I'm finally getting "on the road" for my job as a producer / project officer for the Naval Media Center!  Next Tuesday, I drive down to Wilmington, NC, to co-produce the "Commissioning Video" of the Navy's newest Virginia Class submarine, the USS North Carolina.  I'm really stoked about the trip - my first time ever aboard a nuclear submarine!  I get to see if I can get up and down the ladders to get into (and out of) the sub.

When the Navy commissions a new ship, there is a big ceremony, where just about everyone that had anything to do with the ship, or anyone who ever knew anyone that had anything to do with the ship,  gets to speak.  The really cool part is when they "bring the ship to life", when the crew all go on board and the first watch is set. 

We will get to do interviews with the ship's captain and crew to use in the video, plus do some videotaping inside the sub (skipping all of the classified stuff).  Of course, the sub will remain ties up at the dock.  One of these days, I hope to get back aboard a warship underway.

Oh, BTW, if anyone gets The Pentagon Channel, look for a show in May called "All Hands TV".  The command information spots that are shown during the program instead of commercials were my productions...