I got a chance to watch the Navy test pilots flying the new F-35 JSF this week, and they were doing crashes and dashes… That’s what the Navy calls touch and go landings, when they are practicing Field Carrier Landing … Continue reading
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USS REAGAN Seeing it next to the Arizona Memorial really puts its size into perspective… BIG!!! When the Bridge pipes ‘ Man the Rail’ there is a lot of rail to man on this monster: shoulder to shoulder, around 4.5 … Continue reading
Frank Buckles, the last American Doughboy from WWI is dead. He died Sunday in Charles Town, WV at 110 years old. Mr. Buckles was instrumental the last few years in promoting/speaking about the need for a TRUE WWI Memorial, and … Continue reading
With all the kindness I can muster, I give this one piece of advice to the next pop star who is asked to sing the national anthem at a sporting event: save the vocal gymnastics and the physical gyrations for … Continue reading
Got a little range time with Me from Lagniappe’s Lair today, and got to meet Murphy for the first time… 60+lbs of friendly, shedding German Shepard does “interesting” things to a fleece jacket…LOLI don’t particularly care for shooting in the … Continue reading
From Politico… By Glenn Thrush… February 24, 2011 Pelosi edits honorary resolution…on Pelosi The Democratic National Committee wanted to honor Nancy Pelosi Thursday — but its praise wasn’t good enough for the House minority leader. When the DNC’s Resolutions Committee … Continue reading
Now THIS is the definition of accuracy… from the pointy end, not the usual view… The attached video was filmed by some Air Force Joint Tactical Air Controllers (JTAC) in Tal Afar, west of Mosul in Iraq . A marine … Continue reading
I’d actually forgotten I’d ordered the rig below, as it’s been a “while” in the finishing, but it was well worth the wait!!!This is old school holster work, done by a master craftsman! Kenny Rowe and his son Cody out … Continue reading
A few of us got together at NRA today for a mini shoot, in attendance were The Miller and his son, Bus Error, New Jovian Thunderbolt, Newbius and myself. A couple of others couldn’t make it due to work/other reasons… … Continue reading
Breda and Tam have stirred up the masses with two different posts about the gun world, and the various commenters showed just about every perspective from agreement, to envy, to jealousy, to dismissal, to out and out stupidity because one … Continue reading