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NAVAL SUBMARINE LEAGUE
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY
www.jhuapl.edu/sts

WELCOME
Welcome to the 2012 Submarine Technology Symposium, the twentyfifth
in a series of Symposia stretching back to 1988. During the next
three days, you will hear from an exceptional group of talented
individuals representing industry, laboratories, academia, the
Naval Sea Systems Command and the U.S. Navy Submarine Force.
Consistent with our theme, Capitalizing on the Inherent Advantages
of Undersea Forces, this Symposium will present a fresh view of
technologies designed to enhance the submarine’s military value to
National and Theater Military Commanders.
As in 2011, a highlight of this year’s Symposium will be the classified
presentation of the updated Submarine Force’s vision of Undersea
Warfare in the 21st Century. VADM John Richardson, RADM Frank
Caldwell, and RADM (Sel) Barry Bruner will present the updated
Undersea Warfare Design across the three days of the forum.
Introductory remarks for each session will be presented by a Force
representative who will tie that session’s content to both the theme
of the Symposium and the Undersea Warfare Design.
In addition to our Force leadership, guest speakers include Director
of Naval Reactors Admiral Kirk Donald and Ron O’Rourke of the
Congressional Research Service. Our principal guest and banquet
speaker is Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert.
The presentations during the morning session of day one, Key
Technologies for Submarines in the Anti-Access/Area Denial
Scenario, will focus on penetration and defeat of A2/AD systems to
better enable our submarines to maintain persistent, undetected
forward-area operations to facilitate the flow of joint forces.
Our luncheon speaker is CAPT James FitzSimonds, USN (Ret.), a
Research Professor at the Naval War College, and a persistent pursuer
of solutions to the problems inherent in the A2/AD scenario. The
Director of Strategic Systems Programs, RADM Terry Benedict, will
keynote the afternoon session, Enhancing Submarine Contributions
to Irregular Warfare and Special Forces. This session will focus on
technologies that improve the submarines capabilities in these two
important mission areas.
The second day’s morning session will broach the ever-pressing need
for Weapons to Increase the Impact of Undersea Operations. Here
we focus on means to improve or repurpose the capabilities and
effectiveness of submarine weaponry and weapon systems.
CAPT Jeff Currer, the Undersea Capabilities Branch Head at
OPNAV N2/N6, will keynote the second half of Wednesday’s agenda,
Leveraging Off-Board Sensors and Assets. In this session we will
present technologies that multiply the submarine’s impact through
unmanned vehicles and sensors.
The final Session, Expanding the Submarine’s Role in the Theater-
Level Kill-Chain, will be keynoted by the Director of Undersea
Warfare (OPNAV N97), RADM (Sel) Barry Bruner. This session focuses
on increasing the submarine’s ability to integrate with other forces
to provide optimal and survivable operational-level employment of
Undersea Forces in the joint kill-chain. The Symposium will conclude
with a roundtable discussion during which senior officers of the
Submarine Force will respond to your questions regarding the longterm
technical and operational vision of the Force.
We hope that you find the 2012 Submarine Technology Symposium
both stimulating and satisfying. We welcome your comments and
recommendations for improving future Symposia. A survey has been
provided in this pamphlet to facilitate your feedback and is also
available on line.
Thank you for joining us.
Welcome Back!
George W. Emery,
Vice Admiral, USN (Ret.)
General Chair
Submarine Technology Symposium

