"Yes M.O., the elevator actuator needs to be changed…"
"XO, Department Head meeting, my office, 5 minutes…"
"Honey, I’d like to change the den around after we take the tree down – and I’d like the entertainment center on the other side…"
*sigh*
As promised we have a couple of announcements that will impact the frequency of posts here over the coming year. Naval Institute Blog:Â We were asked to join a panel consisting of several other bloggers – some we knew and served with on active duty, others from milblogs and other venues since, that will be…
Little steps… • 2004 – meet and fight (under albeit very favorable terms for the home team) “vanilla” USAF F-15’s (non-AESA birds) with your new SU-30’s; • 2006 – do it again, but this time against F-16’s; • 2008 - Join up in RED FLAG flying with 4th and 5th gen fighters against adversary air (but never going beak-to-beak…
Ever wonder what “they” meant when talking about a painted sky? Wonder no more: PERSIAN GULF (Dec. 22, 2008) The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) transits through the Persian Gulf. Ramage is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of…
“Support our Troops” So says the ubiquitous magnetic sticker on yet another non-descript vehicle on the road up ahead – but one wonders if the driver/occupant knows of a program that directly, materially supports our troops in a life-changing way? That program would be Valour-IT (Voice Activated Laptops for OUR Injured Troops). The short story is…
(click on the banner — you will need Flash plug in) Yeah, it’s a front for a pharmaceutical, but at least this one is workplace safe….
