Is new again… First it was Kef, and now… drum roll… P-8s are going back into, wait for it, Adak! Sigh… WASHINGTON: The Navy may begin deploying submarine-hunting P-8 Poseidon aircraft to a small airstrip hundreds of miles off the … Continue reading
Category Archives: honoring our military
RIP President Bush, the Navy has the watch. Fair winds, and following seas. One hopes the chattering masses will at least have the decency to wait 72 hours before they start bringing up all the ‘stuff’ they didn’t like about … Continue reading
Cool kids these days… It’s not all tac clothes, beards, and tats that set you apart. You AREN’T the be all to end all. It’s that old man in the guayabera shirt and walker with the Korea hat that you damn … Continue reading
Exercise Valiant Shield, held every other year in the Philippine Sea. Just a ‘reminder’ to those who think they can easily overrun any US Forces in the 7th Fleet. You can read about the exercise, HERE. It’s also a place … Continue reading
The original author is Stanislaus “Stan” Drew, a Christian author and proud American who, according to the Christian Index, wrote the guest op-ed last year while a member of Palm Springs Baptist Church in Palm Springs, Florida – after San Francisco 49er Colin … Continue reading
A Pearl Harbor survivor who pushed to identify buried unknown remains from the 1941 attack died Monday at age 97. Ray Emory lived through the early morning Japanese aerial bombing but never forgot those who didn’t. He spent the past few decades … Continue reading
This one came over the mil-email transom… Odd little ‘facts’… -Nimitz class aircraft carriers get refuelled approximately every 20-25 years. Since the lifespan of an aircraft carrier is about 50 years, that means they only get refuelled once. (This is … Continue reading
Probably one of the most famous engines used in WWII was the Merlin. Few engines throughout history have achieved a near mythical status among its admirers. Fewer still can share credit for the rescue of an entire nation. Perhaps only … Continue reading
Well, I wore out another keyboard… This one lasted a year, and somewhere around 500,000 words… And my new one… And N, I, and S work!!! Yea! Yes, it’s a Microsoft Natural. I like it because it reduces my wrist … Continue reading
WWII veteran Isaac “Ike” Fabela had one wish for his 100th birthday on June 6, to receive 100 cards from people across the country. A bunch of us jumped on boosting the signal. And I want to thank those who dropped … Continue reading