OBJECTIVE
Today’s Submarine Force, with its unique stealth, endurance
and mobility, has the ability to gain access to areas to which
other forces will likely be denied. Thus, the Joint Force
depends on submarines to penetrate anti-access systems
for essential intelligence and to defeat those systems to
allow the flow of other forces. To effectively exploit its
concealment, today’s and tomorrow’s submarines require
new organic systems and off-board payloads that will operate
against a range of adversaries and can evolve with, and
respond to, changing world conditions.
Accordingly, the objectives of this Symposium are to highlight:
1) Technologies to increase the submarine’s stealth and
survivability, and to reduce the need to compromise
its stealth;
2) Submarine-delivered offensive means, including nontraditional
means of influence, to penetrate and defeat
anti-access systems, support the flow of Joint Forces into
the area, and impose risk on the adversary; and
3) Technologies to further integrate the submarine with
off-board sensors and assets to increase its value in the
kill-chain.
These objectives align squarely with the Submarine Force
Leadership Undersea Warfare Strategy. The updated Undersea
Warfare Design refines areas to which you, the audience, may
bring the talents and capabilities of your organization to bear
on the future performance, sustainability, and adaptability
of the Submarine Force. Further, the Design aids in focusing
the direction of future Symposia toward solving the primary
technology concerns and needs of the Force.
Once again the Symposium will bring both new and returning
special guests and Keynote speakers. New to the Symposium
will be the Director of Undersea Warfare (OPNAV N97), RADM
(Sel) Barry Bruner. Returning will be Ron O’Rourke to once
again “call it like it is” regarding Submarine Force priorities
and opportunities. And finally our new Chief of Naval
Operations, Admiral Jonathan Greenert, will share his insight
of the challenges to future forward submarine operations.
While submarines have long been essential elements of the
United States’ military’s force structure, current and future
world conditions are likely to further increase the demand for
submarine support. It is the flexibility of the submarine that
enables its utility in a range of operational imperatives that
may be required by Theater Commanders. Technical advances
by potential future adversaries pose an increased risk to
our naval surface and air forces. Hence, future submarine
missions may well expand to fulfill non-traditional roles to
enhance the survivability of these forces.
A final objective is to stimulate your energy and creativity
to improve and enhance the capability of the United States’
submarines in their support of National Security Objectives as
well as their ability to operate in mutual support of our Allies.
Your active participation is sought and encouraged.

SuBMarInE TEChnOLOgy SyMpOSIuM
Executive Committee
George W. Emery General Chair
VADM, USN (Ret.)
G. Daniel Tyler Symposium Co-Chair
Michael A. Mangan Program Chair
Conrad F. Orloff Assistant Program Chair
C. Mickey Garverick NSL Executive Director
Lisa A. Blodgett Technical Advisory Board
David E. Mann Technical Advisory Board
Ernie L. Holmboe Technical Advisory Board
George P. Bardsley Technical Advisory Board
William M. Lewis 2011 Program Chair
Cyndi A. Utterback 2009–2010 Program Chair
Robert D. Sherman Arrangements Chair
Barbara L. Friend Executive Assistant to General Chair
and Asst. Arrangements Chair
Brenda R. Kramer Exhibits Chair
Raquel Y. Robinson Program Secretary
Karen A. Denny Registration Support
Commander, Submarine Force
Liaison Officers
Mr. Bobby Starks
LCDR Brian Souder, USN
CSDS-12 Liaison
CAPT Dennis McKelvey, USN
Mr. Scott Lang
Session Chairs & asst. Session Chairs
Session 1: Key Technologies for Submarines in the
Anti-Access/Area Denial Scenario
Chair: Kevin Peppe, CAPT, USN (Ret.), Raytheon
Asst. Chair: Paul Rosbolt, CAPT, USN (Ret.), Raytheon
Session 2: Enhancing Submarine Contributions to Irregular
Warfare and Special Forces
Chair: Mr. Ken Blomstedt, GD-EB
Asst. Chair: Dr. Mark Bennett, GD-EB
Session 3: Weapons to Increase the Impact of
Undersea Operations
Chair: RDML Thomas Wears, USN
Asst. Chair: Mr. George Zvara, NUWC Newport
Session 4: Leveraging Off-Board Sensors and Assets
Chair: Dr. Alan Lytle, CAPT, USN,
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Asst. Chair: Paul Ims, CAPT, USN (Ret.),
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Session 5: Expanding the Submarine’s Role in the
Theater-Level Kill-Chain
Chair: Craig Selbrede, CAPT, USN (Ret.), JHU/APL
Asst. Chair: Mr. Timothy Erickson, JHU/APL
arrangements Committee
Robert D. Sherman Chair
Barbara L. Friend Assistant Chair
C. Mickey Garverick Registration
Allison A. Goodman Administration
Karen A. Denny Administration
James O. Kave Conference Center Facilities
Tiffany M. Roebuck APL Security

