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Speaking of Ethos and Fighting Spirit…

BySteeljawscribe 7 November 2008

Try eleven battle stars in eleven years…
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(h/t CO, USS Higgins (DDG 76) )

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Passing of Another Legend
BySteeljawscribe 2 July 200728 March 2010

Eugene Bennett Fluckey, a legendary World War II submariner and one of the most highly decorated living American servicemen, died Thursday night at a hospital in Annapolis, Maryland, a hospital spokeswoman said. He was 93. In five war patrols as the skipper of the submarine Barb, Fluckey sank dozens upon dozens of Japanese ships and…

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Happy 233rd, U.S. Navy
BySteeljawscribe 13 October 200813 October 2008

From the Secretary of the Navy WASHINGTON (NNS) — The Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter released the following birthday message to the fleet in anticipation of the Navy’s 233rd birthday. “On 13 October 1775, the Continental Congress voted on a resolution to commission a swift sailing vessel with a crew of 80 men…

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On This Date in Naval Aviation History: Aviation Greens Make A Comeback
BySteeljawscribe 8 April 20104 April 2010

Ah, Aviation Working Greens – my absolute favorite day-to-day uniform to wear during Norfolk winters and guaranteed way to get a non-aviator’s head to explode in the pre-Lehman years. Lots of mythology and conjecture as to how we came to acquire (a) the green uniform and (b) the accompanying brown shoes, so maybe this will…

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Project CADILLAC: AEW and the US Navy (Part Three)
BySteeljawscribe 4 April 201420 March 2016

1050L 24 Oct 1944. USS St. LO (CVE 63) is under heavy air attack. After successfully fending off the superior surface force of VADM Takeo Kurita’s Center Force, “Taffy 3″ is now defending against a surprise air attack that has lasted some 40 minutes already. One of the features of this attack is the use…

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The Bougainville Invasion: November – December 1943 (Part 2)
BySteeljawscribe 23 November 2009

Today — part 2 of CINCLAX’s articles on the Bougainville Campaign… Battle of Empress Augusta Bay (the â€œshort versionâ€) While the 3rd Marines were settling for their first night ashore, a critical sea battle was brewing offshore. As they had immediately responded in the air, the IJN was quick to counter attack by sea. In…

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â™«â™¬ Oh When the Drone is Called Up Yonder… â™¬â™«
BySteeljawscribe 14 May 2013

â™«â™¬…When the Drone is Called Up Yonder I’ll be There…â™¬â™« (with apologies to James M. Black)Â 😀 First the news and a congratulatory note to the Navy-Industry team behind today’s launch of the X-47B off the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77): Of course, as any end-of-deployment flyoff crew knows, it is a heck of…

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xformed says:

8 November 2008 at 11:37

Just read the entire story. Remarkable….and included one of my heros, John Bulkeley.

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