1 From the Editor: I hope that everyone has been having a great summer. Been a great one in Charleston with our normal heat and humidity. And now it looks like we’ll get some water from Ericka during this upcoming week. Only time will tell. Several things have been added, updated and changed on our website. Some people have even set www.ssbn655.org as their homepage so they see it each time they log on their browser. At the request of a couple of shipmates I’ve added a section to the Chaplain’s Page that gives list of donation addresses where you can send memorial donations if you so desire. Take a look and if there’s something you want to add just send it to me. Later in the newsletter you will see many links that have been sent to me to share with you. All of the links are good and many will keep you busy for hours. I hope you enjoy them and I want to say thanks to all shipmates who sent them to me. The United States Submarine Veterans Inc. (USSVI). is a fraternal organization of United States Submariners. Whether currently Active, Retired, Reserve or a Honorably discharged veteran if you earned your Dolphins then you are a Submarine Veteran … members of the elite under seas fighting force of the United States Navy. We are all volunteers who passed stringent testing and challenging training and we proved our mettle when we earned the coveted designation "QUALIFIED IN SUBMARINES". Whether your dolphins are gold or silver, there is no expiration date on the back of that precious pin. Several of our Association Members are also members of USSVI. The recent ―American Submariner‖ listed two Stimson Association shipmates who have recently become USSVI members: Thomas Burger, MM2 B 67-70, Qual Date 1968, and Henry J. Krzykowski, MM3 B/G 71-74, Qual Date 1973. 2016 Stimson Reunion News! 1. The committee has signed a contract with the same hotel where we held the 2011 reunion. At the 2016 reunion it will be the Marriott. 2. Dates are October 13-16. 3. Room rates are $129+13.5% = $146.42 / night 4. Hotel registration will be available beginning October 13, 2015. Individuals will be responsible for making their own reservations. 5. Expect to see registration forms available on the website and in this newsletter in October 2015. The hospitality room will be open beginning at 1600 on Wednesday 12 October for early arrivals. The reunion committee is working hard to have a great 2016 Commissioning + 50 Years Reunion!!! VOL. 2015 NUMBER 8 AUGUST 2015 USS HENRY L. STIMSON ASSOCIATION SSBN655 NEWSLETTER Association Officers & Board of Directors 2013—2016 PRESIDENT Ray [Rita] Kreul VICE PRESIDENT Tom [Marie] Krauser SECRETARY Nick [Linda] Nichols TREASURER Ken [Diane] Meigs OUTGOING PRESIDENT Chuck [Joyce] Hladik HISTORIAN / MEMORABILIA Loree [Carolyn] Riggs WEBMASTER / NEWSLETTER Nick [Linda] Nichols CHAPLAIN J.B. Helms STOREKEEPER / SHIPS STORE Rita [Ray] Kreul Other Positions 2013—2016
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From the Editor:
I hope that everyone has been having a great
summer. Been a great one in Charleston with our
normal heat and humidity. And now it looks like we’ll
get some water from Ericka during this upcoming
week. Only time will tell.
Several things have been added, updated and
changed on our website. Some people have even set
www.ssbn655.org as their homepage so they see it
each time they log on their browser. At the request of a
couple of shipmates I’ve added a section to the
Chaplain’s Page that gives list of donation addresses
where you can send memorial donations if you so
desire. Take a look and if there’s something you want
to add just send it to me.
Later in the newsletter you will see many links that
have been sent to me to share with you. All of the links
are good and many will keep you busy for hours. I
hope you enjoy them and I want to say thanks to all
shipmates who sent them to me.
The United States Submarine Veterans Inc.
(USSVI). is a fraternal organization of United States
Submariners. Whether currently Active, Retired,
Reserve or a Honorably discharged veteran if you
earned your Dolphins then you are a Submarine
Veteran … members of the elite under seas fighting
force of the United States Navy. We are all volunteers
who passed stringent testing and challenging training
and we proved our mettle when we earned the
coveted designation "QUALIFIED IN SUBMARINES".
Whether your dolphins are gold or silver, there is no
expiration date on the back of that precious pin.
Several of our Association Members are also
members of USSVI. The recent ―American
Submariner‖ listed two Stimson Association shipmates
who have recently become USSVI members: Thomas
Burger, MM2 B 67-70, Qual Date 1968, and Henry J.
Krzykowski, MM3 B/G 71-74, Qual Date 1973.
2016 Stimson Reunion News!
1. The committee has signed a contract with the
same hotel where we held the 2011 reunion. At the
2016 reunion it will be the Marriott.
2. Dates are October 13-16.
3. Room rates are $129+13.5% = $146.42 / night
4. Hotel registration will be available beginning
October 13, 2015. Individuals will be responsible for
making their own reservations.
5. Expect to see registration forms available on the
website and in this newsletter in October 2015.
The hospitality room will be open beginning at
1600 on Wednesday 12 October for early arrivals.
