When Travel was Genteel…

BySteeljawscribe 12 August 2006

Lockheed C-121 Constellation

If ever there were an example of art brought to life, the Connie has to be it. And just as a reminder of what air travel USED to be like (before generic widebodies crammed like sardine tins, like the one I’m headed off in tomorrow…)

-SJS

Reflections

Badgers, Buccaneers and Bears…(Pt 2)
BySteeljawscribe 24 September 200622 January 2008

Part I here Badgers, Buccaneers and Bears…(Pt 2) (A North Atlantic tale from the "good ole days") Stopping by Maintenance Control, the lieutenant asked for the aircraft discrepancy book on 602. All the current and near past ills of the aircraft are chronicled in this three-ring binder, giving crews an idea of what they…

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Underway
BySteeljawscribe 23 August 2013

Wouldst thou,â€â€“so the helmsman answered, â€œLearn the secret of the sea? Only those who brave its dangers Comprehend its mystery!â€ – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow It’s a hard life and one oft misunderstood by those who haven’t been there, for they don’t know the allure, the draw that the sea can have.Â She is a demanding…

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Reflections

A Prayer Request — for a Prayer Warrior
BySteeljawscribe 10 September 2009

If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. – MatthewÂ 17:20 Sarah is one of those altogether rare folk that aptly fit the description “prayer warrior.”Â In the almost seven years…

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New Posting — Reflections: First Solo
BySteeljawscribe 17 July 200611 November 2007

Summer â€“ 1973; Scribner, Nebraska. Nebraska, particularly the central region with its broad, flat plains and farms laid out with near geometric precision, was a great place to learn to fly. The far horizon was a firm, straight line without the distractions of geologic features. The quilt work patches of fields bordered by arrow straight…

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Air Warfare | history lessons | Navy | Reflections

DDG-116: USS Thomas Hudner
BySteeljawscribe 7 May 20127 May 2012

File this under “Getting It Right”: IMMEDIATE RELEASEÂ Â Â No. 352-12 May 07, 2012 Secretary of The Navy Announces DDG 116 to be Named Thomas Hudner Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the next Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyerÂ (DDG) will be named the USS Thomas Hudner. Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a naval…

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About that Global Warming Deal (II). . .
BySteeljawscribe 19 December 200919 December 2009

The wintry apocalypse has arrived in the nation’s capitol and its environs: (as of 1200L EDT) Locally: 12-13″ and we’re only half-way through the event (forecast 20-24″).Â Having been in NoVA/DC for previous events (12-15″ at the time) I can predict with fair certainty that Monday will be an utter mess traffic-wise.Â I know I’m…

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