Memo To The IRGC

BySteeljawscribe 26 February 2015

Come back when you’ve got your varsity letter:

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Milestone Worth Noting …
BySteeljawscribe 30 August 200731 August 2007

The U.S. Coast Guard marks more than a million lives saved in a 217th birthday ceremony Saturday. Eagle1 has a great rundown on the "Top 10" rescues ( as provided by USCG PAO). Besides the Katrina rescues, there are some very notable, if obscure efforts listed (see espcially the write-ups on the Prinsendam and Bermuda Sky…

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USNI: Getting It Right
BySteeljawscribe 1 March 20111 March 2011

The ongoing furor over the Board of Director’s attempt at a mid-watch hijacking of the Institute’s mission can, unfortunately, overshadow the very good work being done down in the trenches by the editorial board and legion of ink-stained wretches (and I use that term affectionately) in the trenches. Before re-directing to the BoD’s hi-jinks, I’d…

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Qualities of a Good Wingman
BySteeljawscribe 28 June 200728 March 2010

A little while back, lex spoke of the qualities of a good wingman. Today, comes the story (courtesy of a cell-, er, cube-mate) of another wingman, albeit from the other Service with pilots who fly jets, but compelling nonetheless. -SJS "Nearly all plumes of black smoke on dry lake beds are resulted from planned,…

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Air Warfare | Flightdeck Friday | history lessons | Navy

Project CADILLAC: The Beginning of AEW in the US Navy (Part II)
BySteeljawscribe 9 October 201011 October 2010

Project CADILLAC (Part II) Â Â Â Â Project Cadillac was more than just a program to develop radar â€“ it would develop an entire AEW system — Radar, IFF, relay equipment, shipboard receivers, and airborne platform. Such an undertaking would be ambitious enough in peacetime, at the height of a critical stage in the…

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The 11th Hour, of the 11th Day, of the 11th Month – When the Guns Fell Silent
BySteeljawscribe 11 November 2011

At the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month…the guns fell silent along what was known then as the Western Front as the Allies and Germany observed the agreement to end this “War to End All Wars.” While fighting continued sporadically elsewhere, in what were fast becoming the former empires of Russia…

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Competition in the South China Sea
BySteeljawscribe 3 August 20108 August 2015

At its root it is all about resources — protein to supplement meager domestic harvests and oil to drive economies that governments push to unnatural and unsustainable annual growth. It is about an emergent regional power, poised on the brink of asserting itself as something more, flexing new-found muscle in new domains and deepening…

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Mark Lichtenstein says:

26 February 2015 at 16:15

VA-95 Green Lizards, my first squadron (AI) before I got picked up for NFO

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