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The Next USS America: LHA-6

Lead ship of the next class of LHA’s: Navy Names New Amphibious Assault Ship America The Navy’s newest class of large-deck amphibious assault ship, LHA 6, will bear the name USS America, Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter announced while speaking at the USS America Carrier Veterans Association reunion in Jacksonville, Fla. This ship [...] [...]

Maritime Strategy

Implementing the Maritime Strategy: Integrated Missile Defense from the Sea

Ballistic missile defense from the sea – over the last six months the concept has moved further from test and development to operational reality.  Demonstrated capabilities are expanding the envelope and being delivered to certain designated ships within the fleet.  The question is – in describing these recent advances in ballistic missile defense, including the [...] [...]

Navy

ex-USS Horne (CG-30): More Fodder for RIMPAC ’08

Like the ex-USS Davd R. Ray (DD-971) reported on yesterday, The Horne is also slated to be used as a target for the upcoming RIMPAC ’08 exercise. Fifth ship of the Belknap-class and named for the VCNO during most of WWII, ADM Fredrick J. Horne, she was commissioned 15 April 1967 with then-CAPT Stansfield Turner [...] [...]

Flightdeck Friday

Flightdeck Friday – Fleet Air Arm Edition: Blackburn Buccaneer

August 1977.  Nellis Range – Nevada. The flight lead of a section of F-4E’s is searching in vain for the intruders. Flying CAP, their mission is to intercept ingressing strike aircraft as part of the large scale exercise known as ‘Red Flag.’  Normally an exceptionally challenging environment, meant to replicate the skies over Central Europe, [...] [...]

history lessons

ex-USS Ray (DD 971) To Be Sunk During RIMPAC ’08

Now you see her… Soon, you won’t: Familiar Destroyer Will Be Sunk In Naval Exercises (KITSAP SUN 25 JUN 08) … Ed Friedrich Frequent drivers along Sinclair Inlet are probably wondering what happened to the big Navy ship that used to be moored in the bay. That was the destroyer David R. Ray, and it [...] [...]

MIA

Navy Pilot Missing In Action From the Vietnam War is Identified

The Official Press Release: The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz, U.S. Navy, of Miami [...] [...]

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Light a Candle…or Curse the Darkness?

We opted for the candle – the new arrival on the (viewer’s) right (MacBook Pro): We know a few others who would approve – and for those who might still be considering the leap ? Come on in, the water’s great  And for Bill Gates & Co?  Hasta la Vista, baby. Sphere: Related Content [...]

Flightdeck Friday

Flightdeck Friday: The F6F-3/-5 Hellcat – Scourge of the Pacific

5,156 victories (4797 by carrier-based F6F’s) vs 270 lost in air-to-air combat (19.1:1 kill ratio) 305 Aces 55 per cent of all aircraft destroyed by Navy/Marine aviators for all of WW2 When WW2 began, the US fighter force (land- and sea-based) was woefully inadequate.  Slow in speed and maneuvering, out powered in the climb, often [...] [...]

Air Warfare

“Hell, this is like an old-time turkey shoot!”

19 June 1944. Philippine Sea – TF 58 is conducting operations in preparation fo the invasion of Guam.  Consisting of five major groups, TF-58 is one of the most formidable assemblies of naval power the world had seen. In front (to the west) was Vice Admiral Willis Lee’s Task Group 58.7 (TG-58.7), the “Battle Line”, [...] [...]