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A Little Common Sense

BySteeljawscribe 30 March 2009

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.

– Thomas Paine

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The First Hellcat Ace
BySteeljawscribe 6 May 20086 May 2008

Â Â Speaking of ethos…great new siteÂ (h/t: Maggie) put up by the family of “Mac” McWhorter, who flew in VF-9, was CO of VF-12 and the firstÂ Hellcat ace.Â Lots of remembrances by those who were there and remember him both during and after the war.Â We’ve added the site to the blogroll on the right under…

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Air Warfare | history lessons | Navy

Battle of Coral Sea (Day 1): Seventy Years Later
BySteeljawscribe 7 May 2012

Battle of the Coral Sea, 7-8 May 1942 –The Events of 7 May 1942 The Battle of Coral Sea by Robert Taylor 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…

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This Date in Naval Aviaiton History: Sept 18, 1962 – Changing Designators
BySteeljawscribe 18 September 2011

Quick – F4H or F-110? Depending on the markings and the date, it could have been either – or none.Â Despite the fact that 15 years earlier, the Department of Defense (and departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force) were created by the National Security Act of 1947, the three Services continued with their…

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USS Ranger – Sad News
BySteeljawscribe 21 December 2012

For some time now we’ve been hosting a link for the USS Ranger Foundation, a group dedicated to moving the ex-USS Ranger (CVA/CV-61) to a site in the northwest US for establishment as the centerpiece of a maritime museum.Â Contingent on that hope was approval by the US Navy to do so and raising significant…

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Geopolitics | history lessons | Maritime Strategy | Missile Defense

China’s Military Power – 2009 Report
BySteeljawscribe 25 March 200928 March 2009

Those dinosaurs amongst us remember them from another age – the ghostly lines that arced out from the geopolitical heartland of the Soviet Union.Â Head east from Norfolk or west from Pearl or San Diego and you’d trip the first one, established by the orbiting EORSAT and RORSATs, pricking interest in command centers back in…

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Passing of Heros (II)
BySteeljawscribe 5 July 200728 March 2010

If you haven’t already, you need to go to Pinch’s site and read the AAR of the memorial service held for BGEN Robin Olds, USAF-Ret. A rare bird in his time, unfortunately probably more so now. Go. Read. Remember.

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