19 January 1920: The Commandant NAS Pensacola reported that in the future no student would be designated a Naval Aviator or given a certificate of qualification as a Navy Air Pilot unless he could send and receive 20 words a minute on radio telegraph. (ed. Oh how the times have changed – eh? – SJS)…
We’re going to depart from the normal topics usually found in these pages because of a most compelling article we found in yesterday’s Washington Post’s Health section highlighting an upcoming documentary on PBS. Fair warning – this is an emotionally compelling article and content. The documentary, titled, "The Lobotomist" is a look at how, as…
"At a minimum, Washington should delay the planned 2010 retirement of the Space Shuttle until a new space plane can replace it, as a way to retain a deterring potential military capability. China’s unwillingness to comment on its military space plans, coupled with the Shenlong space plane, confirms its larger aversion to military transparency. The…
…and then there’s the jackasses. The crews of the USS Port Royal, USS Hopper and USS Ingraham clearly showed they were on the side of the professionals, The IRGN? Well, here’s an extract from today’s press conference with ADM Cosgriff (C5F/NAVCENT): Q Sir, Jonathan Karl with ABC News. A couple of quick things. One, the Iranian…
One of the things the Naval Institute has gotten right of late is the living history project (don’t get us started on the direction and content of Proceedings…). The latest manifestation ofthe living history project is Americans at War – a series of vignettes from WW2 to the present of Americans witnessing to extraordinary times…
Mike (No Angst Zone) remains solidly stuck in EMCON courtesy Blogger and as such, has alternate posting privileges over here in the interim. His latest submission is provided below and is the story of renowned ace, George Preddy. – SJS "I’m sure as hell not a killer, but combat flying is like a game,…
