TO ALL OF MY BROTHERS STILL WITH US, AND TO THOSE WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR SERVING OUR GREAT COUNTRY AND THE GOOD LIFE WE ARE BLESSED WITH. YOU ARE MY HEROS, MY FRIENDS, MY FAMILY AND I THANK … Continue reading
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Stopped by Arlington yesterday afternoon for a few minutes, lots of families out visiting their loved ones. Saw one group of Marine bikers holding a tribute to one of their brothers. So many gone… But this gent is still … Continue reading
There’s a long military history here… A challenge coin is a small coin or medallion (usually military), bearing an organization’s insignia or emblem and carried by the organization’s members. Traditionally, they are given to prove membership when challenged and to … Continue reading
Nuff said… … Continue reading
Spain spent $680 million on submarine that ‘can’t resurface’. Spanish engineers, who already spent some $680 million on designing the new generation S-80 class submarine, say it is a major “technical innovation.” There is just one problem the calculations show … Continue reading
And some of those days one has to throw one’s self under the bus or off the cliff… Yesterday was ONE of those days… Sitting in a meeting with an asshole that I have a 20+ year history with, PHD … Continue reading
Y’all know AD and TOTW (and probably every other EMS blog) have bitched about frequent flyers… Well, here’s one from my daughter (she’s a Paramedic and Battalion Chief out West). Go to the link HERE, and listen to the first … Continue reading
These brought back a few memories… We were deployed to the Med, and were flying around the clock on a Victor-II sub that had made the mistake of running through one of the crew’s patterns. We took over the tracking … Continue reading
Or as we called em, crash and dash… Hopefully with most of the parts remaining attached to the airplane! X-47’s first touch and go’s at sea, on USS GHW BUSH. Full arrested landings coming this summer to a carrier near … Continue reading