Sea, Sky, Land: Images From Around the Fleet
Today’s theme: clouds & light – nature’s & man’s…
Today’s theme: clouds & light – nature’s & man’s…
One of the long-time fixtures of the annual Tailhook National Symposium (nee ‘Reunion’) was the Flag Officer panel. In this forum, the panel fielded frank and blunt questions from anyone in the audience – JGs and Ensigns included. The only requirements were to maintain a modicum of respect and for the assembled flags to provide…
SJS, I am sure that most of have heard of the new offensive where the Iraqi Army is trying to replace the various anti-government militias in cities such as Baghdad and Basra. So that has lead to us being extended here on our current line period. They have extended us twice because of the need…
USS Russell (DDG 59) underway for deployment. So what’s different about it? XO’s blogging ’bout it – you can follow via "The Destroyermen" link in the column to the right under "Navy Blogsphere" You also know him as the Yankee Sailor… bon chance y’all – it looks like it will be a most interesting deployment…
Without a doubt, navies are among the most expensive arms a nation may deploy. Our own ongoing going experience being germane – Russia is re-discovering the cost of admiralty and it isn’t always in rubles: “The project to modernize an aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy in Severodvinsk Sevmash has resulted in the bankruptcy of…
Underway once again, Fleet CQ in VACAPES… Background here. Petition here. Over 3,000 signatures as of today (28 July) — let’s keep pressing. 50th Anniversary of her christening is coming up in September. Just think, what a great way to kick off the 100th anniversary of Naval Aviation next year with the naming of the…
A quick look at the sidebar will reveal a variety and number of books read over the course of the past year, oft times engendering discussions off-site as to selections and purpose. Looking at the current working stack on my desk, I thought I’d take this opportunity to talk to why these particular selections.  Understanding…
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Well, there went my “ride.” I picked here up in Puerto Mont, Chile on UNITAS XXIV in Sep 83. She was to be the only SPRU CAN retained and was to be a museum in the Great Lakes, but late last year that went out the window. An entire class of 963s will become ship reefs, despite being the backbone of the Fleet to end the Cold War. My first real curise wearing commissioned officer rank was in the company of USS SPRUANCE (DD-963) to the Med, where she had her maiden voyage.
Commissioned 984, shook Ross Perot’s hand (he was Bill Leftwich’s roommate at USNA) during the Commissioning party. She’s a fish reef NE of the big island of Hawaii, like the rest of the class. Maybe FOSTER will survive her test ship days and be the last one standing for the history of it all.
Well — it beats how one of mine ended up :/
– SJS
Sea, Sky, Land: Images From Around the Fleet « Steeljaw Scribe very nice great article thank you…