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In Memoriam: USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)

Posted on 26 June 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

USS Samuel B Roberts: World’s Deepest Shipwreck Discovered   The USS Samuel B Roberts (DE-413) went down during the Battle Off Samar in the Philippine Sea in October 1944. It lies in 6,895m (22,621 ft) of water. That’s Four Miles under the Pacific! If you want to read an AMAZING account of the Sammy B’s…

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Adm. Nimitz – 136th Birthday & USMC Raiders

Posted on 25 February 2021 by The Tactical Hermit
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Military Defense News: Navy to Christen Newest Destroyer “USS Michael Monsoor”

Posted on 18 June 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

The Navy will christen the newest destroyer, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), Saturday, June 18 during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony at the General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. The second ship in the Zumwalt-class of destroyers, DDG 1001 is named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class…

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Military Defense News: The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Disaster

Posted on 12 June 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

The key part of this story is the linked phrase below “CANNOT EXPECT TO SURVIVE”. Boy, that is exactly the phrase I want to hear when talking about the Next big thing in Naval Military Hardware with China getting more and more froggy by the day! -SF In the late 1990s, the U.S. Navy became…

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Espionage Files: The Man Who Seduced the US Navy’s 7th Fleet

Posted on 27 May 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

  He tempted his targets with the high life; whiskey, cigars, prostitutes and cash. His moles fed him bundles of military secrets and law enforcement files. All so he could rip off the Navy on an industrial scale for years and years. Now, the depth of the corruption is being exposed as the investigation reaches into the highest…

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Military History: The Amazing Legacy of Military Aviation Legend Chuck Meyers

Posted on 21 May 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

Chuck Myers Was a ‘Fighter Mafia’ Legend He helped pioneer nimble air-superiority fighters, the A-10 Warthog and played a pivotol role in bringing back the battleship Charles E. “Chuck” Myers, a valued and colorful member of the military reform movement and “Fighter Mafia” co-conspirator, died on May 9 at the age of 91. He devoted…

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Military Defense News: New Boomer Submarine Set to go to Sea in 2030?

Posted on 20 May 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

Wow…14 years is a LONG time to build ONE missile boat. Maybe we should pick up the pace a tad considering the state of affairs right now with Russia and China? Just Sayin…-SF General Dynamics’ storied Electric Boat division is set to deliver its detailed design proposal for the new Ohio Replacement Program (ORP) ballistic…

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U.S Naval Military History: The First Submarine Ever Built

Posted on 13 May 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

The Connecticut River Museum in Essex holds a fully-functional replica of the “Turtle,” the first American submarine ever built. Little-known fact: the first submarine and underwater time bomb were created during the American Revolution–before electricity, and before Jules Verne.   It was 100% human-operated (no engines just hand cranks and foot pedals) and used phosphorescent moss as…

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Military Defense News: Another Naval Traitor Crawls Out of the Woodwork

Posted on 30 April 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

First it was Lt. Commander Edward Lin now this guy…it appears the US Navy has too many leaky ships. I have found traitors are just like drug smugglers, for every one you catch there are most likely five or more still operating. -SF U.S. Navy Captain Select Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for…

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Espionage Files: Naval Espionage in an A2AD Age

Posted on 12 April 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

  U.S. Navy Lt. Edward Lin, a native of Taiwan, speaks about his path to US citizenship at a naturalization ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii, in this US Navy handout photo taken December 3, 2008. Lin, a US Navy officer with access to sensitive US intelligence, faces espionage charges over accusations he passed state secrets, possibly…

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