Sometimes…inspite of ourselves luck kicks in t…
Sometimes…inspite of ourselves
luck kicks in to save our butts…
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Belated B-Day Greetings
Happy 232nd Birthday Navy! Belated B-day greetings – been on the road these past few days and am getting ready to leave again…almost like being on active duty again
Flag and General Officer Announcements
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Required Reading – 20 Apr 07 List
Today, without delay, you need to read these articles. Why? Beyond being the quality writing that these blogs are noted for, the indicated articles provide compelling reads for the issues that face us today. Take this one for example. Fullbore Friday is always a great trip down the halls of naval history and usually revolves…
Boola, boola … Successful Missile Defense test
As a former Hawkeye kind of guy, missile shoots were always one of the more fun things to participate in, especially when the target gets nailed and blown to smithereens (destruction of the target characterized w/voice call: “boola-boola”). ’twas fun in uniform and (despite all the surrounding angst in the run-up) it still is post-uniform….
The Fukushima Daiishi Incident
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