Bye, Bye Bandit…
…and GTO. GM puts a bullet in Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Hummer. And, of course, a greater share by the feds of the General…
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The Ridiculous Not Restricted to DC
Meantime, the denizens of NYC were, not surprisingly, alarmed at the sight of a large airliner being intercepted and escorted by a fighter near the site of the World Trade Center: Yep, you’re not seeing things – it’s the 747 that serves as Air Force One on a photo op over downtown NYC… But hey,…
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Springtime in DC
Ahhhh, just soak it in — warm days, Dogwood blooming, pollen a dustin’ and all around the city, the sap is rising: Alas, for the poor dears – not as many this year as in years past because, you know, it’s *expensive* coming to DC and what with the economy and all, mom and dad…
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More Hawkeye Pics
Via Pinch, comes a bevy of new E-2D shots from NAVAIR: Delta1 And 2 Presentation View more presentations from Steeljaw Scribe.
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USS Bonefish – 21 Years Later
Every so often, we as seagoers are reminded that the mundane may rapidly transform into the perilous, even without a human enemy. Such moments can bring out the best and worst in our nature. Twenty-one years ago today routine operations onboard the USS Bonefish (SS-582) and USS Carr (FFG 52) uderwent such a change. A…
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Remembering Columbine – 10 Years Later
It began as an ordinary, early spring day – teachers going about their business of teaching students; students doing what normal high school students are wont to do. At 1140, it dramatically, tragically changed with 12 students and a teacher dead and 23 others physically wounded – many more emotionally scarred. Two years, four months…
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This Date in Naval Aviation History: 15 Apr 1969 – Deep Sea 129
The weak can be rash. The powerful must be restrained.– Secretary of State William Rogers, April 1969 For most of these past several weeks, international attention has been focused on the activities taking place near a peninsula on the north-east coast of Korea. There, despite protests and warnings from around the world, the…
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Arbitrary and Capricious – DoD Agencies Website Blocking
It has come to our attention that certain DoD agencies have instituted blocking software that blocks this site and several other milbloggers from being viewed in the workplace. Amongst the casualties of this policy are Eagle1, Far East Cynic, Boston Maggie, Black Five and OP-For. Sites that are generally DoD friendly(yes, including Skippy). Sites, some…
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Calling Former Marine F4U Drivers
Looking for anyone who was part of VMF-215 from 1943-45, aviator, ground-pounder or those who may have flown with VMF-215 in combined or associated operations during that period. Bryan Bender, a reporter with the Boston Globe, is looking for any of the above to flesh out a story he is working on stemming from earlier…