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Current Status by Team Place a bid for some really neat stuff here OK folks, time to get serious — forget about cute, fuzzy kittens or dogs in dire straits. We need to see some serious action in the funds column…or the COD gets it: … And ALL my seagoing buds know what happens…
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Eagle1’s Sunday Ship History narrative this week covers the marriage of ships and radar, opening with a cautionary tale. Mike returns from a prolonged EMCON A period (courtesy Blogger) with a fine post commenting on the Japanese Coast Guard via an article in International Security, and along the way laments the lack of direction his selected…
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Open Trackback Saturday
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