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Guest Author: USAF PR
Mike (No Angst Zone) continues to have connectivity problems so we’re continuing in the Joint spirit to host his posts over here. – SJS I’ve talked before over at my place on a few occasions about the USAF’s message or lack thereof. Thus far it has ranged from moderately inspiring with tasteless and bland music to…
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). …
R.I.P. for the Royal Navy?
Have been reading Ian Toll’s Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy during my recent travels. Very interesting read of not just the construction and operation of these ships, the most famous of course being Constitution, but also of the founding of the Navy as a cabinet-level service with a…
Light a Candle…or Curse the Darkness?
We opted for the candle – the new arrival on the (viewer’s) right (MacBook Pro): We know a few others who would approve – and for those who might still be considering the leap ? Come on in, the water’s great 😉 And for Bill Gates & Co? Hasta la Vista, baby.
DoD Blocks Websites
Guess lunchtimes will be a bit duller around DoD offices these days: WASHINGTON, May 14, 2007 – The Defense Department is blocking access to many popular Internet sites from department-owned computers due to bandwidth issues, U.S. Strategic Command officials said today. Joint Task Force Global Network Operations, which directs the operation and defense of the…
Sunday With Calvin
…and a peak into the Scribe’s household…