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A Gathering of Eagles

BySteeljawscribe 23 May 201026 May 2010

…Well, Mitchells more precisely…

Forty B-25’s gather in celebration of the 6th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo.

(h/t Rich R.)

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What Would Alfred Thayer Mahan Do?
BySteeljawscribe 24 June 2013

…Attend this event for sure: All part of the official rollout for 21st Century Mahan: Sound Military Conclusions for the Modern Era. Â Meet the author – get some perspective on another aspect of Mahan beyond his seminal work.Â And while you’re there – how about picking up a copy to be signed by the…

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Independence Day
BySteeljawscribe 4 July 20093 July 2009

Breathes there a soul so dead that these words don’t send a chill through the spine? When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to…

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Out of the Box Thinking and Execution 68 Years Ago: The Doolittle Raid
BySteeljawscribe 18 April 201018 April 2010

Sixty-five years ago. . . . . . Guts, determination, innovation & courage were defined (and well before Joint was “cool”) (Courtesy Mary R. over at USNI’s blog — General Doolittle describes the Tokyo raid) Conceived in the dark aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the raid had its genesis in the idea of…

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USS Franklin (CV-13) Reunion, 18-21 Mar 2010
BySteeljawscribe 23 February 201023 February 2010

Fifth ship of the Essex class — fifth ship to bear Benjamin Franklin’s name… On the 19th of March, 1945, her crew would write a story for the ages as they were tested in the crucible. Today, like so many of their generation, the already small band of survivors of that day continue to dwindle….

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Midway: A First Person POV
BySteeljawscribe 4 June 20114 June 2011

Update: See also “What do I know, I was 19 years old and saw the whole thing backwards?” (h/t Boris the SLUF driver) On this, the 69th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway, the Battle of Midway Roundtable has re-posted the full post-battle letter by CDR Stanhope Ring – Hornet’s CAG. Often called the “Lost…

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An Open Letter to “The 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation Foundation”
BySteeljawscribe 21 December 2010

Re: “The History of Naval Aviation Timeline” To Whom it May Concern: When I discovered through the website of a fellow retired Naval Aviator (www.neptunuslex.com) that your organization had posted a timeline covering the 100 years of naval aviation, with great anticipation I immediately jumped over to see for myself — and frankly, was sorely…

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Charley says:

23 May 2010 at 20:17

Pretty sweet. I didn’t realize that there were so many flyable B-25’s around.
Sean says:

23 May 2010 at 22:03

I wish I had known about this in advance, I’m driving distance from Dayton, OH…I’m fairly certain that’s where this is. I think I see the USAF museum in the background in some shots.
SCOTTtheBADGER says:

23 May 2010 at 22:39

I liked the PBJ “Devil Dog”.
Steeljawscribe says:

25 May 2010 at 09:05

Indeed, I negelected to mention it was at Wright-Patt AFB.
w/r, SJS

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