Day 1 Tuesday, 15 May 2012
0700 Registration
0830 Administrative Remarks
Michael Mangan, JHU/APL
Symposium Program Chair
0835 Call to Order
VADM George Emery, USN (Ret.)
0845 Welcome
G. Dan Tyler, JHU/APL
Department Head and Symposium Co-Chair
Force Projection Department
0900 Opening Remarks
ADM Rich Mies, USN (Ret.)
Chairman of the Board, Naval Submarine League
0910 Keynote Speaker
VADM John M. Richardson, USN
Commander, Submarine Forces
SeSSion 1 – Key TechnologieS for
SubmarineS in The anTi-acceSS/
area Denial Scenario
0940 Session Introduction
CAPT Kevin Peppe, USN (Ret.), Raytheon
0955 Preparing for Success in the A2/AD Environment
CDR Tony Carullo, Former CO, USS GREENEVILLE (SSN-772)
1020 Break
1040 Realizing the Untapped Potential of Submarines in the
Anti-Access/Area Denial Scenario
Mr. Matthew Ritchey, Raytheon
1105 Ensuring Submarine Access Capabilities in the High-End
Radar Littoral Environment
Dr. Michael Visich, NUWC Newport
1130 Hybrid Multi-Material Rotor (HMMR) Program Update
CAPT Chris Warren, DARPA
1155 Geophysical Navigation for Submarines
Mr. Young Nam, ARL/PSU
1220 Q&A
1230 Lunch
1315 Break – Return to Auditorium
1330 Luncheon Speaker
CAPT James FitzSimonds, USN (Ret.), Naval War College
1400 Keynote Speaker
RADM Benedict, Director, Strategic Systems Programs
Names in bold are speakers. Agenda is subject to change.

SeSSion 2 – Enhancing Submarine
Contributions to Irregular
Warfare and Special Forces
1430 Session Introduction
Mr. Ken Blomstedt, GD-EB
1445 SSGN Operations and Challenges of Submarine
Support for Special Forces
CAPT Dixon Hicks, Former CO, USS OHIO (SSGN-726)
1510 Break
1530 Future DDS Improves Submarines’ Payload Capability
and Enhances SOF Support
Mr. Donald Gage, GD-EB
1555 “Stretch VIRGINIA” – Options for Recapitalizing SSGN
Strike and SOF Capacity on VIRGINIA Class Submarines
Dr. Edward Ammeen, PEO SUBS (PMS-450)
Mr. Steve Menno, GD-EB
1620 Mission Focused Innovations for Enhanced
SOF Capabilities
Dr. Francis Chan, NUWC Newport
1645 Development of a Super-Cavitating Vehicle & Technology
Dr. Jason Gomez, NUWC Newport
1710 Q&A
1720 Unhosted Cocktail Social

Day 2 Wednesday, 16 May 2012
0800 Introduction
VADM George Emery, USN (Ret.)
0810 Keynote Speaker
Admiral Kirkland H. Donald, Director, Naval Nuclear
Propulsion
0840 Keynote Speaker
RADM James F. Caldwell, Commander, Submarine Force
U.S. Pacific Fleet
SeSSion 3 – WeaponS To increaSe The impacT
of unDerSea operaTionS
0910 Session Introduction
RDML Thomas Wears, USN
0925 A CO’s Perspective on Undersea Weapons
CDR Ray Gabriel, Former CO, USS PROVIDENCE (SSN-719)
0950 Long Range Undersea Strike
Dr. Brian McKeon, NUWC Newport
1015 Break
1035 Submarine and Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Information
Operation Opportunities
Mr. Peter Greene, JHU/APL
1100 Compact Rapid Attack Weapon (CRAW) Development for
the Common Very Light Weight Torpedo (CVLWT)
Dr. Michael Gustafson, ARL/PSU
1125 Submarine Unmanned Aerial System: The Latest Results
and Direction Towards a PACOM Priority
Mr. Ken Christy, MITRE/PACOM J81
1150 Q&A
1200 Lunch
1245 Luncheon Speaker
Mr. Ron O’Rourke, Congressional Research Service,
Library of Congress
1315 Break – Return to Auditorium
1330 Keynote Speaker
CAPT Jeffrey Currer, OPNAV N2/N6F24
Names in bold are speakers. Agenda is subject to change.

