SF 711 Reunion Sitrep: August 20 2013

The United States Navy League and Phillips Destination Management http://www.phillipsdmc.com have offered to provide members of the USS San Francisco Reunion 2013 in Norfolk Virginia with tickets and transportation to the commissioning of the USS Minnesota on Saturday September 7th 2013. We will ride to the base on special busses and return in plenty of time […]

August 19 – The Liberation of Paris

I didn’t think I would like Paris very much. The people who are natives have a reputation for not liking Americans (or anybody else for that matter). So my first trip there for business was actually a reluctant visit. By the third time I went over however, I made sure to allow enough time to […]

Searching for the Holy Grail: LEASIGCICCISM

LEASIGCICCISM leansigmacontinuousimprovingculturechangeism Spanning the Globe For over seventeen years, I have been involved with lean initiatives that seem to cover the globe. Don’t get me wrong, it’s been a good ride. I wasn’t sure what I would be doing when I left the Navy but the roles I have played in helping the universal search […]

A letter to my Dad

Anyone who has read this blog for the past year knows that I found a box of my Dad’s old letters after he passed away and made them into a book called “Love Your Son Butch”. Those old letters were revealing about a man who served his country during a time of great fear – […]

Do you remember your first time?

As a student of life and a writer (of sorts) some of my favorite thoughts are about key moments in my life as well as what I assume happens in others. One such moment of course is the infamous “First Time”. I’ve actually been thinking a lot about that subject recently. You may think its […]

USS San Francisco SSN 711 Reunion News

The time is getting very short so if you are thinking about attending the reunion, you must be aware of the deadline for discounted hotel rates at the host hotel. See you in Norfolk

Three Remarkable Days in Japan

Fast attack submarines play a key role in our nation’s defense and have done so for as long as I have been alive. For the record, that’s more than at least 59 years. I was a crew member on three different fast attacks although I only really deployed on one: The USS San Francisco SSN […]

Pigboats

Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
Pigboats “With his heart in his mouth, Tom glimpsed a dim bow as it came hurtling toward him out of the night. Firing had ceased; they were evidently too close to fire; evidently they meant to ram. Hadn’t he got his recognition signal right? He pressed a button; below him klaxons…

USS San Francisco SSN 711 Reunion

Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
1MC: Attention All Hands, this is the Big Mac. The Reunion is On for 2013 Location: Norfolk Marriott Waterside, Norfolk Virginia Date: September 6-8 2013 Venue: Reservations: To receive the guaranteed rate of $100 per night, you must contact Marriott at either 1-800-228-9290 or 757-627-4200 anytime after 1 PM on…

Rescue from the heart of a typhoon

The link below will take you to an amazing story about a submarine crew doing something pretty amazing. Having sailed in a few typhoons myself, I can assure you that being anywhere near the surface in a boat is not desirable. http://militaryhonors.sid-hill.us/history/rescue.htm