Lunch with the Captain part 1

Lunch with the Captain part 1

Lunch with the Captain part 1 Members of the USS Idaho Commissioning Committee look on as Commander Leslie conducts a Q & A with Hawkbill members. They are Left to Right Russel Johnson, Richard Colburn, and former Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne

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Lunch with the Captain

Lunch with the Captain

On 30 November members of the Hawkbill Base (sub vets of eastern Idaho) met with the Commanding Officer of the USS Idaho SSN 799. Commander Randall Leslie (right) provided a summary of the construction up to this point, an estimated time frame of next milestones and then

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PBS Show Navy in Idaho

PBS Show Navy in Idaho

Idaho Public Television (IPTV), in conjunction with the Idaho State Historical preservation Office (SHPO)  has produced a documentary entitled “Idaho’s Nuclear Navy” to tell the story of Idaho’s Naval Reactors Facility. Idaho Falls is proud to host the premier showing of this short 37-minute documentary at the

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Submarine News

Submarine News

The U.S. Navy commissioned the 22nd Virginia Class Boat the USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) on October 16th. The goal is to have an attack boat force of 66 total SSNs, however the number will most likely reach only 46 by 2030. The current force totals

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Backlog of idle SSNs Reaches Crisis Level

Backlog of idle SSNs Reaches Crisis Level

Pictured – Newport News Shipyard Edward Bartlett – the CEO of Bartlett Marine– declared a submarine capability shortfall has reached the level of crisis and become “an inescapable, urgent problem.” Members of the shipbuilding industry gathered on 5 October, as the Marine Machinery Association (MMA), to hear

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Ukraine makes history

Ukraine makes history

Ukraine successfully hit a Russian Sub with a missile without the benefit of any ASW (anti submarine warfare) capabilities. Okay, they did it by hitting a boat that was in drydock, still, no small accomplishment. Ukraine used a British Storm Shadow missile for the attack on the

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All UK Attack Subs Confined to Port

All UK Attack Subs Confined to Port

As reported by the Daily Mail all Royal Navy Attack boats are in Port awaiting dry dock and\or repairs. All five Astute-class Attack submarines HMS Astute, Ambush, Artful, Audacious and Anson (pictured) are unavailable for getting underway along with one Trafalgar-class boat. The Daily Mail places blame

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