Submarine Q.O.T.W. - 22 MAR 2014

Background

VA-class sub USS New Mexico (SSN 779) and the LA-class USS Hampton (SSN 767) commenced  ICEX 2014 ( an Arctic Ocean exercise) March 19th.  

This week's questions refer to a previous ICEX, not very long ago. As M.E. readers may either learn or be reminded, the earlier ICEX turned out to be unusually eventful in may ways, not all of them good. The rather unusual scene (photo below) is from that record.
 

Questions of the Week

1. During which ICEX  (give year) was the above photo taken? 

2. Salutes in the frigid arctic are fairly rare occasions; who was the individual (name and rank) receiving the above salute?

3. Identify the name, and hull number of the sub whose unmarked sail is shown?

4. Identify a second submarine that had participated (name and hull number) in the same ICEX as the sub shown above. 

5. Some video for a feature length Sci-Fi production was produced during the same ICEX.
As a result of a tragedy claiming lives from the second sub, the film, released the next year, was dedicated to the memory of those submariners. Who were they (names and rates).

6. Which lead actor shared something in common with sailors who died, and identify their commanality?   

Answers - To be published in posting next Saturday, 29 March 2012.

Submarines are always silent and strange.

October 27, 2012 Prediction Confirmed

Benghazi Timeline (details here)

Sept. 11, 2012 - In Libya, it was a day of violence that ended with four Americans killed, starting a debate over whether the Obama administration should have better protected them and whether it tried to cover its tracks after the debacle.  (CNN)  August 6, 2013

Sep. 21, 2012 -  How the Benghazi Attack Unfolded  - A large-scale attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, surprised personnel at the compound on Sept. 11. Militants overwhelmed the guards and set fire to structures before the occupants could escape or reinforcements arrived. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others were killed in the night of violence.  source: (CNN) August 6, 2013

Sep. 21, 2012 -  How the Benghazi Attack Unfolded  - A large-scale attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, surprised personnel at the compound on Sept. 11. Militants overwhelmed the guards and set fire to structures before the occupants could escape or reinforcements arrived. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others were killed in the night of violence. Source: Libyan and U.S. officials   source: WSJ

Oct. 27, 2012 -   PREDICTED:  If Romney is elected, Panetta will be replaced by January 20th. If Obama is re-elected, Panetta will be replaced (leave for 'personal' reasons) before March 31st.

 

Nov. 6, 2012 - Obama is re-elected.

 

Nov. 12, 2012 – ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT -  Panetta Says He Will Stay in Washington to Meet Challenges Amid speculation that he will excuse himself from President Barack Obama’s second-term national security team (American Forces Press Service )

 

Nov. 12, 2012 –Will he stay in job? Pentagon chief says: "Who the hell knows?" - (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta refused to speculate on Monday about how soon he might step down and even joked that he couldn't rule out spending another term in the job, saying: "Who the hell knows?"

Nov. 15, 2012 -  Panetta Tells VOA He Won't Step Down Right Away (VOA) source

 

Feb. 27, 2013 -  Panetta's last day in office.  PREDICTION CONFIRMED! Just another Molten Eagle prediction that has proven to be accurate. 

Submarines are always silent and strange.