BOSTON (NNS) — Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the next Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier will be named the USS John F. Kennedy. The selection John F. Kennedy, designated CVN 79, honors the 35th President of the United States and pays tribute to his service in the Navy, in the government, and…
“I can run wild for six months … after that, I have no expectation of success.“ – Fleet Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto In racing there is a saying – ‘luck is where preparation meets opportunity’ Perhaps there is no truer an example than the Battle of Midway. Popular literature seems to emphasize the American forces stumbling…
Go ahead, admit it – the habit dies hard. Before every summer you swear that you are finally going to read “—” and by golly, this is the summer to do it. Well, Labor Day is a mere 20-days away and I’ll bet you’ve barely put a dent in the reading list. Fear not however,…
AT1 checks in today with a post about routines – daily and otherwise. Folks who have never been to sea or put to sea for extended periods often ask how one gets by on a day-to-day basis, what with the monotony of the scenery and smallness of the ship and all. My answer is, as…
Today’s theme: clouds & light – nature’s & man’s…
Guest writer Chuck Hill joins us this week with Part II of his detailed write-up on the surface action off Guadalcanal in November 1942. Lots of lessons to be applied to today (see the roll-up at the end). BTW – whilst composing this submission he became a grandfather, so we lift a major league ‘mazal…
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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!! 🙂