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Air Warfare

Steeljaws Airborne Again?

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Arriving in the mail today — the E-2D IOT&E patch.  IOT&E (Initial Operational Test & Evaluation) is a critical milestone event for the E-2D program.  Conducted by VX-1, operating out of Pax River, IOT&E provides an opportunity to test the aircraft and weapons system in a more dynamic environment than what was present for developmental [...] [...]

Flightdeck Friday

Flightdeck Friday - On Atlas' Mighty Shoulders (Part I)

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Earlier this week we celebrated the 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s orbital flight, marking our full entry into the space race with the Soviets.  Signatory of the mission was our first use of an ICBM to launch Glenn into orbit — the previous missions had been suborbital and used the Redstone missile, itself an SRBM [...] [...]

history lessons

Naming Ships -- Here We Go Again...

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I have held my peace for the past 24-hours as a kind of “counting to ten” mindful of one of blogging’s first principles regarding blogging while angry.  Time’s up — I’m not angry, I’m royally POd. Still. “The selection of Gabrielle Giffords, designated LCS 10, honors the former Congresswoman from Tucson, Arizona, who is known [...] [...]

Reflections

“Commander’s Moon”

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Easy folks — completely SFW here So Scribe — what exactly do they mean by a “Commander’s Moon” ? Well, strictly defined, a “commander’s moon” is: “A night lighting condition with clear skies and a large (late phase) moon, to provide optimum lighting condition for night flights, and especially night traps. Favored by, and planned [...] [...]

USNI

2012 USNI Board of Directors and Editorial Board

Have you submitted your ballot yet?  Vote online at www.associationvoting.com/usni or make sure your paper ballot is postmarked by 12 March.  Why vote?  Some reasons (and recommendations) may be found here — and yes, I am a candidate for the Board of Directors.  Come on folks, let’s get out the vote – w/r, SJS Sphere: [...] [...]