Three Submarine Editorials at Military.com

I'm finding that I'm not nearly as young as I used to be... back when I was a young enlisted NUB going to prototype, I found that I could shift between a "days" and "mids" schedule with not much sleep at all. Now, as a "retiree", I find that I need quite a few hours of sleep on the first day after the switch...
The above whining, brought to you by the letter "waaaah", is just an excuse on why I'm only providing links to three recent opinion pieces about submarines by Joe Buff (I'm sorry, but that just sounds like a pseudonym) at Military.com rather than any analysis: "Why Subs Matter Now", "ASW Silly Season", and "Transparent Seas (Part 1) ".

Oh, yeah... and Ron Martini's daily "Sonar-Sub. On-line News and Review" post for today has most of the important news articles from major publications; discuss amongst yourselves...