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Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
Sonar Technician explains why when US Navy Submarines go to “Ultra-quiet” they suddenly seem to disappear from other boats’ sonar
Aircraft Carriers / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
USS Ronald Reagan Yellow Shirt recalls when he was nearly killed by an F/A-18 that smashed on the flight deck after having inadvertently caught a wire during a wave-off
F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
US Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot who fired a Phoenix missile against an Iraqi MiG-23 explains why the AIM-54 missed its target
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Aircraft Carriers / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
Visit Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78): all you need to know about US Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier
Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
US Navy Submarine Chief Petty Officer explains why it’s not true that Ohio-class submarines lack enough ballast to remain submerged after they fire all of their SLBMs
Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
US Navy submariner recalls that time a sailor had a mental break aboard his boat during covert ops and ripped off parts of one of the cabinets that provided backup control of the nuclear reactor
Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
Sonar Technician explains why talking normally while aboard a US Navy Submarine on silent running can compromise the boat’s stealthiness
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
KA-6D B/N tells the story of when he survived Partial Ejection from his “Texaco” Intruder Tanker Aircraft
Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
US Navy Submarine Chief Petty Officer recalls when his boat was pinged by the sonar of a Spruance-class destroyer (the sonar ping sound could be heard through the hull of his submarine)
Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
USS Boston submarine weapons officer recalls when he remained locked in his stateroom for two hours during test depth testing (the door wedged shut because during the dive the hull compressed the deck above the stateroom)
Aircraft Carriers / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
Aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln suffers electrical fire in port at NAS North Island. No injuries reported.
Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
US Navy Submariner tells the story of when on his boat Sonar notified the Head Cook when the submarine passed through shrimps and tunas to fish and cook them (with CO’s approval)
Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
Former US Navy XO involved in the making of the movie “Crimson Tide” explains why given the many roles the Executive Officer of a Submarine fills he is in control of everything in the sub’s operations
Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
Sturgeon class submarine Sonar Technician explains how a sub can surface through the ice cap at the North Pole and recalls the first 3-Submarine rendezvous at the Geographic North Pole in history
Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
Nuclear Submarine Officer recalls when his submarine’s periscope hit a small one-man fishing boat knocking the fisherman overboard
Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
Former XO of USS Florida explains why using an Ohio-class SSBN as Hunter Killer is like using a B-2 Stealth Bomber to dogfight against an F/A-18 Strike Fighter
Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
Nuclear Submarine Officer recalls when his submarine had to do an emergency deep dive after the periscope came up inside a cardboard box while the boat was coming to periscope depth
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