Posts filed under “Navy”
Ahh, the good ol’ days
It turns out the Navy’s newest operational submarine (USS Virginia) is going up against my old boat in some war-gaming as they prepare for their first overseas deployment. From The Day: Last week they were preparing for a war-gaming exercise with the USS Hartford (SSN 768), another Groton-based submarine, in which they planned to fire [...]
A reminder of (submarine) times past…
I spent three years on the USS Hartford (SSN-768). It was a fantastic experience, though I always talk about it in Dickensian terms… It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… – A Tale of Two Cities I recently saw a video that reminded me of some of my more fond [...]