Rick Campbell Ice Station Nautilus

To Lynne — our thirty-year journey together has been amazing. I couldn’t have chosen a better partner.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many thanks are due to those who helped me write and publish this novel:

First and foremost, to my editor, Keith Kahla, for his exceptional insight and recommendations to make Ice Station Nautilus better. To others at St. Martin’s Press — Hannah Braaten, Justin Velella, and Paul Hochman, who I relied upon in many ways as Ice Station Nautilus progressed toward publication. And finally, thanks again to Sally Richardson and George Witte for making this book possible.

To those who helped me get the details in Ice Station Nautilus right: to Navy Captain Tom Monroe, former Commanding Officer of PMS 391, Escape and Rescue Program Office, along with his deputy, Dave Wunder, who walked me through the submarine search and rescue process. To Commander Andrew Kimsey and Lieutenant Commander Jonathon Gibbs, Commanding Officer and Engineer Officer of the Undersea Rescue Command, who showed me the submarine rescue equipment and explained its operation.

To U.S. Navy public affairs officers Lieutenant Matthew Stroup, Lieutenant Ryan de Vera, Colleen O’Rourke, Brie Lang, Olivia Logan, and Stan Weakley, who arranged the meetings with the above organizations and assisted getting those sections of Ice Station Nautilus reviewed by the appropriate subject matter experts.

To Director Larry Estrada and ice pilot Howard Reese at the Arctic Submarine Laboratory, for walking me through Arctic ice camp operations and the unique differences in submarine operations while in the Marginal Ice Zone and under the polar ice cap.

To Lieutenant Commander Stephen and Nicole Hunt, for helping translate legacy submarine operations into how Virginia class submarines operate, as well as explaining the hardware differences between Virginia class and older submarines.

And finally, to the men and women who have served in our armed services. My heart and thoughts will always be with you.

I hope you enjoy Ice Station Nautilus!

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