Flying Sharks

BySteeljawscribe 23 December 201323 December 2013

J-15s onboard CV 16 Liaoning in 2013 – sporting a familiar tail emblem…

Midway 70 Years Later: First Person POVs

BySteeljawscribe 3 June 20126 June 2015

Through the years (!) I’ve been writing this blog, a number of first person POVs have crossed the (virtual) desk – either sent directly to me or serendipitously. As a historian by avocation I find I much prefer the first person narrative because all the after action reports and analyses, while no doubt offering…

Air Warfare

Russian Marketing at MAKS 2007: SU-35MKS Brochure

BySteeljawscribe 25 August 200728 March 2010

Say this about the Russians – definitely getting slicker in their marketing than their Soviet forebears… (and it’s in English too) Techie note – have been experimenting with inserting Flash objects this weekend, so if the above just shows up as a blank check your browser settings or if you are on a network…

Navy

Blue Angels crash @ MCAS Beaufort

BySteeljawscribe 21 April 200728 March 2010

Lord, guard and guide the men who flyThrough the great spaces in the sky,Be with them always in the air,In dark’ning storms or sunlight fair.O, Hear us when we lift our prayer,For those in peril in the air. (Update 22 Apr):More details at Tailhook Daily Briefing, also you need to head over to Lex’s place…

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Catching Up: The Latest on the ex-USS Ranger, Reviews and More…

BySteeljawscribe 12 May 201327 May 2013

Been a very busy winter and spring here in the Scribe’s household – between the demands of customer support during the Great Musudan Snipe Hunt and mom corporate’s demands for a tech writer, our days/nights/weekends have been filled with briefs, drafts (*not* of the liquid variety) and teleconferences measured in hours, not minutes; our time’s…

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USNI Update: Taking Back Our Institution — the USNI Editorial Board Weighs In

BySteeljawscribe 7 March 20118 March 2011

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…

Navy

Postcards from Deployment: Don’t Do Stupid Things

BySteeljawscribe 10 March 200830 March 2010

Today’s postcard from Southern is a look at another side of life at sea and one that’s not always pleasant – the enforcement of good order and discipline. The further up the leadership chain one finds onself, the greater the expectations are for standards of conduct and professionalism – and the greater the penalties for…

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