Thinking Blogger Award
Through the 2996 list this blog has been nominated for a “Thinking Blogger Award.” As part of the acceptance we are to nominate up to five other blogs for the award.Envelopes (sorry, no checks) are inbound…
– SJS
Through the 2996 list this blog has been nominated for a “Thinking Blogger Award.” As part of the acceptance we are to nominate up to five other blogs for the award.Envelopes (sorry, no checks) are inbound…
– SJS
Announced today — story follows. While YHS wishes the name had been reserved for use on another class as part of a return to tradition and convention, one hopes CVN 79 will be Enterprise, America, Intrepid or Coral Sea. (ed. note: The model unveiled at yesterday’s announcement also showed a more, *ahem* complete airwing than…
UPDATE (15 Mar) – When does “unanimous” not mean everyone? When there is a minority dissent. Credibility: 1. capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement. 2. worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy: a credible witness. e.g., “The degree of credibility of the Board of Directors is diminishing by the day.” Apparently the “run silent/run…
A little something for the recce crowd out there: 1. What is it? 2. What is it used for? 3. What platform is it a part of? Hint: You’ve read about it here before…look in here. Update: What Am I? — dive brakes on the martin AM-1 Mauler:
Before JSOW and JDAM, before Harpoon, SLAM-ER, and Walleye, there was the Pelican, BAT, and Kingfisher/Petrel. All of these saw development that started around 1942 and some even saw action before the end of the war. As we have seen in the development of AEW radar, there was a surprising degree of technological sophistication…
GM to produce the Camaro as a 2009 model. Full story here. Seems like the 60’s again — an embattled President embroiled in an insurgent war, a poltical party (Democrats) bent on self destruction over anti-war issues, hemlines up, etc. And here, 40 (??!!) years later, the return of the muscle car wars looms on…
The ongoing furor over the Board of Director’s attempt at a mid-watch hijacking of the Institute’s mission can, unfortunately, overshadow the very good work being done down in the trenches by the editorial board and legion of ink-stained wretches (and I use that term affectionately) in the trenches. Before re-directing to the BoD’s hi-jinks, I’d…