SeSSion 4 – leveraging off-boarD SenSorS
anD aSSeTS
1400 Session Introduction
Dr. Alan Lytle, CAPT, USN, Northrop Grumman Corporation
1415 Connecting Off-Board Sensors and Assets with the
Submariner
CAPT Dennis McKelvey, Chief Staff Officer, Submarine
Development Squadron 12
1440 State of the Art in UUV Autonomy
Mr. Joel Parry, C. S. Draper Laboratory
1505 Advances in Towed Array Sensor Capability for Manned
and Unmanned Platforms
Mr. Paul Shultz, L-3 Chesapeake Sciences Corporation
1530 Break
1550 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Dynamic Docking System
Mr. Demetri Capetanopoulos, Battelle
1615 Optical Based Data Retrieval
Mr. James Dombrowski, Space and Naval Warfare Systems
Center Pacific
1640 Q&A
1650 Cocktail Social
1745 Banquet
1845 Break – Return to Auditorium
1900 Banquet Speaker
Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations

Day 3 Thursday, 17 May 2012
0800 Introduction
VADM George Emery, USN (Ret.)
0810 NSL Remarks
RADM John Padgett, USN (Ret.), President, Naval
Submarine League
0820 Keynote Speaker
RADM (Sel) Barry Bruner, Director,
Undersea Warfare Division (OPNAV N97)
SeSSion 5 – expanDing The Submarine’S role
in The TheaTer-level Kill-chain
0850 Session Introduction
CAPT Craig Selbrede, USN (Ret.), JHU/APL
0905 Submarine Capabilities in 2028
CAPT Vern Parks, Commodore, Submarine Development
Squadron 12
0930 Navy Conventional Prompt Strike Concept
Mr. Michael Lotito, JHU/APL
0955 Break
1015 How the Submarine Can Enhance Theater Air Defense in
the Air-Sea Battle
Mr. David Dunmire, Northrop Grumman Electronic
Systems
1040 Submerged Submarine Launched Long Endurance
Electric UAS for ISR
Mr. Rick Foch, Naval Research Laboratory
1105 Mission-Level Autonomy for AUV/ASV Support of
Submarine ISR & ASW Operations
Dr. Terry Huntsberger, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1130 Q&A
1140 Roundtable Discussion:
Moderator: VADM George Emery, USN (Ret.)
Panel Members:
VADM Richardson, USN
RADM Caldwell, USN
RADM Benedict, USN
RADM (Sel) Johnson, USN
RADM (Sel) Bruner, USN
RDML Wears, USN
1230 Adjourn
Names in bold are speakers. Agenda is subject to change.

ChECk-In/SECurITy
When you have signed in and your clearance has been validated,
the back of your hand will be stamped. Each time you
enter the auditorium, the Security Officer will screen that
stamp. Note taking is not permitted during the Symposium.
No briefcases will be allowed in the auditorium; however, you
may store them in a secure area outside the auditorium. Cell
phones, beepers, PDAs, recording, or wireless devices are
not permitted in the Conference Center.
BaDgES
Please be sure your Symposium badge is visible at all times.
Badges do not have to be returned at the end of each day;
however, badges should be returned at the conclusion of the
Symposium.
prOCEEDIngS
A classified Proceedings will be published soon after the
Symposium and will also be posted on COMSUBLANT’s SIPRNet
site. Please ensure that your classified mailing address is on file.
BrEakS
A break is scheduled at the midpoint of each session. Please
return to the auditorium promptly after breaks to maintain
the Symposium schedule.

