Tuesday, January 31, 2006

My first Meme - The Fours

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I've never participated in a meme before but I thought I'd give it a try after I saw a couple of the UltraQuietNoMore crew Gus and ...
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Monday, January 30, 2006

Giant Octopus Attacks ROV

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Giant Pacific octopus weighing about 100 pounds attacks a SubOceanic Sciences Canada ROV off the west coast of Vancouver Island. Google Vid...

Taiwanese Submarine Video

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Google Video Strange what you can find on the web.
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Thursday, January 26, 2006

Enlisted Naval Aviator - Pilot Program

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The US Navy has started a test program to place applicants from the enlisted ranks into aircraft cockpits as pilots and naval flight officer...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

The QDR and China's Submarines

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The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) is due out on Feb 6 and it looks from initial press reports ( here and here ) the Pentagon has decided...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Docent Duty

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Docent A lecturer or tour guide in a museum. Back last spring I posted an entry called Volunteer for the Soviet Submarine Service!!! where ...
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Friday, January 13, 2006

What's with the Enlisted Uniforms?

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Been diving deep into the Lubber's Line archives to find this one. Pushbutton NavETs at Damn Neck, VA circa 1981 Which one of these NEC...
Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Snap Rolls Above Sea Level

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Love a good plane ride? Take a Magic Carpet ride on an Navy F-18 Courtesy Google Video
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Omer5 Human Powered Sub - Video

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Human Powered Submarines at the 8th International Submarine Races. World Record Set on July 1, 2005 at the Naval Surface Wa...
Sunday, January 08, 2006

Yardbird War

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The draw down of submarine construction and repair work and the Brac decision to keep Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) open has created an in...
Friday, January 06, 2006

Unauthorized Absence from Blogosphere

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I've turned myself in, been UA from the blog for 17 days. A Weaponette was checking up on me and I was afraid the Snipes and 'O'...
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Thursday, December 22, 2005

Navy Payments for Katrina Loss Questioned

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From the Washington Post - Navy Payments for Katrina Loss Questioned WASHINGTON -- A Navy plan to pay Gulf Coast shipbuilders about $1.7 bil...
Monday, December 19, 2005

Arctic Oil and Submarines

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From The Stamford Advocate - Conn. defense funds stalled by Senate's Arctic oil fight WASHINGTON -- Billions of dollars in federal funds...
Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Sumatra tsunami of Dec 2004 legacy

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Submersible surveys of the ocean floor where the December 2004 Sumatra tsunami originated show it is devoid of life. Sumatra Tsunami (Graphi...
Sunday, December 11, 2005

Submariner Santa (SS) - Update

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I 've received a few emails on my previous post about Santa wearing Dolphins and being Qualified in Submarines so I decided to provide a...
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Friday, December 09, 2005

Does Santa wear Dolphins?

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A recent photo I saw at TheSubReport of the USS Charlotte (SSN 766) at the North Pole combined with the approaching holidays has got me won...
Thursday, December 08, 2005

Dec 7, 1941 - A Submariner's Response

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After the Imperial Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941 the United States was at a loss on how to retaliate. For months the Ameri...
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Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Between Two Worlds – Surface/Submerged

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Because of a corporate merger, I have been away from the blog for a week on a business trip teaching my replacements at the new main office ...
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Sunday, November 27, 2005

Rigging for Quite

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I 'll be traveling on business this week so the blog will be quite with no posting for about that time. Speaking of sound and silence, i...
Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Israel's MAD Dolphins

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According to news reports the Germans are going ahead with plans to sell Israel two new AIP-equipped Dolphin class SSK submarines. Israel al...