Naval League Pacific Southwest Chapter December 2019 Newsletter http://pacificsouthwest.navalsubleague.com [email protected]

Our Program for December 10th, 2019

“USS DOLPHIN Flooding and Fire Incident And An Overview of Ship Operations at Scripps Institution of Oceanography”

Captain Zoltan Kelety, USN, (Ret.) Marine Superintendent, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Stephen Zoltan Kelety is approaching his eleventh year as the Marine Superintendent at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California , where he manages research vessels ROGER REVELLE, SALLY RIDE, ROBERT GORDON SPROUL, and research platform FLIP. Zoltan is a US Naval Academy graduate and is a 28-year veteran of the , retiring in 2008 with the rank of Captain. He served the nuclear powered attack HYMAN G. RICKOVER, WHALE, and LA JOLLA and ballistic missile submarine GORGE C. MARSHALL and commanded the world’s deepest div- ing submarine DOLPHIN. He additionally served as Director of the US Navy’s Arctic Submarine Laboratory and completed a submerged winter Atlantic to Pacific crossing of the Arctic Ocean passing beneath the North Pole. He is a veteran of the Second Gulf War serving as the Planning Officer for the CONSTELLATION Battle Group and CTF 55. Zoltan is married to the former Julia Craig of San Diego California. Julia serves as a Judge in the Superior Court of San Diego County. They have twin twenty-year-old sons. Zoltan enjoys backpacking on the Pacific Crest Trail, cooking, the adoration of his two schipperkes, and performing root cause analy- sis on the death of his bonsai plants.

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Sam Ward, President

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Photo Highlights from the November- Luncheon and Forum Credits and Thanks to Jeff Fischbeck

UNCLASSIFIED Tactical Training Group Pacific

CAPT Mike Dowling Commanding Officer Naval Submarine League Luncheon Nov 2019 Overall Classification of this brief is: Captain Dowling gave a real UNCLASSIFIED

TACTICAL TRAINING GROUP PACIFIC Train Hard...Be Ready, Win Decisively view into the world of today’s UNCLASSIFIED interactive training capabilities. We used to call it modeling and simulation. Now when you toss in interoperability and interconnectivity along with security requirements—it is a handful. To the left, Captain Ward presents our guest with “A Century of Submarines” lest they forget ASW.

The Commanding Officer of the Peruvian Submarine ANGAMOS, Commander Marco Goytizolo, presents Captain Ward with and award and plaque commemorating their visit to San Diego and the Naval Submarine League Luncheon.

The Head Table

Key Dates

December 10—Chapter Luncheon December 25—Christmas January 1, 2020 New Year’s Day January 14—Chapter Luncheon

Additional Pictures from the November NSLPACSW Luncheon and Forum

The Chapter was pleased to recognize and honor MMN1 (SS) Shea Wendt. He is the USS ALEXNDRIA Sailor of the Year. We were all impressed by the reactor plant tests and repairs which he has done or supervised. In our day, it would have taken a shipyard Shift Test Engineer and a full complement of oversight. Congratulations!

Captain Chic Bowling reminds Captain Dowling that ASW is Number 1, and what about Active ?

Peruvian born Dr. Cecilia Carrick was happy to be the hostess for the five representatives from Peru and the Peruvian Submarine ANGAMOS who were able to attend the NSLPACSW Luncheon.

Captain Bob Decesari is leading this group in their suc- cessful attempt at certification as“Chow Hounds”.

The Midshipmen from the Combined NROTC Unit turned out in force. We are grateful for the effort that it takes for them to work us into their very busy schedules.

Frank Campbell invites us all to join in the Pearl Harbor Day Observance at the Riverside National Cemetery.

Captain John Schmidt attempts to provide some balance to the Chop Table