There is always room for a little humor, even in the harsh environment of the North Pole. Navy Sonar Technician First Class Mark Pierce greets everyones favorite holiday figure, Santa Claus. Santa was of course Sonar Technician First Class Robert Bissonnette. Both are crew members assigned to the U.S. Navys attack submarine USS POGY (SSN 647). The U.S. Navys attack submarine USS POGY (SSN 647) returned to Hawaii, on Tuesday, November 12, after a 45-day research mission to the North Pole. The second of five planned deployments through the year 2000, USS POGY embarked a team of researchers led by Mr. Ray Sambrotto of Columbia University. During the several thousand mile trek, the submarine ...