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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Christmas Lights

December 26th, 2007 3 Comments

One of our long-standing family traditions we have had to forego since moving to Occupied Territory from Hampton Roads some few years back was the drive down to the carrier and destroyer-sub piers at the Norfolk Naval Base after evening service on Christmas Eve.  There we’d see all manner of creative talent put to display, [...]

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Americans At War

December 26th, 2007 No Comments

One of the things the Naval Institute has gotten right of late is the living history project (don’t get us started on the direction and content of Proceedings…).  The latest manifestation ofthe living history project is Americans at War - a series of vignettes from WW2 to the present of Americans witnessing to extraordinary times [...]

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Красная Звезда Среда: Russian Missile News

December 26th, 2007 5 Comments

Though it isn’t Thursday when we normally endeavor to post these updates (so sue us - ed.) it would appear that while we in the West are enjoying a typical holiday lull, those elsewhere, and in particular, in Russia are doing anything but.

Item: Iran says Russia to supply new air defence system. TEHRAN (AFP) 1 [...]

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