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2012 Battle "E" Winners

As we enter 2013, a year that will likely focus on the 50th anniversary of the tragic loss of USS Thresher (SSN 593) in the submarine community, we can look back on the best of the Submarine Force for last year. As usual, SUBPAC got their announcement...

Published Thu, Jan 03 2013 6:39 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Submariner Recommended As Next CNO

From the Navy website : Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced June 16, he has recommended Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, vice chief of naval operations, to succeed the retiring Adm. Gary Roughead as the next chief of naval operations.Gates said he made...

Published Thu, Jun 16 2011 6:32 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Hanford Submarine Reactor Compartment Boneyard

Ever wonder where the sealed-up Reactor Compartments go when a boat gets decommissioned and razor-bladed? It appears that they go to Trench 94 in Hanford, WA . Here's a picture with the several dozen RCs labeled (no idea if the labeling is accurate...

Published Thu, Jun 16 2011 12:51 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Connecticut CO Fired After NJP

The CO of my old boat USS Connecticut (SSN 22) got a "non-band" relief after being masted for problems related to control of classified material and (more seriously) apparently not being completely forthcoming about the problems when asked about...

Published Thu, Jun 09 2011 5:15 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Comings And Goings

As I'll be heading to the land of the dial-up Internet connections for the next several days (my parents' farm in Nebraska), I figured I'd leave a post for all who want to keep the conversation going. Here are a few possible topics: 1) USS...

Published Thu, Jun 02 2011 12:43 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Extending Hull Life

Here's a quick discussion over at DoD Buzz about the Pentagon finally admitting what everyone has known for years -- the size of the U.S. submarine fleet is going to drop below the minimum required to support its missions by 2030. Of most interest...

Published Wed, Jun 01 2011 4:23 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Screen(ing) Door On A Submarine, FY12 Style

It's that time of year again for Submarine officers -- time to check out the list of who screened for CO/XO/DH for FY12 and wonder how the puppy molester/dirtbag/jerk you don't like screened and who he sucked up to in order to do so. Back in my...

Published Sat, May 28 2011 10:41 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

You Can't Spell "Submariner" Without "Mariner"

"When you see the Southern Cross for the first time,You understand now why you came this way..." - "Southern Cross" by Crosby, Stills, and Nash Many of my fondest memories of submarining involve the most basic aspect of operating a...

Published Fri, May 27 2011 3:53 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Submarine IDC Videos

A Submariner posted a video he'd come across on the Facebook page for TSSBP ; it appears to be the official video they show to HM students introducing them to the Submarine Independent Duty Corpsman job. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be on...

Published Wed, May 25 2011 10:34 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

USS Boise Wins Battenberg Cup

LANTFLT announced today that USS Boise (SSN 764), named for one of the world's great cities, is the winner of the 2010 Battenberg Cup was the best warship in the Atlantic Fleet. Boise is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., and is...

Published Fri, May 20 2011 2:40 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

USS Hampton In Hong Kong

USS Hampton (SSN 767) made the first port visit of a U.S. submarine to Hong Kong in three years this week. Here's a photo : Unfortunately, one of the boat's Sailors got some unwanted press attention after having a little too much "fun"...

Published Thu, May 19 2011 11:58 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

An Age Old Question

[Reposting due to the Blogger maintenance fiasco that caused one dropped post and several dropped comments here] As a result of a combination of me being out at sea a lot during our early years as a family and the fact that I have absolutely no sense...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 5:26 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

"What We Really Need Around Here Are More One- And Two-Star Admirals"

The O-7 board results have been announced . The only names I picked up on right away as being Submariners are CAPT Michael Jabaley, CAPT Stuart Munsch, and CAPT Kenneth Perry; there should be one or two others. [ Bell-ringer 1616: A commenter says the...

Published Wed, May 11 2011 2:36 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

Female Officers Report To SOBC

Hoping against hope that this can generate a useful discussion, here's a Navy announcement that eight female officers reported to Groton for the Submarine Officer Basic Course earlier this week, and here's a DoD video announcing same:According...

Published Wed, May 11 2011 7:42 AM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

SpudMarine!

[Intel Source: Midwatch Cowboy ] As Idaho's first and foremost submarine blogger, I would be extremely remiss in not posting this :Have you ever done a science experiment on the boat? I'm not talking about the standard "let's see what...

Published Fri, May 06 2011 3:46 PM by The Stupid Shall Be Punished

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