Navy
A gun topic or two
The ATF is still trying to say that arm braces on things like rifle caliber pistols makes them short barreled rifles. Guess they can also say why a rifle which reduces muzzle velocity and accuracy makes the rifle more dangerous? Ah, wait, it’s more concealable… which actually accomplishes what? IF someone is bent on […]
Eating their own
I am sure many of you oldsters remember Cesar Chavez, the Navy vet who shook up the agricultural world and helped found the United Farm Workers union. Some of you might remember that Obama even named a Navy ship after him (launched about 14 years ago – anyone here actually serve on her?) But there […]
Valor Friday
AW1Ed forwarded the story of a bad ass Navy diver. Back in the day when divers wore the big, heavy brass standard diving dress. The size and weight of it only matched by the enormous brass balls of the operators themselves. Crilley received both the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor for his diving […]
Floating Drones
Guess it is not a surprise that in addition to all the Air Force drones we hear about (think Predator and Reaper…the ones with cool names) that the Navy is quickly developing new ones as well. Given that we’ve known how to make stuff float for many centuries, and fly for less than two, you […]
Mines
Happy St. Patty’s to all you Irish ba****** out there. Sláinte! Seems like all we ever hear about lately is drones causing damage and mines helping close the Straits of Hormuz. At least mines can be cleared, right? Barely two months ago, a striking and slightly forlorn naval convoy made its way out of […]
USN sub sinks Iranian warship
The Department of Defense/War has confirmed that a US Navy fast attack submarine has torpedoed an Iranian frigate. There’s even video released already of the ship heaving out of the water from the blast. Jeff LPH sends in this breaking news. This is the first American torpedoing since WWII, and only the second kill by […]
President Trump: Tehran’s forces largely “knocked out”
President Donald Trump said that Tehran’s forces have largely been knocked out. Reports indicate that 17 Iranian ships were destroyed and nearly 2,000 targets hit. Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander for U.S. Central Command provided an update on X and declared that Iranian naval activity has been halted along the most critical waterways. Cooper further said […]
F-15 loss, F18s. Up in the air.
“saw ships, sank same” – As a bit of military alliteration, Donald Mason’s that is a good one. According to Brian Garfield, who penned a good history of the Aleutian Islands WWII campaign called “The Thousand Mile War”, Mason’s quote was actually eclipsed by a pilot name of Smith who strafed and sank a boat […]
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