The Official Press Release: The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz, U.S. Navy, of Miami…
We opted for the candle – the new arrival on the (viewer’s) right (MacBook Pro): We know a few others who would approve – and for those who might still be considering the leap ? Come on in, the water’s great 😉 And for Bill Gates & Co? Hasta la Vista, baby.
5,156 victories (4797 by carrier-based F6F’s) vs 270 lost in air-to-air combat (19.1:1 kill ratio) 305 Aces 55 per cent of all aircraft destroyed by Navy/Marine aviators for all of WW2 When WW2 began, the US fighter force (land- and sea-based) was woefully inadequate. Slow in speed and maneuvering, out powered in the climb, often…
19 June 1944. Philippine Sea – TF 58 is conducting operations in preparation fo the invasion of Guam. Consisting of five major groups, TF-58 is one of the most formidable assemblies of naval power the world had seen. In front (to the west) was Vice Admiral Willis Lee’s Task Group 58.7 (TG-58.7), the “Battle Line”,…
Well, this just got more interesting… Agency Recommends Air Force Reopen the Bid Process Washington, DC – (June 18, 2008) – The Government Accountability Office (GAO)today sustained the Boeing Company’s protest of the Department of the Air Force’s award of a contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for KC-X aerial refueling tankers. Boeing challenged the…
…at least Blue Ridge’s take on it: Now – about those sonar exercises…
Some art and photos from the archives, bound together with a classic score – for your weekend’s pleasure. – SJS — —
12 Jun 1944: In the first deployment of a guided missile unit into a combat theater, elements of Special Task Air Group 1 arrived in the Russell Islands in the South Pacific. (ed: and in case you’re wondering – yes, there was a Flightdeck Friday on the subject. – SJS)
How’s your damage control training program? Is it ready to face the likes of what caused this damage? Ready for something that lasts longer than a standard GQ battle problem – measured in days not hours or minutes? Oh and about the PRT program too… —–
…in choosing a swampy, fetid pit of humours to locate the nation’s capitol was prescient – before air-conditioning. It had to be since days like the last few (heat index +130 deg F) drove Congress and the balance of the ruling class out of town and in so doing, protected the rest of the country…
