The Boats of NOVEMBER

The early days of nuclear submarine operation and development were fraught with opportunities for success or disaster. The United States Navy was first to the game with the Nautilus and the Soviets were not far behind. The major difference was the technology and insistence of safety on the American side. Admiral Rickover’s insistence on training […]

Big Bigger Biggest… US Navy Submarine Video

From the earliest days of submarine development to today, an awesome submarine video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TALsk2BpkB8&feature=related Enjoy

Man Battle Stations

All day long today I have enjoyed seeing the pictures of men and women in uniform being saluted by so many people. Their service is precious and appreciated by so many. That’s probably why I was so angry when I saw this letter tonight in the McKeesport Daily News. No, angry might be too calm […]

Shared Sacrifices

On the eve of Thanksgiving, please take a moment to think of all the men and women who will not be able to sit around a table with their families this year. Some are sitting in ready rooms on aircraft carriers waiting for an order to launch in support of ongoing operations in far lands. […]

Originally posted on Pavel Kosenko:
My Russian blog started to be visited by many English speaking readers after I posted the following post. I thought it would be great to give this post a special place in my new English blog, and let it be one of the first publications. *** I regularly visit the…

City of Brotherly Love

This is the 300th blog for theleansubmariner. Philadelphia has a special place in my heart and in my family’s history. It was on her shores that many of my forefathers first arrived in America and in her neighborhoods where our story began in this land of the free. The city has many nicknames. Besides the […]

The Odometer Continues to Roll… Thank You

Sometime last evening, the view counter on this blog rolled past 50,000 hits. I had actually been anticipating the event for a few days now since it seemed like a pretty significant number. 50,000. I don’t think I have ever done anything that got a score of 50,000 (except maybe pinball which I gave up […]

It Was a Real Honor

I ran into my younger brother’s recruiter last night as we were waiting to get into a local restaurant I haven’t seen George in many years but he recognized me right away. He hugged my wife and her sister and then turned to me and said “You look just like your old man”. I wasn’t […]

The Battle Within

Diet and exercise are simple and relatively easy ways to overcome weight issues. By now, anyone who can read understands that fat, salt, sugar, and preservatives will effect the way a body retains or loses weight. If you continue to eat too much food without balancing it with some exercise, you should not be amazed […]

I Used to Worry

“Man Battle Stations Missile”… dong dong dong dong dong dong You had only been asleep for about an hour, a deep sleep where the work that kept you awake for eighteen hours finally caught up with you. Maybe it was the leaking packing on the trim pump. Maybe it was a circuit board that eluded […]