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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Remembering Challenger: 28 January 1986

January 28th, 2008 1 Comment

 
 

 
Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans. Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and I are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle [...]

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Intramural Warfare - 2009 Budget Edition

January 28th, 2008 6 Comments

The three maritime services get together and hammer out a strategic vision   that ties them together, informing their future planning for training, equipping and manning.  They show up in Congress, testify before the HASC (all three together  for the first time) and are generally well received.  Certainly not eviscerated like the CSAF who was [...]

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Postcards from Deployment: A Sailor’s Thoughts

January 28th, 2008 5 Comments

So - life as a Sailor in this modern Navy — you’ve caught glimpses here and at other spots like Lex’s, Pinch, and Yankee Sailor. But that’s the view from Officer Country. Southern logs in this week with some thoughts across a wide-range of topics from the enlisted POV. We’ve said it [...]

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