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Back On Line

Sorry that it's been such a long break since my last post, but I'm pretty much worthless as long as Kansas is still alive in the tournament (which we don't have to worry about any more this year ). I think my beloved Jayhawks used up too much...

Published Fri, Mar 29 2013 7:48 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

One Guy Always Has To Go And Ruin It For Everyone Else

Not sure if this really happened or it's the Brit version of April Fool's Day, but check out this picture : Here's the story that goes along with it.

Published Sat, Mar 09 2013 11:18 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Submarine Admirals Move Around

As USS Albany (SSN 753) returned from a European deployment yesterday that featured some decent port visits, they came home to the news that there will be new Admirals in two important Submarine Force jobs. From the DoD press release : The Secretary of...

Published Sat, Mar 09 2013 8:07 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Movie Review: "Phantom"

During the first few years of this blog, one of the regular features was movie reviews . I haven't been doing as many of those lately, but I figured I owed it to my readers to take one for the team and see the new submarine movie, "Phantom"...

Published Sat, Mar 02 2013 8:44 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Good News / Bad News

In good recent submarine news, USS Florida (SSGN 728) was awarded a Navy Unit Commendation for firing 45% of the TLAMs launched during the Libya operation. And in bad but not unexpected news, we read that if the sequester takes place as currently scheduled...

Published Wed, Feb 20 2013 4:09 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Bad Cruises

I've been reading with interest the saga of the cruise ship passengers on the Carnival ship Triumph , and generally not feeling too sorry for them, figuring they were just a bunch of "First World Problem" whiners. Some other Submariners...

Published Sat, Feb 16 2013 4:25 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Diesel Submarine Debates

Here are a couple of good articles discussing the use of diesel submarines by Western Pacific nations -- an article about China's expanding diesel fleet , and a blog post discussing the effectiveness of the Australian boats . I especially liked one...

Published Sat, Feb 16 2013 4:11 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Truman Strike Group Deployment Delayed

Very interesting news on the Navy website: The Secretary of Defense delayed the deployment of USS Harry S. Truman and USS Gettysburg Feb. 6. The deployment was originally scheduled for Friday, Feb. 8. The affected ships have begun formally notifying the...

Published Wed, Feb 06 2013 4:21 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

USS Pasadena CO Fired

Looks like 2013 is off to a fast start for submarine CO firings. The CO of USS Pasadena (SSN 752), currently in Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, was fired today : Rear Adm. Rick Breckenridge, Commander, Submarine Group 2, relieved Cmdr. Luis Molina, commanding...

Published Fri, Jan 25 2013 7:24 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

What's New This Week?

In submarine news from this week: 1) Secretary Mabus announced that, as part of the review of the role of women in service, the first women who will serve on Virginia-class SSNs have been identified: I am pleased the Navy has completed an initiative I...

Published Fri, Jan 25 2013 8:11 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Minesweeper Aground

Even though it's always somewhat humorous to see a skimmer in distress, I still feel bad for the officers and crew of USS Guardian (MCM 5), aground in the Sulu Sea . The latest information is here . This picture shows how quickly the water goes from...

Published Sat, Jan 19 2013 11:43 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

USS Jacksonville Collision

From the Navy website : No one was hurt when the periscope on USS Jacksonville (SSN 699), a Los Angeles-class submarine, struck a vessel while operating in the Arabian Gulf Jan. 10 at approximately 5 a.m. local time. Jacksonville surfaced from periscope...

Published Thu, Jan 10 2013 6:59 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Submarine Force Year In Review

Here's the official COMSUBFOR video showing the highlights for the Submarine Force in 2012:

Published Tue, Jan 08 2013 4:05 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Changes In The Wind

The 'Phibster has his thoughts on the changes to the prospective CPO training philosophy just released by the new MCPON. He doesn't like the changes. Neither do I. Excerpt from the Navy article : "Effective immediately, we're respectfully...

Published Tue, Jan 08 2013 7:09 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

The Other Shoe Drops

In the least unexpected piece of news about the Submarine Force in some time: Capt. Blake Converse, Commander, Submarine Squadron 6, relieved Cmdr. Thomas Winter, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Montpelier (SSN 765), of...

Published Sun, Jan 06 2013 6:38 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

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