April 2013 - The Stupid Shall be Punished

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"Submarine Training, Sir!"

So I was giving training at work today, and when I finished, I felt like something was missing. Then I realized what it was... no one had given me a Training Critique sheet to sign. Submarine training is one of the most important things Submariners do...

Published Mon, Apr 29 2013 5:46 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished
National Geographic Video On Submarines

Here's a long (50 minute) video from National Geographic on technological advances that have made submarines what they are today. Looks pretty good: You'll have to put up with the Brit-sounding narrator calling us "sub-MARE-in-ers" rather...

Published Sun, Apr 21 2013 8:20 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished
Happy 113th Birthday, Submariners!

In honor of the 113th anniversary of the commissioning of USS Holland (SS-1), the COMSUBPAC PAO put together a video :

Published Thu, Apr 11 2013 7:31 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished
50 Years Ago

Fifty years ago this morning, USS Thresher (SSN 593) got underway for sea trials following a 9 month overhaul. At 0918 the next morning, April 10th, during the deep dive, the accompanying ASR heard garbled communications over the underwater comms channel...

Published Tue, Apr 09 2013 6:06 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished