For the Pointy Nose Crowd…On This Date Sixty Years Ago
(You know who you are ): 1947 – Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager, 24, flying a Bell X-1, became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound.
Heroic Life – A Quiet Passing
Noted Flying Tiger, former Naval Aviator, Army Air Corps and USAF Pilot, and combat ace Hill passed away this past Thursday at the age of 92. Lex has the full account here. A life filled with accomplishments in service to his country and to a people facing a vicious onslaught, he epitomized the American volunteer…
Project VALOUR-IT
So , here’s the deal. We are now about a week out from the start of the Fall 2008 campaign for VALOUR-IT which will run from 28 Oct through Veterean’s Day, 13 Nov. Since nothing breeds success like success – here we are again this year with new goals: This year’s goal is $240K –…
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
Open Trackback Saturday
Green deck … post your trackbacks here.
Seven Years Ago Today…
…another chapter in the Long War against terror is written: The toll: * Seventeen American Sailors dead: Hull Maintenance Technician Second Class* Kenneth Eugene Clodfelter, 21, of Mechanicsville, Va. Electronics Technician Chief Petty Officer* Richard Costelow, 35, of Morrisville, Pa. Mess Management Specialist Seaman Lakeina Monique Francis, 19, of Woodleaf, N.C. Information Systems Technician Timothy…
Flightdeck Friday: Guppy SPADS in Korea
(ed.: Early edition for Flightdeck Friday today as we want to devote tomorrow’s space to one particular memorial. – SJS) Recall that at the end of WW2 that Project CADILLAC was reaching IOC with the first AEW detachment of TBM-3W Avengers conducting workups on the USS Ranger off the West Coast. This was the…
Operation Red Hat: 10 October 1985
The background: Arab terrorists had found and struck an Italian luxury liner, Achille Lauro. The ship had just departed Alexandria, Egypt, on a pleasure cruise of the Mediterranean. A few hours later, terrorists from the Palestinian Liberation Front hijacked the ship. After tense negotiations and the killing of an American tourist, the hijackers traveled in…
VALOUR-IT Countdown
Less than 3 weeks to go until the kick off of the Fall 2007 VALOUR-IT Campaign/team competition. Kurt has a write-up and some overall guidance over at his place while John lays out the general idea and issues a staff call for team leads over at Argghhh. Couple of notes: It would appear Team Junior…
Shashou Jiang: CBERS-2B
The phrase “assassin’s mace” is the English translation of “shashou jiang,” a term of ancient Chinese strategy. “Shashou jiang” was a club with which the “assassin” incapacitated his enemy, suddenly and totally, instead of fighting him according to “the rules.” Dateline: 19 September 2007 – The CBERS (China/Brazil Earth Resources Spacecraft) -2B is placed in…