General Submarine Messages

The U.S. Navy has announced a major change in recruitment policy in response to low recruitment dating back to the start of the COVID 19 pandemic. Recruitment problems then was attributed to lack of face-to-face interaction. Missing recruiting goals was further exacerbated by the disqualifying of 71%

Hawkbill Base members prepared and served lunch at the Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen on 18 January. Under the Direction of Chef Marty, Hawkbill members, spouses and friends served up Chicken, Carrot medley, BBQ Beans, Salad and Peaches. Hawkbill Subvets also help the Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen through

Since the early 1990’s South Korea has made steady progress on a program of expanding its submarine force. The first phase included the construction of nine Jang Bogo Class boats of 1,200 tons, approximately 184 feet long and 21 feet in diameter. The second phase was an

Kawasaki Heavy Industry (KHI) has announced a new class of submarine to succeed the Taigei-class submarines currently the newest class in the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF). Several new features are… Propulsion will be Diesel Electric. KHI has highlighted several key points in the new class,

The Coast Guard reported the seizure of more than 9 tons of cocaine in the Pacific off of Mexico, Central America and South America in November with an estimated street value of more than 239 million dollars. The largest single seizure was of 5,500 pounds found on

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

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

The Navy in a collaboration with Under Armor will introduce a special uniform for the annual Army Navy game to be held in Gillette Stadium on December 9th. There’s an imagine of a submarine on the helmet and at the neck are the words ‘Silent Service’ the