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
Similar Posts
Is the F-35 the Next DDG-1000? – UPDATED
UPDATED 13 Oct 08 – see below the “More” line… – SJS No military service currently demonstrates that it has leaders that can create affordable procurement programs. Every service has, to some extent, mortgaged its future by failing to contain equipment costs, and by trading existing equipment and force elements for developing new system that…
What Army are you — paint me British…?
Yeah, yeah, I know — what’s a Navy guy doing wondering what kind of army he is, but somethings look to be too much fun to resist…anyway here’s my results: You scored as British and the Commonwealth. Your army is the British and the Commonwealth (Canada, ANZAC, India). You want to serve under good generals…
Changes, changes, changes…
Well, despite the best efforts of the distaff side yesterday with an unplanned site mod (which we wrapped up in the wee-hours of the night with the last a/v cable re-zip-tied in place, btw) – plan on seeing some major changes around here with the New Year. Fear not – the favorites will remain and…
Implementing the Maritime Strategy: French Navy Rafales, Hawkeyes Deploying on US CVN Summer ’08
Found this gem whilst out doing some scouting: The French Aéronavale will embark for the first time on an American aircraft carrier. Without a second aircraft carrier, while Charles stopped for maintenance for eighteen months, pilots of Rafale and Hawkeye are going to train in July 2008 aboard the USS Roosevelt off Norfolk, in the…
Monday’s Reading
Eagle1’s Sunday Ship History narrative this week covers the marriage of ships and radar, opening with a cautionary tale. Mike returns from a prolonged EMCON A period (courtesy Blogger) with a fine post commenting on the Japanese Coast Guard via an article in International Security, and along the way laments the lack of direction his selected…
USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) Commissioned
11,000 tons gross displacement. 622.5 ft long. 45 aircraft – that was the USS San Jacinto (CVL 30). Sixty-five years ago, on a September morning, a young naval aviator launched his Grumman TBF Avenger from her deck on a mission to strike facilities at Chi Chi Jima. Forty-five years later he was raising his hand,…