Lookout silhouetted on the bridge of a submarine studies the sky as well as the sea. by Val Scanlon Jr. Quartermaster with binoculars, lay to the bridge immediately!" ordered the Officer of the Deck (OOD). That meant me. Quickly moving to the forward end of the conning tower, I lifted the cover to the binocular stowage locker, grabbing a pair of 7×50 powered glasses, and sped up the short ladder to the bridge. "Request permission to come on the bridge," I asked as my head and shoulders passed through the conning tower hatch to the bridge level. "Come up," replied the OOD. With my entire body emerging, I cleared the hatch and stood erect, facing the OOD. "QM reporting as ordered, sir!" "Very well. Man your aircraft lookout station. Conduct a careful continuous and thorough search for enemy aircraft. We are within their land-based range now and I do not want to be surprised and possibly caught on the surface today." "Aye, ...