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BySteeljawscribe 21 November 200921 November 2009

. . . Mere words can not begin to express. . .

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DDG-116: USS Thomas Hudner
BySteeljawscribe 7 May 20127 May 2012

File this under “Getting It Right”: IMMEDIATE RELEASEÂ Â Â 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 destroyerÂ (DDG) will be named the USS Thomas Hudner. Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a naval…

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USS Ranger – Sad News
BySteeljawscribe 21 December 2012

For some time now we’ve been hosting a link for the USS Ranger Foundation, a group dedicated to moving the ex-USS Ranger (CVA/CV-61) to a site in the northwest US for establishment as the centerpiece of a maritime museum.Â Contingent on that hope was approval by the US Navy to do so and raising significant…

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Valour-IT 2009: Bacon, Swine, Pearls and Ping-Pong (non)diplomacy
BySteeljawscribe 3 November 20093 November 2009

Ok – after an intro like that, I’m sure you are scratching your collective heads and wondering what gives? 1.Â Bacon:Â As in Jeff Bacon – retired naval officer and cartoonist extraordinaire.Â He who wields a cartoonist pen like a broad-axe, with no community being spared: Jeff joins Team Navy for this year’s competition and…

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Navy 35 – Missouri 13
BySteeljawscribe 1 January 2010

Congrats and well done to the Mids for their demolition of the Missouri Tigers this afternoon.Â 10-4 for only the third time in Navy football history too.Â Have to say as someone who grew up inthe Big 8 and is a lifelong Husker fan I was pulling for Navy all the way.Â Guess Mizzou just…

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Postcards From Deployment – Haze Grey and Underway (Again)
BySteeljawscribe 5 August 2009

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.Â This time though in a new squadron, embarked on a different ship and in a different AOR – the Pacific.Â Given the same issues as last time…

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USNI: Getting It Right
BySteeljawscribe 1 March 20111 March 2011

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…

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Andy (JADAA) says:

22 November 2009 at 10:29

Perfect…and I notice there’s another $%^&ing FPOD walkdown going on about the 1-wire! 🙂

Thanks, it’s now wallpaper!

VR,
Andy
Andy (JADAA) says:

22 November 2009 at 10:30

Uh, make that “FOD” walkdown. (where’s the edit button?)
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