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Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
The old Submariner The old Submariner knows a thing or two about what Submariners are all about. But the definition is generational and the definition has changed a time or two. The original old Submariner remembers clothes smelling of sweat and gasoline. The air was putrid and the battery acid ate…
Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
A salute to one of the many unsung heroes of the Cold War: The USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633) USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633), a James Madison-class ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Casimir Pulaski (1745–1779), a Polish general who served in the…
Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
Warning: Some salty language may have snuck past the censors There was a Navy training film many years ago called “The Lost Sailor”. The idea behind the film was for Navy leaders to recognize all the things that could go wrong with a young sailor when they first report on board a…
Originally posted on Tales of an Asia Sailor:
Reunion By: Garland Davis They say the best ships a sailor serves in are his last one and his next one. How many times have you departed a ship feeling the anticipation of something new? A new challenge awaits. Your old ship has become monotonous and a…
Originally posted on milsurpwriter:
On one of the pages I follow, a question about the USS Ling caught my attention: “I’m curious What is so rare about this submarine? What is unique about her that justifies saving her over another similar sub?” My response proved that the spark is still there: Your question referred to “another…
Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
Recently I was following a post on one of my submarine Facebook pages. The original guy had posted about a lack of recognition. To be fair, he had a lot of supporters and frankly I can’t give him a hard time since I have seen some of this through the years…
Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
When you get to a certain point in your life you start taking stock of what mattered. The first seventeen or eighteen years of most people’s lives are the foundations for much of who they become. If you grew up in Middle America, your understanding of relationships, education, and spirituality are…
The rest of patrol 13 was a pretty quiet affair that ended with Dave cleaning the engine room and hanging out in Control. When the Patrol is over and the ship heads out to sea with the Blue Crew, Dave loses contact with the crew for many, many years. After leaving Michigan, Dave heads to … Continue reading →
And so we turn to Patrol 13 of USS Michigan. Before we left, I knew it would be my last run on her. I was headed back to Virginia Beach and POSEIDON Fire Control School in the spring. On the 4th of October, I was in Port Townsend with a couple of friends, spending my … Continue reading →