As one of the first “direct inputs” to nuclear power training, when I reported on board Scorpion in the early Fall of 1961, the next…
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Introduction of RADM Jerry Holland Naval Submarine League Annual Symposium by ADM Kirk Donald
Before I turn the podium over, I’ve got to tell a little story. You’ve got to get into the “Way Back Machine” for this one,…
Warm Recollections: ADM Hank Chiles, USN, Ret. by CAPT Butch Meier, USN, Ret., CAPT Tim Oliver, USN, Ret., and VADM Al Konetzni, USN, Ret
Butch and Tim served with Admiral Chiles at Naval Reactors. He was a Navy Captain at the time, and he was the person who interfaced…
Sometimes It Requires a Man in the Loop by CAPT Edward S. Little, USN, Ret.
Hovering an SSBN (maintaining the ship in a neutral state of buoy- ancy at a specified depth at very low speed) is a challenge for…
US Navy Motion Picture Service by William H. Northacker Lieutenant Colonel, Special Forces US Army, Retired
During the early and mid-1950s two television shows captured my interest in the United States Navy (USN). First, the great chronicle of WW2, Victory at…
Black Cat, Halsey’s Goal Keeper in the Pacific by CAPT Allen Lawver, USN, Ret.
It was January 1984, and I had just relieved CDR Ken Lee as Com- manding Officer of USS Gato (SSN 615). Tradition held that each…
Interview with VADM John Nicholson, USN, Ret. September 11, 2015 by CAPT Bill Hughes, USN, Ret. and CAPT Jeff Fischbeck, USN, Ret.
Interviewers: Okay. We’ll start from the beginning. Where’d you grow up? VADM Nicholson (hereafter VADM): Well, I was born in Salt Lake City, but I…
Interview with RADM James Murray, USN, Ret. June 4, 2015 by Naval Submarine League Executive Director CAPT Tim Oliver, USN, Ret.
This transcript has been edited for clarity and readability. The original is available upon request. —Ed. Tim: A little bit of your thoughts as to…
Birth of Naval Submarine League by RADM Al Kelln, USN, Ret.
In the mid-197Es, I was assigned under VADM Chuck Griffiths (OP 02) as Trident Program Coordinator and Director Strategic Submarine Division (OP 21). Later, I…
Submarine Rescues Future President — A Tribute to George H. W. Bush
“I’m floating around in this raft, paddling, and then all of a sudden I saw this conning tower come up and saw this submarine surface.”…
