Steeljaw Scribe

Notes and commentary on things present, reflections on a career in naval aviation and serendipitous items as strike me at the moment…

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Giving Thanks (Pt I)

November 20th, 2007 No Comments

So comes that time of year when we are prompted to render thanks.  While some hew to a generic form thereof, others would like to be more direct in their thanks, delivering same directly to someone at the pointy end, as it were.  Well, you’re in luck.  Over the next several days we will be [...]

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Implementing the Maritime Strategy: New Naval Operating Concept (NOC) to be Written

November 20th, 2007 2 Comments

Sometimes vindication   comes quietly – as, say, a couple of years later in part of an interview and provides demonstrative proof that there is a core group that ‘gets it’:

“In a Nov. 15 interview with ITN, Morgan said that when Navy officials wrote the NOC in 2006 “we knew we were doing the process [...]

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Executing the Maritime Strategy: 2 Amphibs En Route To Bangladesh After Cyclone

November 20th, 2007 2 Comments

 
Forward Presence; Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response

(ASSOCIATED PRESS 18 NOV 07) WASHINGTON - The White House offered condolences Saturday evening to victims of a deadly cyclone in Bangladesh and said the U.S. government has provided an initial $2.1 million in emergency relief aide. A statement from press secretary Dana Perino said the amphibious assault ship [...]

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