Today’s theme: clouds & light – nature’s & man’s…
There’s that Nolan Ryan autographed baseball that has continued to elude you, or perhaps a personalized copy of Jim Stavridis’ Destroyer Captain strikes your fancy. . .maybe a signed print especially made for this year’s campaign by Chris Muir of Day-by-Day is high on your ‘most desired’ list ? These and much more are over…
From 1923 to 1940, the US Navy conducted 21 “Fleet Problems” as it sought to understand, exploit and incorporate new technologies and capabilities while developing the tactics, training and procedures to employ the same should war present itself – which by the 1930s was beginning to look more and more likely to the discerning observer….
The ongoing furor over the Board of Director’s attempt at a mid-watch hijacking of the Institute’s mission can, unfortunately, overshadow the very good work being done down in the trenches by the editorial board and legion of ink-stained wretches (and I use that term affectionately) in the trenches. Before re-directing to the BoD’s hi-jinks, I’d…
There’s requests that are general in nature — and then there’s targeted requests. The latter are often specific, meet an urgent need and require short turnaround. This is a targeted request. The details are over at Maggie’s Place, but here’s the thumbnail sketch. Marines brought in from the field with serious injuries (usually traumatic brain…
SJS, It is now Monday evening. We were just visited by a USO show this past Saturday, some band called “The Scarlet Ending”. They were from up near Syracuse, New York. They played onboard here on the 9th of October. The ship cleared off Hangar Bay 2 and sent up a little stage on top…
8 Nov update: Four days left folks- let’s make it count!! Let’s set aside the competition for a minute and talk straight to the heart of the matter. Fact is, the need is great and growing. Our wounded warriors number in the tens of thousands, the majority of which would benefit in one way or…
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Well, there went my “ride.” I picked here up in Puerto Mont, Chile on UNITAS XXIV in Sep 83. She was to be the only SPRU CAN retained and was to be a museum in the Great Lakes, but late last year that went out the window. An entire class of 963s will become ship reefs, despite being the backbone of the Fleet to end the Cold War. My first real curise wearing commissioned officer rank was in the company of USS SPRUANCE (DD-963) to the Med, where she had her maiden voyage.
Commissioned 984, shook Ross Perot’s hand (he was Bill Leftwich’s roommate at USNA) during the Commissioning party. She’s a fish reef NE of the big island of Hawaii, like the rest of the class. Maybe FOSTER will survive her test ship days and be the last one standing for the history of it all.
Well — it beats how one of mine ended up :/
– SJS
Sea, Sky, Land: Images From Around the Fleet « Steeljaw Scribe very nice great article thank you…