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William "Chip" Nagel
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Retired Navy Spook Spy Extraordinaire/Network Operations Specialist/Network Analyst/Private Security Officer. Twisted Mind of a Gun Control Advocate. Grandfather
As Master at Arms to Chief of Staff, Commander Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, I Joke that I was Interior Decorator for Astronauts! (Kind of Middle Man between the Naval Museum and Crystal City)
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Grandpas? That They Are! Also in Oder L to R RM1 Dan "Squidly" McCabe, CWO for Communications Indian Ocean, CTO1 Brian Sudis Tech Control Chief, Naval Security Group Activity Adak, AK, CTO1 Wm "Chip" Nagel OWC for Intelligence Indian Ocean. Old Shipmates from Adak.
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The Blue crew of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana SSBN-743 transit the Hood Canal as they return home following a strategic deterrent patrol. Louisiana is one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor.
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Inside a junior officer and chief petty officer stateroom aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf. These two-person rooms offer privacy, workspace, and their own head and shower, a major upgrade compared to older cutters.
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
While what I can input on Rallypoint has been virtually eliminated. I'm still #6 on the Leaders Board. LOL!
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
USS Missouri? The Battleship and the Submarine!
November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Sailors prepare the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) for arrival at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, after completing a change of homeport from Groton, Connecticut, Jan. 26. USS Missouri is the 6th Virginia-class submarine homeported in Pearl Harbor.
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We're honoring 1st Lt. Cynthia K. Smith, who served as an Apache helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army.

She began her aviation career as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1995, affiliated with the Talon Chapter of the Army Aviation Association of America in Illesheim, Germany.
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Submarine of the Day: USS Santa Fe (SSN 763)
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In 1962, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy invited 80 million Americans into the White House for an unprecedented televised tour. She didn't just show them rooms—she taught them history. She won an Emmy and changed the role of First Lady forever.
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