Saturday, August 27, 2005

Repel Boarders "The Video Game"

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The old adage “practice makes perfect” takes many forms. Athletes call it muscle memory where you do same physical moves over and over until...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Brac - Clean Sweep!!!

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That is a clean sweep for the Submarine community in New England. The Brac Commission has voted to take the Submarine Base in New London and...
Sunday, August 21, 2005

We Build the Best -Submarines

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“W E B uild th E B est” written in a silhouette of a Submarine, that was the bumper sticker I had on my car in 1978 when I worked for Electr...
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Sunday, August 14, 2005

Submarines True Systems of “Transformation”

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Consider the following questions: Do submarines provide a valuable asset to the “Transformation” of the American military into a network-cen...
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Thursday, August 11, 2005

Film of the Shot of the Day

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Back a little over a week ago I had a " Shot of the Day " featuring the USS Pilotfish (SS-386) resting in 175 feet of water at the...
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Monday, August 08, 2005

My Russian Watch is Broken

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About a year and a half ago, I purchased a Russian Submariner's watch over the internet. Sometime after I started wearing it I showed it...
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Sunday, August 07, 2005

I was Four Striper for Four Minutes Today

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Actually two four stripers (CAPTs), so here is how it happened. I went to the Russian Juliett 484 in Providence today as I do every weekend....

Bad Air and AS-28 Submersible Rescue

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During this crisis, there had been ongoing conflicting reports on how much air the trapped crew of AS28 had to survive on. Bubblehead noted ...
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Friday, August 05, 2005

Been on watch - since Wed.

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I have been the single parent since the middle of the week with the significant other in DC at a conference, that means kid duty. So, I have...
Monday, August 01, 2005

Microsoft has a Navy now??

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No, But Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has $200 million private yacht in construction that sounds like a Navy ship. In a CNN/Money piece ...
Sunday, July 31, 2005

Shot of the Day

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The USS Pilotfish (SS-386) was used as a target for the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll in July 1946 and lies in 175...
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Friday, July 29, 2005

Russian Nuclear Barges???

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The TimesOnline in the UK is reporting in this piece “ Safety fear overruled for Putin's floating reactors ” that the Russians are plann...
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Highway Bill to Detour previous Brac closing

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The Washington Post has an AP report that congress is on the verge of approving $286.4 billion in highway bill and as always highway appropr...
Wednesday, July 27, 2005

It wasn’t me Copper! I’m a Navy Veteran

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Ever dig up odd facts on the internet, here is a little bit of Navy trivia for you. Today is the anniversary of John Herbert Dillinger “Publ...
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Saturday, July 23, 2005

Coryphaenidae Qualified Kleptomania

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Coryphaenidae qualified kleptomania or dolphin fish qualified thievery. Submarine enlisted crewmembers have been known to from time to time...
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Friday, July 22, 2005

BBC writes about blogging - I SPY a Submarine

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The BBC has an article today titled " Digital Citizens: Your creativity " with a short run of examples of blogs by English citizen...
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Monday, July 18, 2005

Class Struggle

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When it comes to funding new classes of ships the US Navy is in a difficult position these days. Greater per unit procurement costs, budget ...
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Saturday, July 16, 2005

"I am become death the destroyer of worlds."

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60 years ago today J. Robert Oppenheimer recalled a passage from the Bhagavad-Gita: "I am become death the destroyer of worlds". J...
Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Previous Shuttle Launches – A Submariner’s Perspective

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One of the rare treats this former SSBN boomer sailor experienced was to watch a Space Shuttle launch from the pier at PCAN ( Port Canaveral...
Saturday, July 09, 2005

SOSUS vigilance from the Cold War to Terrorism

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The Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) was a critical component of the US Navy’s intelligence capabilities during the Cold War. The function...
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