DEEP SEA DAY: UNDERSEA VEHICLES Held as a companion event to the opening of the undersea vehicles exhibit, Deep Sea Day: Undersea Vehicles, invited museum visitors to get up close and personal with Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron ONE (UUVRON-1) leadership and Sailors. The UUVRON-1 Commander described the level of skill in the Navy’s first unmanned undersea vehicle squadron; Sailors explained their vehicles’ capabilities. Event participants also got to try their skills at controlling remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) on land and in the water, and learned about building and programming robots from a local high school robotics team. DSRV REUNION In July, former crew members of DSRVs Mystic and Avalon visited the museum as part of the first-ever DSRV reunion. Museum staff proposed the idea for the reunion and partnered with reunion organizers to plan the day’s events. Three former pilots shared stories of their time with the DSRV program at a speakers’ panel attended by more than 150 people, including 90 reunion attendees. Later in the day, 44 crew members and their families enjoyed special tours inside DSRV Mystic, a rare opportunity offered in appreciation of the attendees’ service with the DSRVs. DSRV Mystic provided rapidresponse submarine rescue capability to the U.S. Navy from 1977 to 2008 and is now in the museum’s collection. “THIS MUSEUM IS AMAZING! THE EXHIBITS ARE AMAZINGLY LAID OUT, WONDERFULLY INFORMATIVE, AND 100% INTERESTING. SO MUCH FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, FROM THE ADULTS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE THREEYEAR-OLD!” VISITOR BETTE, SEATTLE, WA [Sidebars are great for calling out important points from your text or adding additional info for quick reference, such as a schedule. They are typically placed on the left, right, top or bottom of the page. But you can easily drag them to any position you prefer. When you’re ready to add your content, just click here and start typing.] 8
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