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Flightdeck Friday – Postings from the Naval Aviation Museum

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After having spent the better part of a day re-visiting the National Museum of Naval Aviation, located onboard NAS Pensacola, there is much to post about – most good, but some others.  For background, despite spending 26 years on active duty, when I left Pensacola for the E-2C replacement squadron (RVAW-120) in Norfolk, I would…

DDG-116: USS Thomas Hudner
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DDG-116: USS Thomas Hudner

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

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China to Sell 4th Gen. Fighters to Iran

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    Interesting development noted below in light of discussions about calling out China (or not) in context of new Maritime Strategy Iran buys (sic) Israeli fighter jets   Iran has signed a contract with China for the delivery of two squadrons of J-10 fighter planes. The design was developed by Israel for its Air Force…

“Hell, this is like an old-time turkey shoot!”

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19 June 1944. Philippine Sea – TF 58 is conducting operations in preparation fo the invasion of Guam.  Consisting of five major groups, TF-58 is one of the most formidable assemblies of naval power the world had seen. In front (to the west) was Vice Admiral Willis Lee’s Task Group 58.7 (TG-58.7), the “Battle Line”,…

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  1. He must have fairly good IFF, too, given all the national borders and air defense zones he has to pass over or through.

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