CAPTAIN USN (RET)
Notifying the survivors of the World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) that their ship had been found In August 2017 I had the bittersweet task of notifying survivors of World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) that their ship had been discovered. After years of anticipation, I expected an exuberant reaction. This article describes […]
During the Cold War, the US Navy (particularly the submarine force) force specialized in, and excelled at Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) against the Soviet Union. But with the demise of the Soviet Union, ASW was put on the back-burner as an activity irrelevant to modern warfare. Over a decade passed before submarines would again be considered […]
The Exoneration of Captain Charles B. McVay III, Commanding Officer of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) The events which led to the 1945 sinking of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) have been well covered. The story is so remarkable, entwined with so many iconic events, that it evokes Greek tragedy rather than western history: Struck by a kamikaze at […]
Captain Toti’s commencement address to the graduating class of the University of Texas Pan American, May 2008. Captain Toti was invited to provide the commencement address to the 2008 graduating class of the University of Texas Pan American, now the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. This is a video of that speech. Learn more […]
Captain Toti interviewed about US Navy Antisubmarine Warfare Training During his tour as commanding officer of Fleet Antisubmarine Warfare Command Norfolk, Captain Toti was head of doctrine and requirements for all US Navy Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW). He was called upon frequently to defend the need for ASW training, and in this case active sonar training, […]
“60 Minutes” covers the 2003 US Navy exercise titled “Giant Shadow” In 2003, correspondent Scott Pelly, in one of his first stories on the CBS News program “60 Minutes,” traveled to a ship in the Atlantic to interview Captain Toti about an interview that was prelude to the US military invasion of Iraq. Learn more […]
Captain Toti’s narrative of the Pentagon attack on September 11, 2001. First published in the Washington Times on October 11, 2001. Later used as the opening passage for the 2006 Random House book of writings by military veterans titled Operation Homecoming. In the month since this agonizing atrocity began, there has been only one moment […]
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