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A Little FITREP Humor From Out West

BySteeljawscribe 18 August 2013

“LT X’s body of work stands for itself in his chosen field of work”

(shot outside of Cody, WY)

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Postcards From Deployment: Daily Routines

BySteeljawscribe 2 October 20092 October 2009

AT1 checks in today with a post about routines – daily and otherwise.Â Folks who have never been to sea or put to sea for extended periods often ask how one gets by onÂ a day-to-day basis, what with the monotony of the scenery and smallness of the ship and all.Â My answer is, as…

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Postcards From Deployment: “This is a Drill, This is a Drill …”

BySteeljawscribe 17 March 200830 March 2010

(ed. Online Damage Control school/library here. – SJS) SJS, So it has been a couple of days since we pulled back out of our home away from home. I know, I know, I was just there; but the powers to be decided to vary our sked up so we showed back up. Spent the time…

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The Solomons Campaign: Battle of Santa Cruz (II)

BySteeljawscribe 18 December 200917 December 2009

Overnight: 25-26 October During the night, crews on the Hornet positioned aircraft on the flightdeck if the prospects of a night strike by moonlight made themselves present.Â In the meantime, PBY Catalinaâ€™s, using the first crude airborne radar sets, continued to try to locate the Japanese fleet in the darkness.Â Shortly after midnight, one PBY…

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In The Mail Today: “The Admirals” by Walter R. Borneman

BySteeljawscribe 12 April 201212 April 2012

So – just as I was making a serious dent in the pile of shame, in the mail today comes an advance copy of “The Admirals” courtesy the publisher, Little Brown, scheduled for release next month.Â The noted author Walter R. Borneman (Polk, 1812, and The French and Indian War among several) takes on the…

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Effective Command Use of New Media

BySteeljawscribe 27 August 2009

One of the long-time fixtures of the annual Tailhook National Symposium (nee ‘Reunion’) was the Flag Officer panel.Â In this forum, the panel fielded frank and blunt questions from anyone in the audience – JGs and Ensigns included.Â The only requirements were to maintain a modicum of respect and for the assembled flags to provide…

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Postcards from Deployment: In the Gulf

BySteeljawscribe 13 December 200728 March 2010

Another day underway and another note from Southern Air Pirate for your consideration. Steel Jaw, Well as of a couple of days ago we entered upon Yankee Station. That isn’t what it is actually called, but it best describes it to some other people I talk to. We made the transit through the straits…

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