Born ill the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in 1984, LT Leavitt is the son and grandson of career Submarine Officers and the great grandson of a…
Born ill the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in 1984, LT Leavitt is the son and grandson of career Submarine Officers and the great grandson of a…
Dick Brown is a Cold War submarine veteran, having served aboard USS BARBERO (SSG-317) and USS LAFAYETTE (SSBN-616) in the 1960s. He is a long-time…
Dr. Lowell (CAPT (Ret.)) is a 30-year submariner with operational and acquisition assignments in five SSBNs (including command of USS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BLUE and GOLD)…
Things That Ruin a Submariner’s Day This photo shows USS SAN FRANCISCO pulling into her new home port after four years of repairs following a…
Commander Frank Thiede joined the German Navy in 1984 as a Seaman. First serving as NCO (only on submarines), he became an Officer in 1993.…
Dr. Monroe Jones is an Industrial Psychologist consulting in Organizational Development and Labor Relations. He is also the Director of the Submarine Research Center in…
Captain John Heffron was the Virginia Class Submarine Program Manager from 2001 until his retirement from the U. S. Navy in 2005. He delivered the…
Joe Buff is the son of a Seabee and the nephew of a WWII Merchant Mariner; how naval history informs modern defense has been his…
Before beginning this bizarre story, let me say a few things about my own peculiar backgrou11d. I served as a gunnery officer aboard the heavy…
LT Haney D. Hong. USN, is a Master in Public Policy candidate at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government and recently completed…
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