Events of 8 May 1942 Scratch One Flattop! by R.G. Smith Before dawn on 8 May, both the Japanese and the American carriers sent out scouts to locate their opponents. These made contact a few hours later, by which time the Japanese already had their strike planes in the air. The U.S. carriers launched their…
File this under “Getting It Right”: IMMEDIATE RELEASE   No. 352-12 May 07, 2012 Secretary of The Navy Announces DDG 116 to be Named Thomas Hudner Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the next Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer (DDG) will be named the USS Thomas Hudner. Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a naval…
Battle of the Coral Sea, 7-8 May 1942 –The Events of 7 May 1942 The Battle of Coral Sea by Robert Taylor The first day of the carrier battle of Coral Sea, 7 May 1942, saw the Americans searching for carriers they knew were present and the Japanese looking for ones they feared might be…
Here and elsewhere much has been written of the Doolittle raid, from the bookstand to Hollywood and the curriculum of War Colleges the world over. Coming fast on the heels of the stunning blows barely four months prior a malevolent arc of destruction and defeat stretching from Pearl Harbor back across the Pacific to…
Another Flightdeck Friday and sadly, another memorial – this time for another pillar of the E-2C Community, CAPT Edward C. Geiger, USN, ret. (“Ned”). Ned passed away suddenly earlier this week just as he was beginning to enjoy a well deserved retirement having wrapped up his post-Navy career. Services are tentatively slated for…
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…
In the mail today from ANA: 99 ANAers, Friends of ANA and Naval Aviation, A number of members have asked for more information about The Boeing Company’s great Public Television program, “Angle of Attackâ€. In case you missed it before, the schedule is in the attachment. It is a bit long but you should find…
“Washington should show its political will and stop playing with guns on China’s doorsteps. ‘Good fences make good neighbors’ the words of the American poet Robert Frost also hold true for this relationship.” – China Daily (27 July 2011) Last week the Taiwanese press revealed an incident that occurred on the 29th of June wherein…
From 1923 to 1940, the US Navy conducted 21 “Fleet Problems” as it sought to understand, exploit and incorporate new technologies and capabilities while developing the tactics, training and procedures to employ the same should war present itself – which by the 1930s was beginning to look more and more likely to the discerning observer….
A Reminder – Pandas May Be Cute, But They Have Sharp Teeth and Claws… The DF-21D Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) is in play again in the press and implicitly linked in comments by the Vice Chairman of the Joint Staff that cancellation of at least one of the Ford-class carriers and retirement of some number…
