USS Georgia – Return to Service

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blup1oc9J0c] 080328-N-3285B-068 KINGS BAY, Ga. (March 28, 2008) Crew members of the guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) stand at the ready after “bringing the ship to life” during a return to service ceremony, after the boat’s conversion from a ballistic-missile submarine to a guided-missile submarine. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class [...]

Just Another Navy Day

Navy.mil just posted some very cool (but dangerous) photos of the USS Ohio hoisting an Army BG off the deck. I’ve heard of people getting medivac’d off the sub before and could never quite “picture” just how they do it…….well, now I know….. 080307-N-8534H-002 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 7, 2008) An SH-60H assigned to the “Indians” [...]

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Sonar Technician (Submarine) 3rd Class James Bell hugs his 3-year-old son after returning to Submarine Base New London from a six-month deployment aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755). Send article as PDF to

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080124-N-8467N-002 NEW LONDON, Conn. (Jan. 24, 200) The fast-attack submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN 690) Chief of the Boat Senior Chief Machinist Mate Manny Meneses checks the aft end of the ship as Philadelphia pulls into Submarine Base New London. Philadelphia returned from a scheduled six-month deployment during which they were attached to the Enterprise Carrier [...]

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Dad of Navy crewman rides nuclear submarine in rare trip by Cerena Johnson, 12/22/2007 From the Eureka Reporter Eureka resident Roland Pearce took advantage of an opportunity few civilians are offered — and was submerged more than 200 feet in the Atlantic Ocean. Pearce was chosen to join approximately 20 other participants in a “tiger [...]

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071215-N-1841C-014 KINGS BAY, Ga. (Dec. 15, 2007) Sailors aboard the nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) get their first look at their new home as the submarine makes her final approach through the South Georgia inland passage of the Atlantic Intracostal Waterway before mooring at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Kings Bay. The [...]

Royal Navy Recruiting Video

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDHPCr5m4ko] Not something you see everyday…in fact Ive never seen the inside of a British sub. This guy looks and sounds so “civilized”, the stories I’ve heard from the hubby about the “British Sailors” are wild and make you just shake your head. They definitely know how to have fun in port, including crashing the [...]

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Photo Credit: Andrew Scutro / Navy Times Staff The Harry S. Truman Carrier strike group deploys for 7 months. It will be the first deployment for 70% of the 7,500 Sailors. Wow, do you remember your first deployment?? I hope some of those spouses and girlfriends find their way to this blog. From the Navy [...]

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071007-N-0916O-223 MANAMA, Bahrain (Oct. 7, 2007) – Sailors assigned to Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN 690) cast off their lines as the submarine gets underway. Philadelphia is underway on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Octavio N. Ortiz (RELEASED) Send article as PDF to

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070926-N-2638R-005 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 26, 2007) – Line handlers take in mooring lines as Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) moors at Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Bryan Reckard (RELEASED)  One more photo here Send article as PDF to

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