USS Alaska is the seventh Trident Class Nuclear Powered Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine and the fourth United States Navy ship to bear the name.

The keel for SSBN 732 was laid on March 9, 1983. On January 12, 1985, Mrs. Catherine Ann Stevens the wife of Senator Ted Stevens from Alaska, christened the ship during ceremonies held in Groton, Connecticut. The ship was commissioned at the Naval Underwater Systems Center, New London, Connecticut, January 25, 1986.

March 9, 2002 A team from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard recently returned USS Alaska to the fleet ahead of schedule, after completing a 19-month overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, for Trident II D5 backfit; an upgrade to the sub's missile system. This overhaul also included the installation of the most technically advanced navigation and fire control systems available. Once the overhaul was complete, SSBN 732 will made the journey to Port Canaveral for the test firing of the new missile.

June 4, 2004 Cmdr. Robert James III relieved Cmdr. Warren Belt as CO of USS Alaska (Blue).

July 8, 2006 USS Alaska, commanded by Cmdr. Jon Fahs, will change her homeport to Kings Bay, Georgia, to undergo an engineering refueling overhaul in Norfolk, Virginia. During its time at Naval Base Kitsap, the nuclear powered fleet ballistic-missile submarine completed 47 C4 and 12 D5 missile patrols.

March 8, 2009 SSBN 732 finished its 27.5 month availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), successfully marking the first East Coast overhaul of a SSBN.

April 1, USS Alaska, commanded by Cmdr. Paul Haebler, arrived for the first time at its new homeport in Kings Bay.

May 29, The two crews of USS Alaska officially split during an assumption of command ceremony held at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, putting the ballistic-missile submarine one step closer to becoming a deployable asset. Cmdr. Cory Jackson took command of the Gold crew and Cmdr. Paul Haebler is now the Blue crew CO.