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BySteeljawscribe 6 November 2014

From the desk of PMA-231:

PMA-231 Kneeboard Volume 8, Issue 1 by Steeljaw Scribe

history lessons | Navy | Reflections

â€œAir Raid Pearl Harbor. This is Not A Drill.â€*
BySteeljawscribe 6 December 2011

(*Telegraph from Patrol Wing Two Headquarters warning of the attack on Pearl Harbor) On this, the eve of the 70th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor… Â Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives: <– Listen to the speech Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 — a date…

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Air Warfare | history lessons | Navy

Guest Post: THE U.S. NAVY’S FLEET PROBLEMS OF THE THIRTIES — A Dive Bomber Pilot’s Perspective
BySteeljawscribe 20 July 20111 December 2015

From 1923 to 1940, the US Navy conducted 21 “Fleet Problems” as it sought to understand, exploit and incorporate new technologies and capabilities while developing the tactics, training and procedures to employ the same should war present itself – which by the 1930s was beginning to look more and more likely to the discerning observer….

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Air Warfare | Joint Warfare | Missile Defense

BMD From the Sea – It’s Not Just for SWO’s
BySteeljawscribe 27 May 200927 May 2009

It is time for Naval Aviation to become more than interested bystanders and step up to the plate for the ballistic missile defense mission. For those who have been otherwise engaged or looking elsewhere, the cover and main article in the May 2009 issue of Proceedings is your wake-up call. Now, besides the ever-present threat…

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Air Warfare

Hawkeye Week!
BySteeljawscribe 1 October 201210 October 2012

Â A little Hawkeye Love over at Travel for Aircraft this week — head on over for a series of posts, and many photos of the mighty War Hummer! (props – literally to JM)

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Maritime Strategy | Missile Defense | Navy

Shashou Jiang: Ballistic Missiles vs. CSGs (Pt II)
BySteeljawscribe 20 January 200730 June 2009

The phrase "assassin’s mace" is the English translation of "shashou jiang," a term of ancient Chinese strategy. "Shashou jiang" was a club with which the "assassin" incapacitated his enemy, suddenly and totally, instead of fighting him according to "the rules." To summarize from Part I – a Chinese strike using Theater BM’s has been conducted…

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Ave Atque Vale – +1 Year
BySteeljawscribe 6 March 2013

(re-posted from last year) I lost a friend today. We have lost a friend, a father, husband — a comrade in arms. Fellow aviator and blogger-at-arms, Neptunus Lex, was killed earlier today when the F-21 Kfir he was flying in support of Top Gun’s adversary squadron crashed at NAS Fallon. No word on the cause…

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