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R 112130Z APR 00  ZYB MIN PSN 556953J33
 
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SUBJ/U.S. SUBMARINE FORCE CENTENNIAL//
 
RMKS/1.  FOR THE LAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS, THE U.S. SUBMARINE FORCE HAS
PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE DEFENSE AND SECURITY OF THE NATION.  OUR
SUBMARINES HAVE EVOLVED FROM SMALL SUBMERSIBLES WITH LIMITED
CAPABILITY, TO PROVEN SHIPS IN WORLD WAR II, TO TODAY'S
NUCLEAR-POWERED, MULTI-MISSIONED WARSHIPS.  FROM USS HOLLAND (SS-1)
TO THE INNOVATIVE VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE, ENORMOUS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, IN BOTH PEACE AND WAR, HIGHLIGHT OUR RICH SUBMARINE
FORCE HISTORY.
 
2.  ONE CONSTANT DURING THE LAST 100 YEARS HAS BEEN THE REMARKABLE
SKILL, DEDICATION, AND SACRIFICE THAT SUBMARINE SAILORS BRING TO THE
SUBMARINE FORCE.  I HAVE OFTEN REMARKED THAT NO COMMUNITY IS
STRONGER THAN THE SUBMARINE FORCE, IN TERMS OF THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE
AND LEADERS.  YOU ARE THE MOST TALENTED SAILORS, SUPPORTED BY THE
FINEST, MOST UNDERSTANDING FAMILIES, THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN.  I AM
CONFIDENT THE SUBMARINE FORCE IS POISED TO ENTER ITS SECOND
CENTURY OF UNDERSEA DOMINANCE WITH THE MOST HIGHLY-TRAINED PEOPLE
AND ADVANCED PLATFORMS IN HISTORY.
 
3.  AS WE STOP TO REFLECT ON THE PAST 100 YEARS, JUST THINK OF WHAT A
DIFFERENCE THE U.S. SUBMARINE FORCE HAS MADE TO OUR NATION AND OUR
NAVY, AND IMAGINE THE CHALLENGES--AND OPPORTUNITIES--WHICH LIE
AHEAD.  I'M PROUD OF EACH SUBMARINER'S IMPORTANT AND INDIVIDUAL
CONTRIBUTION TO THIS GREAT INSTITUTION.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR PROUD
SUBMARINES AND OUR MAGNIFICENT SUBMARINERS.
 
4.  RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE RICHARD DANZIG, SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY.//
 
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