Andros det...good memories.
Was sent to Cocoa Beach to offload the pre-positioning kit. Then had a 2 week wait for the sub to arrive to start firing the torpedoes and the daily shuttles to start. Except the sub crew went on 2 weeks R&R so had another 2 quiet(??) weeks. before an epic route home via Ottawa, Anchorage and Thule.
At the same time as this Andros det, another sub was test firing torpedoes under the ice around Alaska so another Hercules det had been set up in Anchorage.
Before setting off for Florida, we had been told not to speak to any of the local about what we were there for, the sub name or any other details as they were all classified. On the way to the hotel, we kept passing other hotels with signs up saying "Welcome to the crew of HMS sub name". That night in a bar, we were asked if we were the MAMS team and would we be loading 4 or 6 torpedoes or whatever they were ....so much for it being supposedly classified.
Oh yes, forgot to mention the middle two weeks was something called Spring Break....