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“Torpedo in the Water!” Edward A. Sierra vividly remembers hearing those terrifying words loudly come across the speakers while submerged aboard a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine in the Mediterranean Sea. Ed joined the United States Navy at age 17, having just graduated from High School in Medford, NY. Upon completion of an intense two-year Naval training program, Ed reported to the Electrical Division onboard the U.S.S. Billfish SSN-676. In this talk he reviews early submarine history and then recalls his journey from Boot Camp in San Diego, through Naval Schools across the country, to his adventure as a Navy Nuclear Propulsion Trained Electrical Operator (Navy Nuke!) serving on the U.S.S. Billfish stationed out of New London, CT.

Please note that this is a hybrid program. The presenter will deliver the program remotely to an in-person audience at the library.

No charge. 18+

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E. Anthony Sierra, M.S., M.Ed., M.A., began his career in the United States Navy at age 17. after a two-year training program, he reported to the Electrical Division onboard the U.S.S. Billfish SSN-676. He went on to work as a field operator at the Hope Creek Nuclear Power Station in New Jersey and as a nuclear reactor operator at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He is President of the Long Island Chapter of the American Nuclear Society. Edward holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Thomas Edison State University and has earned graduate degrees from New York Institute of Technology, Dowling College, and Marist University.