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Merry Christmas!

Published Wed, Dec 25 2013 10:59 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished
Home For Christmas

While USS North Carolina (SSN 777) got their turn in the barrel and drew the ever popular " leave on deployment during the week before Christmas" straw, two other boats arrived home in time for the holidays. USS Missouri (SSN 780) returned to...

Published Sat, Dec 21 2013 9:52 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished
"What Kind Of (Submarine Officer) Is Best?"

Lots of links to share since I last posted: 1) USS Providence (SSN 719) launched a UAV ! The media made sure to call it a "drone" to scare people. 2) In skimmer news, a Chinese LST violated the Rules of the Road in trying to ward off USS Cowpens...

Published Sat, Dec 14 2013 10:00 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished
The Day That Transformed The Submarine Force

The attack on Pearl Harbor 72 years ago today forced the U.S. Navy to change its perception of how submarines would be used in war, from fleet auxiliary to independent operations. Among the first orders given after the attack was to "execute unrestricted...

Published Sat, Dec 07 2013 6:19 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished
Boondoggle

Here's a story of a Brit Submariner who got caught doing a boondoggle -- a luxury Med cruise with his wife under the guise of "Surface Ship Familiarisation (sic)". Excerpt: Details of Commander Dunn’s cruise, from October 24 to November...

Published Sun, Dec 01 2013 2:52 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished