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Open Trackback Saturday: The Mighty “O”

BySteeljawscribe 27 October 2007

Green deck – post your trackbacks here, and enjoy the flick!

Parts 2 & 3 below the fold

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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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Flightdeck Friday: “Big E” Edition – Update!!
BySteeljawscribe 30 November 20121 December 2012

BREAKING NEWS…Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus has just announced that the next Ford Class Carrier, CVN-80 will be named USS Enterprise during his speech at the inactivation ceremony for CVN-65. Long live the name Enterprise! The USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is slated for decommissioning tomorrow in a ceremony at NOB Norfolk, bringing…

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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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This Date in Space History
BySteeljawscribe 3 October 20073 October 2007

On this Date (3 Oct): Sixty-two years ago: As the initial attempt to establish an earth satellite program, the Bureau of Aeronautics established a committee to evaluate the feasibility of space rocketry. This would lead to the Vanguard project. Forty-five years ago: Sigma 7, Commander Walter M. Schirra pilot was launched into orbit by a…

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Changes, changes, changes…
BySteeljawscribe 30 December 2007

Well, despite the best efforts of the distaff side yesterday with an unplanned site mod to the den (which we wrapped up in the wee-hours of the night with the last a/v cable re-zip-tied in place, btw) – plan on seeing some major changes around here with the New Year. Fear not – the favorites…

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Flightdeck Friday – 100 Years of Naval Aviation and the USCG
BySteeljawscribe 9 June 20119 June 2011

As we move deeper into the Centennial celebrations focused on US Naval Aviation, there are those amongst us who think it consists primarily of blue airplanes from WWII flying form with Hornets in throwback blue…and miss a whole other part of our heritage, that provided by the USCG.Â Aviators from the USCG have been flying…

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