gEnEraL InFOrMaTIOn
kossiakoff Conference & Education Center Telephones
The Kossiakoff Conference & Education Center provides
complementary telephones for local and long distance calls in two
areas of the facility. Six (6) phones are located in the coat room area
adjacent to the auditorium and two (2) phones located in classroom 9.
Dialing Instructions for house phones
Inside calls
Listen for dial tone. Dial the 8+4-digit extension desired.
Outside calls
Dial 9 + Area Code + Phone Number
Baltimore–Washington International (BWI)
Thurgood Marshall airport
Airport Information (9) 410.859.7111
Airport Limousine Information (9) 410.381.2772
Columbia Cab (9) 410.880.6916
ExhIBITS
Classrooms 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8 opposite the auditorium contain
multimedia, static, and computer-based exhibits of various
Symposium-related topics. You are invited to review these exhibits
during the scheduled breaks.
Improved Affordability Through Immersive Visualization
Ms. Robin Penley, Newport News Shipbuilding
Ms. Nakeesha Gilliam, Newport News Shipbuilding
Ms. Rachel Biehl, Newport News Shipbuilding
Mr. Terry Hammann, Newport News Shipbuilding
Mr. Marshall Betit, Newport News Shipbuilding
Mr. Nate Gilbert, Newport News Shipbuilding
Mr. Kevin Smith, Newport News Shipbuilding
Mr. Patrick Ryan, Newport News Shipbuilding
Modernization of Modeling and Simulation for Underwater
Launch System Development
Mr. Bing Huo, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Mr. Joey Wyatt, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Mr. Alex Egeler, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Sensor-Guided Autonomy for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
Using AOD
Mr. Robert Siegel, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Mr. Bryan Holocker, Northrop Grumman Corporation
VIRGINIA Class RTOC: Approach, Implementation, and Relevance
to Future Platforms
Ms. Stephanie Slezycki, GD-EB
Mr. Piet Van Dine, GD-EB
Dr. Edward Ammeen, PEO SUBS (PMS-450)
Electric Control Surface Actuation Energy Storage System
Mr. Jack Chapman, GD-EB
Ms. Jennifer Panosky, GD-EB
Advanced Contact Management and Tracking Technologies
Mr. Tom Northardt, MIKEL, Inc.
Mr. Nick Emard, MIKEL, Inc.
Capturing Commercial Connectivity and Information Management
Approaches in Submarine Design
Mr. Josh Smith, JHU/APL
Mr. Don Noyes, JHU/APL
Dr. John Stapleton, JHU/APL
Mr. George Banta, Sonalysts, Inc.
Mr. Ray Rowland, NUWC Newport
Mr. Andy Leal, Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors (MS2)

ExhIBITS (COnTInuED)
Ubiquitous Operations in ASW
Mr. Scott Willcox, Liquid Robotics
CAPT Terry Miller, USN (Ret.), Liquid Robotics
Submarine Launched Countermeasure Emulator (SLACE)
Mr. Cory Smith, ARL-PSU
Mr. Greg Babich, ARL-PSU
Ms. Libby Miller, NUWC Keyport
Mr. Clarence Ching, NUWC Keyport
Mr. Dylan Solomon, NUWC Keyport
A Fiber Optic Based Early Warning Buoyant Cable
Antenna (EW-BCA)
Mr. Brad Mitchell, JHU/APL
Mr. Morris London, JHU/APL
Mr. Robert Ball, JHU/APL
Dr. Adil Karim, JHU/APL
Mr. Richard Hooks, JHU/APL
Mr. Bliss Carkhuff, JHU/APL
Mr. Martin Sommerville, JHU/APL
Mr. Timothy Magnani, JHU/APL
MK 48 Heavyweight Torpedo Maintenance Cost Reduction
Ms. Mary Cordeiro, NUWC Newport
Ms. Kimberly Durand, NUWC Newport
Torpedo Systems Development and Improvement
Mr. Glenn Snyder, Progeny Systems Corporation
Mr. John Babineau, NUWC Newport
Ms. Lanie Williams, NUWC Newport
Mr. Alan Tyler, NUWC Newport
SOF Covert IR Technology Communications
Mr. Peter Kuzdeba, L-3 KEO
Dr. Leo Volfson, Torrey Pines Logic
Mr. Greg Hays,Torrey Pines Logic
Upgrades to Improve Exploitation of the Combat Environment
Mr. Peter Kuzdeba, L-3 KEO
Mr. Gary Kelley, L-3 KEO
Mr. James Vanderwalker, L-3 KEO
Mr. James Westwell, L-3 KEO
U.S. Navy Submarine Concept Design Tool
Mr. Stu Mennitt, Naval Sea Systems Command
Mr. Bob Ames, NSWC Carderock
Mr. Mark Arvidson, NSWC Carderock
Mr. R. Keawe Van Eseltine, NSWC Carderock
Mr. Scott Patten, NSWC Carderock
Commercial Capabilities Enabling Transformation
Mr. Bruce Harris, Microsoft
Mr. Russ Williams, Microsoft
CAPT Chris Vance, USN (Ret.), Microsoft
Mr. Mark Mueller, Metalogix
Leveraging the Digital User Experience
Mr. Mike Covington, Adobe
Mr. Mark Donovan, Adobe
Mr. David McConnell, Adobe
Collaborative Multi-Touch Display Technology
Mr. Bob Hogue, In-Depth Engineering
Mr. Andre Pruitt, In-Depth Engineering
TANG Imaging Concepts for APB Development
Mr. Andy Leal, Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors (MS2)
TANG Commercial GEO:
An Early Glimpse at the Fleet Initiative for APB-13 and Beyond
Mr. Bryan Osborn, Metron
Dr. Bradley Moskowitz, Metron
Dr. Bob Zarnich, Metron

