A Hawaii-based panel of the immediate past CO (CDR Ron Hatt), immediate past COB (CMC Chris Bean), the USS ILLINOIS Ombudsman (Rebekah Lotito) and the President of the USS ILLINOIS FRG (Lauren Pennington) team up to discuss: 1. How to make a nuclear attack submarine “battle ready” in its workup to deployment in West Pac…
USS Illinois 4th Birthday
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Happy Hour Podcast Honors and Thanks the USS ILLINOIS
A recent fun podcast was held to the honor and thank the crew of the USS ILLINOIS was on October 10. We had almost 50 persons in the Zoom session, ranging from Hawaii to Connecticut and all across the USA. The Zoom session, held out of the Union League Club of Chicago and hosted by 786 Club…
RDML Blake Converse
RDML Dollaga
ADM Frank Caldwell
Welcome Home
Virginia Class Submarine – USS New Hampshire
Guided video tour of the USS New Hampshire, a Virginia Class submarine already completed and similar to the USS Illinois…
Second Visit To The USS ILLINOIS; October 7 – 11, 2018
Our activities included: taking wives and kids to Honolulu Zoo, enjoying a Luau with Wardroom wives and significant others, a reception at the Commodore’s home, going underway, and preparing breakfast on board for crew members.…
First Club Visit To The USS ILLINOIS: January 24 – 28, 2018
This first visit included the Remembrance Tour on the Admirals Barge, tours of the USS Utah, USS Nevada, battle ship Missouri, Arizona memorial, and the USS Chaffe. We also enjoyed a great beach party with the crew and their families.…
