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Sea & Sky

BySteeljawscribe 14 March 2010

Sometimes you come across a photo that is just so perfect, that nothing else need be said.

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070808-N-0684R-069 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 8, 2007) - The guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) steams into the sunset as storm clouds set in during exercise Valiant Shield 2007. Preble is part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group. The John C. Stennis, Kitty Hawk and Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups are participating in Valiant Shield 2007, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area, the exercise includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ron Reeves (RELEASED)

This Week on MIDRATS: “Let’s Talk Missiles” – UPDATED

BySteeljawscribe 21 July 201222 July 2012

` Join us for Midrats this Sunday, 22 July 2012 on blogtalk radio, where the topic is missiles – ballistic and cruise; and your humble scribe is the guest.Â Seven months into this year and we have seen much on this front.Â Pick a theater and you will find ballistic and cruise missiles are at…

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Project Valour-IT 2009: Entering the Final Stretch

BySteeljawscribe 8 November 2009

Three Days to go…and it’s time to press. Current status by team (it ain’t pretty) Neat stuff up for auction here (yes, we’ve bid — and would *really* like an autograph by the author…) Folks – and I’m especially calling out our sea service buds, we need to see some serious action in the funds…

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SECDEF and the Doctrine of Sufficiency

BySteeljawscribe 11 May 2010

These past few weeks SECDEF Gates has turned to the perennial question of “how much is enough?’ and in the process, has on a couple of occasions called out Navy for its overwhelming capacity in certain areas â€“ subs and aircraft carriers immediately come to mind.Â That carriers get highlighted is not surprising – they…

Everything Old is New Again*

BySteeljawscribe 19 June 201219 June 2012

* Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace The Bad Old Days Get out your white suit, your tap shoes and tails Let’s go backwards when forward fails And movie stars you thought were alone then Now are framed beside your bed Don’t throw the pa-ast away You might need it some rainy…

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Postcards from Deployment: “The Song That Never Ends”

BySteeljawscribe 1 June 200830 March 2010

SJS, As I write this we are in the process of pulling pier side to a major US Naval Base on the Eastern seaboard. My squadron is being offloaded here and on the way home to our families and loved ones. At the same time we are on loading about 1500 tigers. A tiger is…

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USNI: Taking Our Institute Back – Following the Numbers Salamander Style

BySteeljawscribe 5 April 2011

There is a saying in politics that if you really want to find out what is going on, follow the money. The current Chairman of the USNI Board of Directors has cited the need for the Institute to gain financial stability as the prime motivator behind their actions leading up to the mission change. Following…

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Surfcaster says:

23 March 2010 at 15:44

Fantastic – thank you for sharing this

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