Steeljaw Scribe

Russia’s Navy Chief, Admiral Vladimir Masorin was fired by President Putin this past Thursday.  In a terse announcement, Ria Novostia   noted that he had "been dismissed due to length-of-service limitations."  Over at the English-language daily, Moscow Times  , speculation is that it came in the wake of having accepted an award from the outgoing [...]

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A little something for everyone this week:

Old School ops — Whales, Demons, and Coral Maru…yes Virginia, there was a time when Whale ops on a CVA meant more than one A3D…and a Whale barricade for good measure. 

The next one you have to see it to believe it — how about the ‘89 Flogger shootdowns [...]

 PROTON-M Launch Failure Fallout
On Sept 7th, a Proton-M carrying a Japanese COMSAT exploded shortly after launch from the Baikonur (aka Tyuratam) Cosmodrome, located in Kazakhstan.  In doing so, over 200 tons of toxic chemicals were dumped into the atmosphere, primarily a mixture of heptyl and amyl.  The toxicity is well known and, unfortunately have been [...]

We Remember…

September 11, 2007

 
 
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"We Remember…"
With those two, simple and profound words, an extraordinary project was launched last year (2006). Prior to the observance of the 5th anniversary of the attacks by Islamist terrorists on the US, a private citizen had an extraordinary idea 1 of how to memorialize those who were lost.  Bringing together members from the blogging community [...]

 Most Holy Spirit! Who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude,
And bid its angry tumult cease,
And give, for wild confusion, peace;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!
 
Yesterday, we remembered those we lost in the Navy Operations Center (NOC) who were from within the larger N3N5 organization.  Today we [...]

Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who biddest the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!

Here are our shipmates who were lost in the Navy Operations Center (NOC) {note: N513 will be posted 10 Sept}.  Look closely [...]

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“Admiral, we’ve taken a hit…and we’re on fire”-Part II

South Parking was a scene of unparalleled confusion – fire trucks from Arlington and other communities were flying into the lot at speed, accompanied by law enforcement vehicles of all sorts. At the same time private vehicles were dodging around people on foot, trying their best to [...]