Flightdeck Friday: Beginnings – The Curtiss N-9 and BuAer

Hi all – this is the first post the Scribe wanted me to put up for you all.  He’s always muttering up us kids and needing to ‘know our roots.’  So when all us apprentices started pulling his beard about being around since Methusela, well, he kinda went all Old Testament on us apprentices and…

The Long War — Russia and the Russian Navy

  We have commented previously in these spaces about the emerging threat of the PRC, concentrating primarily on the missile and naval forces thereof.  Additionally, we have also followed with interest Russian developments with their strategic forces.    If that isn’t enough to grab your attention, let’s add this as well – the Commander in…