I will be the first to admit I haven’t studied D-Day and Normandy all that much… But this one caught me totally by surprise. I don’t remember EVER reading anything about a sixth beach to be assaulted! h/t Stretch Things … Continue reading
Category Archives: honoring our military
Sigh… The end of an era… Now folks like me truly are dinosaurs. Sixty years ago VP-30 got their first P-3As. And on 23 June, the last ASW variant P-3C UIII left NAS JAX for Davis Monthan and the boneyard. … Continue reading
Another throwback picture from an airshow at NAS Moffett Field… I ‘think’ this was 88… The top of the Hangar 1 is 198 feet, and the average hot air balloon is about 70 feet. IF I remember correctly, they were … Continue reading
Sailors don’t talk about- The culture shock of coming home from the ship and having to relearn how to be a part of society. The moments you spend re-examining yourself in the mirror because you forgot what you really looked … Continue reading
This administration will NEVER take responsibility for F-ing up the Afghanistan withdrawal… Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was pressed by Rep. Jim Bank (R-IN) about the botched 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan during a House hearing on Wednesday and said he has … Continue reading
The Blue Angels have their first female F-18 demo pilot for the 2023-24 show season! LT Amanda Lee! She is the second female pilot to join the team after Marine Major Katie Higgins, who flew Fat Albert back in 2016. … Continue reading
Not that anyone will be held responsible, but at least there IS a hearing going on! Congress revisited the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and the current threat level from the country where the United States was at war for 20 years in a pair … Continue reading
For you veterans…Veterans of the Vietnam, Gulf War, and post-9/11 eras! If you get the Agent Orange paperwork (and I’ll bet it’s similar for burn pits, etc.), before you start, dig out your military records and your medical records, you’re … Continue reading
This is some VERY useful info for my Veteran Friends! Active duty listen up as well. VA ER authorization phone number 1-844-724-7842 Call that number within 72 hours of your visit. VA Urgent Care 1-800-698-2411 Call that number before you go and … Continue reading
Back before the ‘peace dividend’ of the end of the cold war, there were TWENTY-FOUR active duty P-3 squadrons scattered between NAS Moffett Field, CA; NAS Barbers Point, HI; NAS Brunswick, ME; and NAS Jacksonville, FL. This is a picture … Continue reading