Blackjacks, Backfires, Bears; Black Sea Fleet and Northern Fleet ships – all joining up for a large combined exercise in the Bay of Biscay beginning 23 Jan 08 according to open press reports. “The air force is taking a very active part in the exercises of the navy’s strike force in the Atlantic,” the Russian air [...] [...]
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(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 [...] [...] 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 – [...] [...] Keep your friends close and your tigers closer…? OK – ‘fess up out there, who else has can relate to this? Sphere: Related Content [...] 19 January 1920: The Commandant NAS Pensacola reported that in the future no student would be designated a Naval Aviator or given a certificate of qualification as a Navy Air Pilot unless he could send and receive 20 words a minute on radio telegraph. (ed. Oh how the times have changed – eh? – SJS) [...] [...] Yep – the fabulous Hawker Sea Fury will be the next Flightdeck Friday subject — next week when we are back from TDY. In the meantime, here’s a look at next week’s subject flying form with a previous Flightdeck Friday star. More? OK — look below the fold… Sphere: Related Content [...] Hitting the Big Silver-Winged bird for a part of the country without ready access to the UNCLAS ‘net. Fear not – we’ve some articles queued up for the next few days, including a Flightdeck Friday, until we return a few days hence. …and no, sigh, not *that* kind of silver-winged bird, alas… Sphere: Related Content [...] We’re going to depart from the normal topics usually found in these pages because of a most compelling article we found in yesterday’s Washington Post’s Health section highlighting an upcoming documentary on PBS. Fair warning – this is an emotionally compelling article and content. The documentary, titled, "The Lobotomist" is a look at how, as [...] [...] |
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