Eugene Bennett Fluckey, a legendary World War II submariner and one of the most highly decorated living American servicemen, died Thursday night at a hospital in Annapolis, Maryland, a hospital spokeswoman said. He was 93. In five war patrols as the skipper of the submarine Barb, Fluckey sank dozens upon dozens of Japanese ships and…
Quick note to pass along that VAJoe.com has an interview of Your Humble Scribe up at his site. Try not to laugh too hard… The rains (and oppressive humidity) have relented so with blue skies in the offing, believe it’s time to hit the roads for the mountains of WVa with the family – in…
OK – so this week we’re doing something a little different by going Joint (before Joint was cool, so to speak). During the Midway postings, a commenter (commentator?) asked if YHS would provide a little more on skip bombing. Since 5th AF pretty much originated the tactic for counter-ship attacks (ASUW) and had such success…
… 190 miles away as it were. Amazing the things amature astronomers can do these days. Latest example – take one Boston-area high school class, mix with the Clay Center Observatory‘s 25" telescope, a digital camera and adaptive optics and voila: More on adaptive optics here h/t: Chap and Danger Room
A little while back, lex spoke of the qualities of a good wingman. Today, comes the story (courtesy of a cell-, er, cube-mate) of another wingman, albeit from the other Service with pilots who fly jets, but compelling nonetheless. -SJS "Nearly all plumes of black smoke on dry lake beds are resulted from planned,…
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Announced today: Northrop Grumman Newport News, Newport News, Va., was awarded a $20,669,181 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract on June 25, 2007, for core team and continuous maintenance planning, Extended Dry-docking Selected Restricted Availability planning, hull planning yard services, execution of continuous maintenance, and inactivation planning for USS Enterprise (CVN 65).This contract allows for the necessary planning,…
Part I Part II So at this point, the Indian view might be summarized as follows: Nuclear weapons have emerged as the new means of ensuring security in the 21st century. They continue to play a cardinal role in the conduct of international relations and policies. The concept of nuclear deterrence has been revitalized by…
(Nuclear Decisions, Part I – scene setters) Following review of the current climate insofar as nuclear weapons policy/strategy was concerned (from the viewpoint of India), discussion turned to the course the nation should take. One of the main points of concern turned on the topic of when a nuclear response was appropriate, particularly…
An SM-3 launched from the USS DECATUR (DDG 73) successfully intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile target with a separating warhead* late yesterday in a test off Hawaii. Participating in the test were the USS PORT ROYAL and for the first time, a NATO partner, Spain, with the Aegis-equipped frigate Mendez Nunez (F-104). This was…