The reunion committee is working hard to have a
great 2016 Commissioning + 50 Years Reunion!!!
VOL. 2015 NUMBER 8 AUGUST 2015
U S S H E N R Y L . S T I M S O N A S S O C I A T I O N S S B N 6 5 5 N E W S L E T T E R
A s s o c i a t i o n O f f i c e r s & B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s 2 0 1 3 — 2 0 1 6
First Female Enlisted Sailors to Serve Aboard Submarine USS Michigan Selected Megan Eckstein, USNI, June 22 The Navy selected the first 38 enlisted female sailors to serve aboard a submarine, the service announced on Monday. Four chief petty officers and 34 petty officers were selected from a pool of applicants that spanned 31 different ratings both at sea and ashore, according to a Navy statement. ―We couldn’t be more pleased with the amount of interest shown by enlisted women in wanting the opportunity to serve in the undersea warfare domain,‖ Rear Adm. Charles Richard, commander of Submarine Group 10 and of the Enlisted Women in Submarines Task Force, said in the Navy statement ―It’s an exciting time in the submarine force, as we continue to move forward in shaping the future of our force, drawing from the best pool of talent possible.‖ The women who pass their medical screening will be sent to a tailored training pipeline – to include Basic Enlisted Submarine School in Groton, Conn., and technical training at ―A‖ schools and ―C‖ schools where
applicable – before reporting to the Ohio-class guided missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN-727), homeported in Bangor, Wash. The 38 women were chosen through a competitive process based on the sailors’ performance in their current rating, their desired submarine rating assignment, the needs of Michigan’s two crews, and the overall needs of the Navy for rating community health, according to the statement, along with ―performance evaluations, warfare qualifications, commanding officer endorsements, sea service time, physical readiness testing, and similarity of current rating to desired submarine rating.‖ ―There were many exceptional candidates who we were unable to select in this rotation simply because we did not have enough positions open on the first two crews,‖ Capt. Rod Hutton, deputy commander for the Enlisted Women in Submarines Task Force, said in the statement. ―These fully qualified Sailors have been placed on the alternate list and will automatically be considered when we select the next group in continuing to grow opportunities for women to serve in the submarine force. We look forward to reviewing their records again, as well as those of Sailors who want to add their names to the mix this summer and fall.‖ The next round of applications will open next month. Sailors placed on the alternate list will be able to update their applications, and sailors who did not apply for the first round will be able to submit an application to serve aboard another Ohio-class sub, USS Florida (SSGN-729), homeported in Kings Bay, Ga. In a blog post, Richard acknowledged the historic nature of the selection. ―I first want to thank you for your courage, initiative and interest to apply for the opportunity to join the submarine community,‖ he wrote. ‖To those who were not selected,‖ he said, ―I want to encourage you to keep charging hard, as you are all hard-chargers for even considering this new, ground-breaking experience. There will be future iterations of enlisted female submariner selections made, so stay tuned for the announcement of the next application window planned for July of 2015.‖ The Navy currently has about 50 female officers serving on submarines after the male-only policy was reversed in 2010. The transition was not without challenges, as late last year the Navy discovered that about a dozen male sailors on USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) had recorded and viewed video of female officers in the submarine’s shower. The female enlisted sailors will join the Michigan crew in 2016, with two to four more crews welcoming
female sailors each year through 2021.
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Provided by McAuliffe, Jim RM2 B 67-68
Subject: 2190 TEP Health Alert
I saw this on Facebook and received and email
about it, and thought I should disseminate it as some
of it applies to me. The attached file is from the The
Naval Health Research Center. Remember the yellow
overhead in the crews mess. Gene E. Kellar
Subject: Very Important Information for All Nukes
Members; This is just for your information and not
meant to be absolute. Jim Myers
FORWARDED FLASH TRAFFIC (Originally
forwarded in May 2015, sent again after discussion
at our Tarheel Base Meeting)
I just received this from Steve Stone, this
information may be helpful for us in our battle with the
VA (I am very aware of the battle we all have with the
VA.)
I don't know if your group has
a forum for disability discussion
but I did want you to know that I
am currently pushing on the VA
about the number of nuclear
submarine sailors that are dying
from illness related to the DBNP
additive to 2190TEP oil.
I currently have information
on 6 friends that have died of
colon cancer/gall bladder-
kidney/liver have died of colon
cancer/gall bladder-kidney/liver
ulcers/diabetes/pneumonia and other cancers related
to this additive (all died before the age of 53). This
additive was more of a problem for nuclear
submariners because they spent so much time
breathing the same air with this crap in it. It turned our
skin yellow. It could not be removed by the
precipitators onboard.
Note, I currently have liver damage discovered in
1991 (I am a non-drinker) and diabetes. I also
developed Barrettes Esophagus which is a pre-cancer
growth in the esophagus.
I have included some information on the additive
below and attached a .pdf document of a US Navy
study done.
1. *Absorption, Distribution, and Clearance of 2,6-