http://www.abqjournal.com/659939/abqnewsseeker/uss-albuquerque-decommissioning.html

Today, the United States Navy says goodbye to a storied, battle-tested submarine in the USS Albuquerque, SSN 706. I had the good fortune of serving on her from August 1998 to November 2001.

I still remember the moment when we were crossing the Atlantic at the beginning of our Mediterranean deployment in 1999 when we received word that the Kosovo conflict had broken out. We had several liberty ports scheduled in the Med, but most were promptly cancelled, and our orders changed to immediately proceed to the Adriatic Sea to take station with the Theodore Roosevelt Battle Group to participate in Operation Noble Anvil.
Over the course of 40 straight days at sea, we fired 10 Tomahawk missiles with a 100% success rate.

Nice.

I was a rider on fast attacks (and 1 GN) for a tour. Rode Providence, Dallas, Jeff City, and Florida, plus a ton of work ups and certs. I hope one 688 (maybe Dallas) turns into a museum so I can take my family.

It would be nice. The biggest obstacle to turning one into a museum is that there has to be a certain level of Chem/Rad-Con control personnel stationed there because of the radioactive material that would still be present in certain parts of the sub. Also, the engine room equipment is classified as confidential and would have to be slimmed way down. Naval Reactors is highly protective of their technology.

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Nice.

I was a rider on fast attacks (and 1 GN) for a tour. Rode Providence, Dallas, Jeff City, and Florida, plus a ton of work ups and certs. I hope one 688 (maybe Dallas) turns into a museum so I can take my family.

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Didn't the Dallas bag a Typhoon? Sorry. I had to do it.

The skipper did like saying over the 1MC, "gentlemen, the hunt is on!"