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Reflections

A Christmas Homily – 2010

Christmas comes at a time of year where we, perforce, count our blessings, tally our losses and generally reflect on the year past. We find this action common across national boundaries and racial divides and, all too commonly, it ends there. The accountant’s take of the past year and if the blessings outweigh the losses, [...] [...]

history lessons

An Open Letter to “The 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation Foundation”

Re: “The History of Naval Aviation Timeline” To Whom it May Concern: When I discovered through the website of a fellow retired Naval Aviator (www.neptunuslex.com) that your organization had posted a timeline covering the 100 years of naval aviation, with great anticipation I immediately jumped over to see for myself — and frankly, was sorely [...] [...]

Geopolitics

New START – “YES”

On 13 April 2010, the Presidents of the United States and Russia signed the collection of agreements and protocols which aggregated have been popularly called “New START,” following on the heels of the first START treaty, signed by President Bush and Secretary Gorbachev in July 1991, and the Moscow, signed by Presidents George W. Bush [...] [...]

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Snowglobe! and Santa’s NORAD Encounter

Continuing a tradition around here, snowglobe makes a return appearance! (hint: click on image — watch for the mermaid and Santa early on) Meanwhile – don’t forget another tradition, Santa and NORAD: Sphere: Related Content [...]

Reflections

Of Snow and Buffoonery Around the Beltway

(Actually was thinking of something that rhymes with mass-hattery, but we’re family friendly here – SJS) So – season’s first snow and coming midday like it did only portends ill…We were not disappointed. So much road, so much snow — so many idiots. But one in particular merited special attention as he went whizzing by, [...] [...]

Air Warfare

Need Some Help…

Looking for an O-4/O-6 Naval Aviator in the Chicago area and an O-4/-6 NFO in the Dallas area to conduct an aviation accession interview with a 1/c MIDN in each of those areas. Active, Reserve or Retired is fine — just need to complete by 1 March 2011. If you can help, drop me a [...] [...]

history lessons

The Price of Admiralty

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 [...] [...]

Geopolitics

Iran, Venezuela and MRBMs

According to some reports from various locations (I’ll begin with Hudson Institute’s as that is where I first read it with a h/t to Xformed for his heads-up) it would appear that back in October, Iran and Venezuela signed an agreement that, among other things, would establish a joint base in Venezuela as well as [...] [...]

history lessons

Pearl Harbor – 69 Years Later

“AIR RAID PEARL HARBOR.  THIS IS NOT A DRILL” Sixty-nine years ago those words ushered in a period of unbelievable agony, trial, effort and sacrifice.  What was once before was forever changed afterward.  Jack-booted thugs bent on their “Final Solution” strode cobblestone streets of the land distantly remembered as the forebear of a new nation, [...] [...]