the southeast United States. In May 1993, Pulaski completed her 88th and final deterrent patrol. The two crews were combined and SSBN-633 was transferred to the Pacific Fleet for inactivation and decommissioning. USS Casimir Pulaski's 88 Strategic Deterrent Patrols were the most of any of the original "41 For Freedom" missile submarine fleet. Decommissioning and disposal After her final cruise under Commander Kenneth W. Wrona, Casimir Pulaski was decommissioned on 7 March 1994 and simultaneously stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Her scrapping via the Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at Bremerton, Washington was completed on 21 October 1994. References External links Ships built in Groton, Connecticut James Madison-class submarines Cold War submarines of the United States Nuclear submarines of the United States Navy 1964 ships Monuments and memorials to Casimir Pulaski