Upcoming Nupitals…
No, not for the Scribe or his clan, but for Pinch and his intended Nova Scotian bride-to-be. Drop by and pass along your best wishes!
– SJS
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Three Sayings That Ensure Your Saturday is Shot…
"Yes M.O., the elevator actuator needs to be changed…" "XO, Department Head meeting, my office, 5 minutes…" "Honey, I’d like to change the den around after we take the tree down – and I’d like the entertainment center on the other side…" *sigh*
Successful AEGIS BMD Shot
An SM-3 launched from the USS DECATUR (DDG 73) successfully intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile target with a separating warhead* late yesterday in a test off Hawaii. Participating in the test were the USS PORT ROYAL and for the first time, a NATO partner, Spain, with the Aegis-equipped frigate Mendez Nunez (F-104). This was…
Changes, changes, changes…
Well, despite the best efforts of the distaff side yesterday with an unplanned site mod (which we wrapped up in the wee-hours of the night with the last a/v cable re-zip-tied in place, btw) – plan on seeing some major changes around here with the New Year. Fear not – the favorites will remain and…
“To Provide for the Common Defense…”
“So when all else fails, when all the negotiations have broken down, when there is a missile in the air, you have to have the ability to destroy it. Because the only other ability you would have is to apologize to the relatives of those who died.” — —
The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same…
(From March 1955 Naval Aviation News, h/t Sid) (2006: F-35 Flat Panel Cockpit)
Chronicles of Naval Aviation: The Angled Flight Deck
Occasionally questions arise from those unfamiliar with Naval Aviation and, just as occasionally, we shall endeavor to address them here. One item that, certainly today, seems to be self-evident is the need for an angled deck for carrier operations. Like many other features of modern day CV/CVNs (e.g., armored flight deck), the angled flight deck…