ExhIBITS (COnTInuED)
TANG Innovation Concepts to Improve Narrowband Search and
Recognition (PREDATOR – Precise Radiated Energy Data Acquisition
Tool of Recognition)
Mr. Jeff Shorey, SEDNA
Mr. Dave Welling, SEDNA
Mr. Don Noyes, JHU/APL
Mr. Robert Hathaway, NUWC Newport
Leveraging Google Earth Technology to View Chart and Sensor Data
in a Virtual Domain
Mr. Quentin Finney, Google
Mr. Mark Steele, COMSUBFOR
Mr. John-Isaac Clark, Thermoplyae Sciences and Technology
aLTErnaTE papErS
The Symposium would like to recognize the technical contributions
of the following alternate presentation authors. Presentations will
be published in the Proceedings and are available for review in the
Reading Room:
Session 1:
Submarine Support of Ballistic Missile Defense
Ms. Jennifer Panosky, Mr. Patrick Bevins, GD-EB
Enhanced Over-The-Horizon Communications for the
Disadvantaged Marine User in a Satellite Denied Environment
Mr. Paul Mileski, NUWC Newport
Session 2:
Intelligence Fusion: Key to Submarine Mission Planning
Mr. Marcus Bauer, JHU/APL
SOF Covert IR Technology Communications
Mr. James Vanderwalker, Mr. James Westwell, L-3 KEO
Session 3:
Improved MK 48 Fiber Optic Guidance Wire Post Launch Connectivity
Mr. John Babineau, NUWC Newports
Session 4:
Failure Analysis of the Acoustic Sensors in the High Gain
Measurement System
CAPT Michael E. Elmstrom, NAVSEA PMS-392
Mr. Joseph W. Key, NSWC Carderock
Mr. Michael A. Slater, SAIC
Mr. Charles Randall, Channel Technologies Group (CTG)
Session 5:
Reachback Cell Support of Submarine Launched Distributed Netted
Sensors Payload Packages
Mr. Bruce Imre Incze, NUWC Newport
Novel Fiber-Optic Early Warning Buoyant Cable Antenna (EW-BCA)
Development and Performance Characterization
Mr. Brad Mitchell, Mr. Anurag Dwivedi, JHU/APL
An Optimized Buoyant Cable Antenna for Enhanced COMMs at
Speed and Depth
Dr. David A. Tonn, NUWC Newport

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NAVAL SUBMARINE LEAGUE
The Naval Submarine League (NSL) was
organized in 1982 to accomplish the following:
• To stimulate and promote an awareness
by all elements of American society of the
needs for a strong submarine force.
• To encourage mutual understanding and
a close working relationship between
American society and those U.S.
Government segments responsible for the
acquisition and employment of submarines.
• To promote greater liaison and
communications among the military,
academic, and business communities on
issues concerning U.S. submarines.
• To provide a forum wherein the views and
perceptions of the membership can be
focused and examined. League membership
is composed of U.S. Navy active duty and
retired submarine officers and individuals
of the civilian and business communities
interested in the submarine service.
The NSL publishes a quarterly professional
magazine, The Submarine Review, to provide
information in support of the above objectives.
Annual technical and informational symposia
are conducted for the benefit of NSL members.
Corporate as well as individual memberships
are accepted. Current individual membership
exceeds 3,000.