While WE aren’t with him on this trip, we thought you’d like a little perspective on SJS as lead driver…
– SJA #1 & #2
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You guys are going to be in so much hot water when the boss gets back…. SJA#3
’twill be limited posting this week as YHS is on travel to the front range of the Rockies. Would that it were for pleasure — instead three days in a windowless building divining the indecipherable… Flightdeck Friday may be a little early (like Thursday) for here and the Daily Briefing, but it shall be posted……
Ever wonder what “they” meant when talking about a painted sky? Wonder no more: PERSIAN GULF (Dec. 22, 2008) The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) transits through the Persian Gulf. Ramage is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of…
While the Project Valour-IT drive was underway, YHS held fast on posting other material in order to ensure the campaign received the attention it so richly deserves (and again, a multitude of thanks for all who contributed and supported the campaign). Now that it is over, there is some unattended business to address. So (in…
In Grand Style — presented herewith, Duck Dogers in the 241/2th Century (one of my all time favorites): (h/t: Chap)
So…what do you get when you combine one errant F6F drone, some USAF F-89 Scorpions and a populated center in Southern California? Mayhem. Or The Battle of Palmdale (1956):
No, not this one – more like this… Item: Navy ship $840 million over budget and still unfinished (h/t Phibian) — The highly touted nerve center of the new, $1.8 billion amphibious ship San Antonio is fraught with computer hardware crashes that could cripple operations. The ship lacks basic safety equipment, such as hand rails and…
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Good Grief! It’s going to be a very long fortnight! 😥
Veritas et Fidelis Semper
Reminds me of the time my family thought it would be a good (“fun”) idea to vacation to Florida cross-country from Nebraska in a minivan.
Let’s just say it wasn’t a very good idea…
We’ve all seen that face at some point. The real fun will come years from now when you find yourself yelling at the backseat while trying desperately not to laugh!