Victory at Sea: The Pacific Boils Over

BySteeljawscribe 7 December 20117 December 2011

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Reflections

Behold – An Empty Tomb And A Risen Savior
BySteeljawscribe 30 March 2013

1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.Â 2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord…

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The 11th Hour, of the 11th Day, of the 11th Month – When the Guns Fell Silent
BySteeljawscribe 11 November 201011 November 2010

At the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month…the guns fell silent along what was known then as the Western Front as the Allies and Germany observed the agreement to end this “War to End All Wars.” While fighting continued sporadically elsewhere, in what were fast becoming the former empires of Russia…

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Remembering USS Liberty: 8 June 1967
BySteeljawscribe 10 June 200910 June 2009

In between remembering Midway and the 65th Anniversary of the landing at the beaches of Normandy, another anniversary quietly passed – that of the 42nd anniversary of the attack on the Liberty (AGTR-5) on 8 Jun 1967, by air- and naval forces of the state of Israel.Â In the attack, which lasted for almost an…

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Postcards From Deployment: 24/7
BySteeljawscribe 2 March 200828 March 2010

Twenty-four/seven. No phrase better describes life aboard a deployed carrier than 24/7. No matter the time of day, somewhere on the floating, restless city something is going on. Come April, PBS will air what looks to be an excellent 10-hr series of life aboard the Nimitz, filmed during the entirety of her last deployment. We…

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history lessons | Navy

USS Ranger – Sad News
BySteeljawscribe 21 December 2012

For some time now we’ve been hosting a link for the USS Ranger Foundation, a group dedicated to moving the ex-USS Ranger (CVA/CV-61) to a site in the northwest US for establishment as the centerpiece of a maritime museum.Â Contingent on that hope was approval by the US Navy to do so and raising significant…

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Flightdeck Friday | history lessons | Naval Aviation Centenary

Naval Aviation Centennial: One Astronaut, A Future Astronaut and Reaching for New Heights
BySteeljawscribe 20 February 201120 February 2011

Forty-nine years ago – within one day of each other, one astronaut headed for orbit as America’s first to circle the Earth and a future astronaut opened a series of record attempts in the McDonell F4H Phantom: Images Courtesy Rex Features & NASA 20 Feb 1962: Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn. USMC, in Mercury spacecraft…

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