Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Jan. 13 that the newest Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine will be named the future USS Groton (SSBN 828). The announcement was made during Del ...
Annapolis trained, with an outstanding submariner record in World War II and Korea (Trutta, Tang, Wahoo), Anderson was tapped for duty with Admiral Hyman Rickover’s NRB (Naval Reactors Branch ...
In fact, it’s hard to pigeonhole Carter. He was a trained engineer who, as a young Navy lieutenant, worked alongside the great Admiral Hyman Rickover, credited with developing America’s fleet ...
Carter served in the armed forces during the pioneering days of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover’s nuclear navy. In 1952, he was assigned to technical duties with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission ...
Hyman G. Rickover, 1955. (Photo Credit: Unknown Author / U.S. Naval Historical Center ... This left a lasting impact on Carter, who held the utmost respect for the admiral. Under his guidance, the ...