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The Official Magazine of the U.S. Submarine Force Vice Adm. Charles L. Munns Commander, Naval Submarine Vice Adm. Michael J. Connor Forces Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Commander, Submarine Forces Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic Rear Adm. Jeffrey Cassias Rear Adm. Phillip G.Naval Sawyer Deputy Commander, Submarine Forces Deputy Commander, Submarine Forces Commander, Submarine U.S.Pacific PacificFleet Fleet Commander, Submarine Force, Force U.S. RearChuck Adm. Werchado Joe Walsh Mr. Executive Director, Commander, Submarine Forces Director, Submarine Warfare Rear Adm. Joesph E. Tofalo Master Chief Petty Officer Dean Irwin Director, Undersea Warfare Division (N97) COMNAVSUBFOR Force Master Chief Master Chief Petty Officer Wes Koshoffer Master Chief Petty Officer Michael COMSUBLANT Force Master Chief Benko COMSUBPAC Force Master Chief Master Chief Petty Officer Cash Caldwell COMSUBPAC Force Master Chief Capt. D.J. Kern Commander, Surveillance Cmdr. MonicaUndersea Rousselow COMSUBLANT Public Affairs Officer Lt. Cmdr. Jensin Sommer Cmdr. Brook DeWalt Public Affairs Officer COMNAVSUBFOR COMSUBPAC Public Affairs Officer Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Davis Military Editor: Lt. Cmdr. COMSUBPAC Public Affairs Jeffrey Officer Gammon Senior Editor, Military Lt.Rick Cmdr. Wayne Grasdock D esign &Editor: Layout: Johnston Senior Editor: JohnThomas WhippleLee M anaging Editor: Managing Editor: Mike Smith Layout & Design: BlueWater Agency
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UNDERSEA WARFARE is the professional magazine of the underUNDERSEA WARFARE is the professional magazine of the undersea warfare community. Its purpose is to educate its readers sea warfare community. Its purpose is to educate its readers on missions and and programs, programs, with with aa particuparticuon undersea undersea warfare warfare missions lar focus focus on on U.S. This journal journal will will also also draw draw lar U.S. submarines. submarines. This upon rich historical historical legacy legacy to to instill instill upon the the Submarine Submarine Force’s Force’s rich aa sense of pride pride and and professionalism professionalism among among community community sense of members awareness of of the the increasing increasing members and and to to enhance enhance reader reader awareness relevance of undersea warfare warfare for our nation’s nation’s defense. defense.
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TO THE EDITOR I really enjoyed the current edition of Undersea Warfare Digest [magazine], especially the extensive coverage of NUWC. I had the privilege of being stationed at NUWC NPT in the late ‘70s when it was NUWES NPT. I was attached to PCU Ohio undergoing new construction at Electric Boat, Groton, CT; we were training at NPT. I am a plank owner of 726 and deployed on her before transfer to CSS 17, Bangor, WA. Keep up the good work. If I may, there are two errors on page 26. Bangor, Maine should read Bangor, Washington under the Battle E category for 739 and 726. Sincerely, Bill W.P. Lyle, FTCM(SS) USN Ret
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SAILORS FIRST Sonar Technician (Submarine) 3rd Class Brandon McClain hugs his wife after returning from deployment aboard the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705). While on deployment in the western Pacific region, Corpus Christi conducted a variety of operations and theater security exercises contributing to the nation’s strategic posture in the region.
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