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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Blast From The Past: Moskva Underway for Joint Exercises

January 21st, 2008 4 Comments

 

(the new Moskva/ex-Slava CSG)
Shades of days of yore, the Moskva joined up with the Kuznetsov carrier group (or корабельной ударной группы (КУГ) - ship assault echelon (KUG)) for joint exercises conducted on the 20th.  Sailing from her (or, if you perfer, his in the Russian vernacular) base at Sevastopol on the 12th, the flagship of [...]

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This Date in Naval Aviation History

January 21st, 2008 8 Comments

So it’s back in the the Luftwurst for the trip back home today via a, no doubt, wx impacted intermediate point…in the meantime, here’s a couple of tidbits to tide you over until our return to the rolling hills of Occupied Territory and the warmth of Hearth and Home - SJS
21 January 1972 - The [...]

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