On April 18 and 19, representatives from 52 of our 76 corporate members attended this year’s exclusive event for Corporate Members in Falls Church, VA.…
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THE FLEET AT FLOOD TIDE
Bantam, New York, 2016 Reviewed by RADM W.J. Holland, Jr. USN, Ret. This is Hornfischer’s fourth book devoted to parts of World War II in…
A TALE OF TWO NAVIES – GEOPOLITICS, TECHNOLOGY, AND STRATEGY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND ROYAL NAVY 1960-2015
Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2017. Reviewed by Rear Admiral John D. Butler, United States Navy (Retired), Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the…
READING SUBMARINE HISTORY
Dr. Wolters is an associate professor of history at Io- wa State University, where he teaches the history of technology and military history, and as…
BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT, IN MY WHOLE CAREER
Admiral Kinnaird R. McKee graduated from the Na- val Academy in 1951, served on eight submarines, com- manding USS X-1 and USS DACE (SSN 607).…
MEETING ADMIRAL RICKOVER
A little background. After some high school and college, I joined the Navy to become a Photographers Mate. My recruiter explained to me that the…
THE USS TORO VS USS PIPER GUANTANAMO TO NEW LONDON RACE
VADM Duke Bayne received his commission in 1942 and made three war patrols in the Pacific on USS BECUNA (SS 319). He served on six…
YOU FAILED!
So, you got out of bed this morning without falling and breaking your neck. Congratulations. You drove to work without crashing your car, and you…
IN THE SUBMARINE FORCE, UNCONVENTIONAL CAREER PATHS ARE MORE NORMAL
The following article first appeared in Tom Rick’s Foreign Policy Best Defense column, and is reprinted here with permission. The post was in response to…
UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS, INC.
“There is but one requirement for membership, Have you ever worn dolphins?”(and if you have to ask, you haven’t) After World War II, veterans of…
