What they want you to think: “The IRGC’s smart ballistic missiles are now in mass-production and this type of missiles can hit and destroy targets with high-precision,” Jafari told reporters in a news conference here in Tehran on Monday. “These new missiles enjoys supersonic speed and cannot be tracked or intercepted by enemy,” the commander…
File this under “Getting It Right”: IMMEDIATE RELEASE   No. 352-12 May 07, 2012 Secretary of The Navy Announces DDG 116 to be Named Thomas Hudner Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the next Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer (DDG) will be named the USS Thomas Hudner. Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a naval…
15 April 1935–Passage of the Aviation Cadet Act created the grade of Aviation Cadet in the Naval and Marine Corps Reserves. The Act set up a new program for pilot training in which otherwise qualified college graduates between the ages of 18 and 28 would be eligible for one year of flight instruction, benefits of…
Quite a review of the types present in Naval Air in 1970…although they are missing one major player…
Almost a year-and one-half later from the start of his last deployment, guest correspondent, frequent commentator, and fellow naval aviation historian AT1 Charles Berlemann is at it again. This time though in a new squadron, embarked on a different ship and in a different AOR – the Pacific. Given the same issues as last time…
From comments posted to an article in Foreign Policy (online) yesterday against changing the USNI’s mission statement: As you are aware, since last summer I have had many misgivings about the direction of our board actions. I was skeptical about the ‘advocacy’ word going into the mission statement from the first. With the way this…
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I will indeed be there. Unfortunately, I wasn’t aware that the show was running all this week (figured it was a once a week deal.) Normally that’d be good, but this week is dead week, which for me is even busier than finals week (the wave of papers/projects that have been procrastinated on is about to break). Looks like I’ll have to shift some stuff around…
Mike:
Good news – if you happen to be Tivo or VCR challenged/deprived, you can go to the website (follow one of the links above) and hit the “Full Episode” tab. After the subj. episode airs, you’ll be able to watch online at your leisure.
– SJS
Sweet, thanks. I was wondering if they were going to do some sort of online offering. Liked what I saw so far tonight. Definitely saw a couple of “leadership challenges” among the crew.
Dang. Missed it last evening because of the Stars-Sharks game. But I’ll be there tonite, fer shure!! 🙂