http://www.wbez.org/series/dynamic-range/demise-building-521-101796

The demise of Building 521 The modernist box at Naval Station Great Lakes couldn't survive changes in military technology. August 18, 2012 By: Robin Amer

This was Gunner School. I went here for about one year of my life. After Basic Electrical and Electronic training. I attended A - School and then System school for the MK - 42 5" 54 Cal weapon system. Of course within a year of reporting to the fleet I lost my Desig. but I still spent 1 year of my life here.

The floors were concrete, and shiny with ten years of wax build up. During rains the building leaked like a sieve drops of water would ball up on the floors instead of spread out as water tends to do when it hit concrete.

I remember the exterior was a glass shell that was suppose to protect the the weapon system inside from the elements. I did a great job with sunlight and snow but by the time I attended there it failed miserably at keeping out the rain. that building drip everywhere. I remember we had a heavy rainfall during my year there. Two students use a couple of boxes of garbage bag to rig up a trough system that would catch the rain and funnel it all to rain barrels placed in different locations.

At the center of the interior was a the school house. A long two story, concrete building. on the top floor was Gunner A school, on the first floor were the classrooms for the various systems the surrounded the school house. The MK 42, MK 10,  and MK 13, are some of the systems I remember. I all I believe there were eight, four down each side of the building, between the schoolhouse and the glass shell.

Went to Christmas Shopping today a Nellis. Really didn't know what to get my dad but found him a leather case for his phone. It has a metal clip he use to put the thing on his belt. At the moment his habit is to put his phone into his pocket and when someone calls he dance around while driving to fish it out. He isn't going to stop using in the car so might as well make sure he doesn't get into a accident trying to get it out of his pocket. I also bought a case and some armor for my phone. I have a Nexus 5. The finish is so slick that it constantly fall out of my hand when I'm holding it, the rubber armor will give my fingers something to cling to.

There was a dry tea vendor so I bought some oolong blend called Iron Maiden of Mercy. Probably just an tea variety bought from the same plantation that Adagio buy their tea but $4.00 an oz so why not give it a go and see if it's worth it.