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Recalling YHS’ recent forays on commercial air: OK Dads, how many of you have found yourself in this position: and one for the Moms out there too…
CAPT Wally Schirra, USN-Ret.: 12 Mar 1923 – 3 May 2007
“Are you a turtle?” I had always wanted to go to the Navy. As a young kid, I was intrigued by a Naval Officer with the beautiful brown shoes and sharp gold wings.- Wally Schirra Born into an aviator family (his father had gone to Canada during WW1 to earn his wings and his mom…
New National Defense Strategy Released
…And it is an interesting read, informing the potential rationale behind some recent decisions, such as the Navy stepping away from the DDG-1000: Future Challenges Risk An underlying assumption in our understanding of the strategic environment is that the predominant near-term challenges to the United States will come from state and non-state actors using irregular…
Blue Angels crash @ MCAS Beaufort
Lord, guard and guide the men who flyThrough the great spaces in the sky,Be with them always in the air,In dark’ning storms or sunlight fair.O, Hear us when we lift our prayer,For those in peril in the air. (Update 22 Apr):More details at Tailhook Daily Briefing, also you need to head over to Lex’s place…
Intramural Warfare – 2009 Budget Edition
The three maritime services get together and hammer out a strategic vision that ties them together, informing their future planning for training, equipping and manning. They show up in Congress, testify before the HASC (all three together for the first time) and are generally well received. Certainly not eviscerated like the CSAF who was told…