USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) maneuvers to the pier in the harbor at Diego Garcia on its second visit after the mission in the Indian Ocean - 1983
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) and anxious crew await the arrival of the Avalon (DSRV 2) for fitting up and sea qualification sporting a custom, if not carefully applied, paint scheme, in the gray and cold of a foggy San Diego morning. - 1983
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) sits quietly next to the pier in Diego Garcia, B.I.O.T., enjoying the warm salt breeze of an Indian Ocean dusk - 1983
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) as close to the pier as it could get in La Spezia, Italy - 1976 (Neal Degner)
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) kites a cluster of sailboats dancing across the wake, inbound to San Diego harbor - 1983
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) balances delicately in a floating drydock in Guam, awaiting hull-cleaning and routine maintenance, among other things -1983
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) tied up at the pier in Diego Garcia, B.I.O.T., entertaining curious aviators willing to trade rides in P3 Orions for a tour of the boat - 1983
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680), back from a trip across the pond, ties up for liberty in Nova Scotia - 1974 (Neal Degner)
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) tied to the USS Tuscaloosa (LST 1187), anchored out in the harbor at Sasebo, Japan - 1982
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) tied up on the north pier at SUBASE San Diego (just past the flagpole), with an unknown Permit class boat outboard. British boat HMS Courageous (S-50/SSN06) is tied up just south of the Bates, with at least four or five other boats - one on the Sperry (AS 12), one on the Dixon (AS 37), one on the middle pier with the McKee (AS 41), and one on the south pier. The floating drydock San Onofre (ARD 30) is at the end of the middle pier. Note especially the Trieste II, the deep submergence research submersible in white and orange at the base of the south pier - 1982
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I promised you the official declaration yesterday, but the internet decided not to cooperate. Which seems to be the way of things these last couple of months, but we keep on keeping on! Thanks to all those who responded by email or Facebook to the announcement on the 19th. Your comments were encouraging in the face of so much that seems to be going off the rails, and I appreciate that you took the time to fire off a few lines. All that said, the news flash today is unavoidable. As of now, REGROUPEX 20 is postponed, at least until later in the year. So update your calendars, cancel your reservations, and put those plane tickets on hold (maybe the second week of November would be a good place to park them for the short term). I’ll notify the Navy and the hotel in Silverdale, and we can start working on a new date. If we push this into next year, the name will change to REGROUPEX 21, but it will still be a reunion you won’t forget. In the meantime, stay safe, healthy, and six feet away from your nearest neighbor! Just because your state is relaxing their standards and trying to get back to normal is no reason to let your guard down. Rest assured that some of us will still be working to make your next reunion an experience you won’t want to miss. See you at the next reunion! |
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