The author wore the black military overcoat of a Navy officer for 33 years, the most significant and best part of his life. The country's defense capability was strengthened and the Army and Navy increasingly needed engineers. Together with sailors, the author builds a Base in the hills of Transbaikalia. The first rise, a flight full of happiness. Technical psychology of sailors. Zero life. Marriage, difficult obtaining housing. The arrival of his wife. A special place in the author’s life is occupied by the installation and welding of structures at the nuclear test site in the snows of Novaya Zemlya. Seven-winged five-horseradish and foam logistics. Tight deadlines, unusual decisions, all the effort. A storm for life. Flight over the Kara GateObjects in the “watermelon places”. First auto joys and travels. Birth of a son. Consequences of a storm in the Barents Sea. A tailspin, preparation for oblivion. A fire in an icy night. Complex objects - complex welding problems. Starting from scratch. Laboratory. Inventions. Projects “SIRIUS” and “SPRUT”. In a new orbit. The educational center. Design Bureau of the Chief Welder. It's time to stock up...