If true that story is both funny and sad for the same reasons. The "Master ASW" base on the East Coast is located in Jacksonville, less than an hour's flying time from the gulf coast in FL with King's Bay (Trident subs) just up the coast, but our facilities in the gulf coast are marginal when compared to the east or west coasts. Considering that SOSUS is our first line of defense this is a little frightening.
If the story is true.