IA Blogger

Latest addition to the blogroll is “Spooky In  The Sand” – a Hawkeye NFO (and former Steeljaw to boot!) who is presently one of the many Navy IA’s in Iraq with the Army.  Swing by to capture culture encounters with the Army and the wry observations and POV afforded by a career of being shot…

Seascapes

Ever wonder what “they” meant when talking about a painted sky? Wonder no more: PERSIAN GULF (Dec. 22, 2008) The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) transits through the Persian Gulf. Ramage is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of…

India Confirms Purchase of P-8I At $2.1B

According to today’s Times of India, on January 1,  India’s Defense Ministry’s Joint Secretary and Acquisitions Manager (Maritime Systems) signed a purchase agreement with Boeing’s Integrated Systems and in-country lead for eight P-8I Poseidon’s at a price of $2.1B(US),  more than double the previous major US sale to India ($962M for six C-130J in 2007). …

New Year’s Wish

Best wishes for a safe New Year’s eve and a bright, prosperous year to come… And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere ! And gie’s a hand o’ thine ! And we’ll tak a right gude-willy waught, For auld lang syne. For auld lang syne, my jo, For auld lang syne, We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness…