Wanye ... it was a little saddening to see the "ustafish" put into inactivation, had a lot of good times with an amazing crew. When the Albuquerque left on deployment we kicked azz and took names, period, there was no middle ground!
Of course there were not-so-good times, such as our first under-ice mission where, as sonarmen listening to the external environment, listened to ice for 6 hours at a time, which sounds like babies crying, for weeks! Or the time there were only two sonar supervisors coming back from the Mediterranean which meant I was "port and starboard" watch rotation ... 6 hours on and 6 hours off for weeks!
The Albuquerque is an amazing ship and the bonds of shipmates will never be inactivated!
Michael
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