Driving the Navy Staff crazy in 1978 and 1979
I was and still am an Energizer Bunny of good ideas - I've learned to focus on clear and actionable good ideas
In 1978, the Phalanx Close In Weapons System (CIWS or “sea whiz”) was still in Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) on the USS Bigelow after an initial test starting in 1973 on the USS King. Egyptian launched, Soviet “Styx” cruise missiles had changed Naval Warfare in 1967 by sinking an Israeli destroyer.