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True Stories
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Good Thing I Had My SureFire
Something tells you it's a good idea to take it along. Read how having a SureFire helped save the day for others who listened to their guts.
| SureFire Impresses Signalman's XO |
May 2007—I'm in the Arabian Gulf, on a deployment with the destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76). It was the darkest night I'd seen on the deployment; no moon, flat, calm seas—no ambient light whatsoever. We were setting up for a nighttime refuel at sea, a tricky evolution in good conditions, in which two ships drive parallel to each other at a distance no greater than 180 yards. The ships are then connected with fuel lines and cables, making the refuel/replenishment possible. Just before the receiving ship goes alongside, the bridge signals Morse code "R."
Long story short, our spotlight wasn't ready to go, and the XO looked to me and said, "Do you have that super flashlight of yours?" I pulled out my G2® Nitrolon®, with a red filter, said, "Yes, sir," and passed the signal to the supply ship. They sent the reply signal with their spotlight, and the refueling went off without a hitch.
I never thought I'd signal a vessel at sea with my SureFire. Awesome light. Thanks.
LTJG Robert I.
Imperial Beach, CA
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