Steeljaw Scribe

Notes and commentary on things present, reflections on a career in naval aviation and serendipitous items as strike me at the moment…

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Implementing the Maritime Strategy - Japan/U.S. Missile Defense Flight Test Successful

December 17th, 2007 5 Comments

 
JDS Kongo arrives in Pearl Harbor for JFTM-01  
 

 
Deterrence. Deterring aggression must be viewed in global, regional, and transnational terms via conventional, unconventional, and nuclear means. Effective Theater Security Cooperation activities are a form of extended deterrence, creating security and removing conditions for conflict. Maritime ballistic missile defense will enhance deterrence by providing an umbrella of [...]

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First AEGIS-Class Sunk (ex-USS Valley Forge CG-50)

November 27th, 2006 1 Comment

The first Navy Aegis ship to be sent to Davey Jones’ locker now rests on the bottom of the Pacific, done in by a combination of missiles and gunfire. The decommissioned cruiser Valley Forge was sunk as part of a Nov. 2 target practice on a test range near Kauai, Hawaii, according to the U.S. [...]

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