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Minesweeper USS Force (MSO 445) Experiences

Posted on June 19, 2013 by

  By Captain George Stewart, USN (RET) In 1959 I was coming up on three years service aboard USS Halsey Powell (DD 686), a Fletcher Class Destroyer home ported in San Diego. I had augmented into the regular navy a … Continue reading →

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Submarine Force Museum and Historic Ship Nautilus to Host 2013 STEM Teacher Fellowship

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

  The Submarine Force Library and Museum Association, Historic Ship Nautilus, and the Naval Historical Foundation will sponsor this summer’s STEM Teacher Fellowship in Groton, CT from 22 July to 2 August, 2013. This will be the prototype export of … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW: Shore Duty – A Year in Vietnam’s Junk Force

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

By Stewart M. Harris, iUniverse, Inc., New York, NY. (2009) Reviewed by Nathan D. Wells The role that the United States Navy played in the Vietnam Conflict is well known; but there are still gaps. While the importance of Naval … Continue reading →

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OUTLAW SHARK Submarine History Seminar a Success

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

The 2012 Submarine History Seminar was held on the evening of 24 April 2012, as part of the National War College Commandant’s Lecture Series in historic Roosevelt Hall at the War College’s Fort McNair campus in southwest Washington, DC. 2012 … Continue reading →

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