Christmas Lights – Navy Style

BySteeljawscribe 18 December 2011

From the Fleet…around the world and always on watch.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and peace and prosperity in the new year to come.

– Steeljaw Scribe

Midway Week & TAD

BySteeljawscribe 1 June 2009

This week is the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. Â In recognition of that, check with your local VFW/American Legion Post for local observances and try and make it a point to attend.Â To help, here’s a listing of known events from around the country: 2009 BOM ANNIVERSARY AND UNIT REUNION ANNOUNCEMENTS 1….

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SECNAV Names Next CVN: USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVN 79)

BySteeljawscribe 29 May 201129 May 2011

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…

Reflections

Badgers, Buccaneers and Bears … Pt 4

BySteeljawscribe 15 August 200623 January 2008

This is the conclusion of the 4-part series. Parts 1-3 may be found by following the links in the margin on the left. “Alpha Whiskey, Alpha Romeo, Tango One. Tango One recommends launching all available alert. Multiple bogeys inbound. Break, track 1231 now non-squawker, negative Mode 4, investigating with 9B. Setting station 9B with 11B”…

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Postcards from Deployment: Deployment Stress

BySteeljawscribe 6 September 20096 September 2009

One of the reasons we went with the ‘Postcards from deployment…’ feature a couple of years ago was to bring an unvarnished look at deployments from a sailor’s POV that doesn’t always make it to the light of day, except in rare fora like the “Carrier” series late last year. Charles touches on something everyone…

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Progress – However You Measure It

BySteeljawscribe 1 August 2010

Couple of items of note form the past week re. the future fleet: VAW-120 Receives First Fleet E-2D Advanced Hawkeye NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) — The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the Navy’s newest airborne early warning and control aircraft, was delivered to the fleet July 29 at Naval Station Norfolk.Â Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations,…

Reflections

Remembering When the Sky Turned Black – 11 September 2001

BySteeljawscribe 8 September 2011

I remember, a sky so blue it burned your eyes to look up . . .and smoke that scarred your lungs; I remember shipmatesÂ . . . and a piece of notebook paper listing for whom the bell had tolled; We remember that for one brief moment it wasn’t New Yorkers, or Washingtonians, or businessmen…

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