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@JRM58506966 HM’s are great and all, but I can’t stand this uniform…

Navy Combat Corpsmen medical training that shapes Field Medical Training Battalion (FMTB). Navy Corpsmen serve alongside Marine Corps units in some of the most demanding environments. A Navy Corpsmen can choose to serve under Marine Corps Regulation if they so desire. msn.com/en-us/news/us/…

@Amanda2179 Yes… I am in this ridiculous district in Illinois…🙄

Illinois needs to be looked at very closely. I'm two counties away from Cook County but am in the same congressional district as Cook County. My county is very red. I have zero representation.

@USN_Submariner Chicago… no stranger to terrible decisions.

OTD in 1985: the city of Chicago placed an eviction notice on one of the most successful WWII submarines, USS Silversides. The Gato-class boat eventually relocated to Muskegon, MI where she still serves as a museum ship.

@USN_Submariner As an MM… confirmed.

1MC: "showers are back in operation" Sonar Techs:

@USN_Submariner Have you ever seen any othe KY launch videos from east coast by chance?

That was the first flight test of the upgraded W88 warhead (Alt 370), a night launch of a Trident II D5 ballistic missile for the US Navy Strategic Systems Program’s 26th Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO-26), launched from USS Kentucky.

@USN_Submariner Ky!

g’night✌️ 📸 a Trident II ballistic missile over California in 2015

@USN_Submariner I lived there like 3 months before I even saw it… an elusive sight to see for sure, coming from the Midwest.

@Dood735 The mountain names after the beer!

If you were ever stationed at Bangor or Bremerton, this photo needs no description

@SSN_685 @gabuldawg Navy has been really doing some Navy $hit lately…

@gabuldawg I think the last time was Praying Mantis in 88

Been a long time since the Navy got to do this. We used to board them and take them down but never got to do this.

@USN_Submariner I’ve met 2 so far in their retirement homes…

@USN_Submariner This is definitely one of the coolest things we’ve ever done in aviation for sure.

I still think it's wild we transported the Space Shuttle by strapping it to the back of a 747

@SSN_685 @TheStoicSailor Nice, little before my time on Blue. 26-34

@Dood735 @TheStoicSailor I did patrols 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 and 23. Good times. Gold. I don’t know why I remember that 😂😂

We all bemoan the idea of hosting a VIP after such a stint sea, but it is the right thing to do in these cases. The PM meeting them on their return leg is smart, as it doesn't delay them seeing family. I also believe he has met every returning CASD boat, which should be admired

@SSN_685 @TheStoicSailor 737 for the trip

@Dood735 @TheStoicSailor Which one? I was on 735 and 737 when they were in KB

@SSN_685 @TheStoicSailor We did a long run during change of home port from KB to Bangor… like very long. But 200 days is crazy.

As a retired submariner who did 19 patrols on US SSBNs, I’m a little conflicted in this. I will agree, that after 200+ days on patrol, it’s nice to be recognized. Almost all of my returns were just us tying up to the pier, maybe the squadron commodore, but that’s it. Even more rare was the days of family meeting us, before 9/11. A much better alternative than the commodore I will say. But on the other hand, you have to look at the responsibility he has or had in having them stay out so long. What is or can he do to change that? He will be the target of course. So mixed feelings. Overall though, I think it’s appropriate that the crew be recognized for something as extraordinary as this. As to who does the recognition, that’s the debatable part. Either way, nothing but respect for a submarine crew that does 200+ days without a port visit.

@marty_hogan Doesn’t matter, they are making up results anyways- or “rebaselining.” I’m just happy if I can hear it over my neck creaking and grinding.

Ran across this in a response to a brother on the hearing tests... mX guys nightmare.

@USN_Submariner Yours is way cooler…. And a (little) bit older.

30 years, never seen a dishwasher

@SSN_685 Fit for a King!

Taken in 1999 flying into and out of Jacksonville International Airport. First time I visited was 1983. I remember thinking this is a nice base and I wouldn’t mind being stationed there. Not five years later…. 😂 I began a ten year stretch of two boats and shore duty.

@CybeleMO @USATODAY I thought you didn’t want them to have lobster tails though… which is it? Please tell us exactly what the perfect meal is?

From my story out today for @USATODAY usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

Dinner on the USS Tripoli:

@SSN_685 So much history there… Arlington of nuclear navy.🫡

I should’ve included this with yesterday’s post about Trench 94 at Hanford. Hopefully you can find your boat. It is a bit dated, but I haven’t seen an up-to-date listing in many years.

@MikeyDiMercurio Why isn’t that TLD double captured?!?

Here ya go, dumbass.