Speaking of Ethos and Fighting Spirit…

BySteeljawscribe 7 November 2008

Try eleven battle stars in eleven years…
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Maybe a 5.9 on the Richter, But a 1.0 in Preparation

BySteeljawscribe 23 August 2011

Ten years ago, a couple of weeks from now, I emerged from a burning, shattered Pentagon to a scene of utter chaos in South Parking, jammed cell lines and what soon became a traffic jam bordering on the Apocalyptic. Today, while much further to the south of DC, but actually closer to the quake’s epicenter,…

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley

BySteeljawscribe 23 July 200823 July 2008

One of the all time great things about writing a blog is the mail one gets offline – some genuinely interesting stuff comes our way that we may have missed out on in the comings and goings of a standard day.Â The Flightdeck Fridays in particular generate more than their fair share of folks sharing…

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Abolish SECDEF and OSD?

BySteeljawscribe 15 October 2007

Interesting proposal in the most recent Joint Forces Quarterly centers on abolishing the position of Secretary of Defense and OSD. The full article is here. Salient points include: The office has too broad a span of control; JCS advice is too often limited or distorted; It has proved to be a source of unending conflict within…

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

BySteeljawscribe 11 November 2012

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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ex-USS Ray (DD 971) To Be Sunk During RIMPAC ’08

BySteeljawscribe 26 June 20088 September 2008

Now you see her… Soon, you won’t: Familiar Destroyer Will Be Sunk In Naval Exercises (KITSAP SUN 25 JUN 08) … Ed Friedrich Frequent drivers along Sinclair Inlet are probably wondering what happened to the big Navy ship that used to be moored in the bay. That was the destroyer David R. Ray, and it…

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This Date in Naval History: Battle of the Coral Sea – 7 & 8 May

BySteeljawscribe 6 May 2009

Sixty-seven years ago… Day 1 – “Scratch One Flattop!”: The first day of the carrier battle of Coral Sea, 7 May 1942, saw the Americans searching for carriers they knew were present and the Japanese looking for ones they feared might be in the area. (more at NHHC) Day 2: We lose USS Lexington: ….

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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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