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It is a meeting place where renowned scholars and self-taught history buffs linger and share ideas and perspective on naval events that shape nations. The Naval Institute and Naval History and Heritage Command have combined efforts to bring forth a new blog serving those with an interest in naval history. The christening page is up…
The first Navy Aegis ship to be sent to Davey Jones’ locker now rests on the bottom of the Pacific, done in by a combination of missiles and gunfire. The decommissioned cruiser Valley Forge was sunk as part of a Nov. 2 target practice on a test range near Kauai, Hawaii, according to the U.S….
Today’s post comes by way of AT1 Charles Berlemann, Jr. Currently assigned to VAQ-135 (World Famous Back Ravens), he enlisted in 1998 and has made five deployments (see “Postcards from Deployment”). Interested since 1995 (Charles calls himself an “unofficial member), he joined the Institute in 1999. We have maintained correspondence for a few years now…
The Editorial Board of the USNI enters the fight in a major way: The independence of the Institute is paramount; without that openness, the Institute risks simply becoming an organ of whatever entity, whatever program, is deemed permissible by only a few, whomever those may be. It would be difficult to find a member or…
Our guest correspondent, Southern Air Pirate, sends his latest missive on the joys of that well known locus of liberty in the Mediterranean, Naples. Napoli Bella! We just wrapped up a 6 day port visit to Naples, Italy. Naples is like it has always been the last three times I had visited there. There…
JAPAN – Citing Japanese victories in the Coral Sea and other battles, Radio Tokyo the previous day announces that “America and Britain… have now been exterminated. The British and American fleets cannot appear on the oceans.” Around the world, forces were joined and movement was afoot in this truly global war. In Russia, the 2nd…
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Perfect…and I notice there’s another $%^&ing FPOD walkdown going on about the 1-wire! 🙂
Thanks, it’s now wallpaper!
VR,
Andy
Uh, make that “FOD” walkdown. (where’s the edit button?)