Navy
P-8A recovered, Oil, and Gold Bars
As someone observed in the comments a few days back, the Navy managed to get its wannabe flying boat P8A out of the waters off Kaneohe Bay The plane was floated from where it had come to rest using inflatable airbags and then slowly rolled – sometimes at a pace of just five feet per […]
5 time draft exempt ‘asthmatic’ says he woulda played for Navy
Standards have tightened over the years, apparently. Back in the ’60s, could have gone to USNA having asthma. In 1961, our beloved President, Joe Biden, was such an outstanding football prospect he was gonna play for Navy. Really. He’s not kidding. Just ask him. Or maybe it was 1965? “By the way, I’m all […]
A Navy surveillance plane overshoots the runway, ends up in the water
A Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft intended to land on a runway onboard a Marine Corps base in Hawaii. The pilot miscalculated, missed the runway, and ended up in Kaneohe Bay. None of the individuals onboard had been immediately injured, and all are accounted for. From USNI News: The P-8A reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft was on […]
The U.S. Navy is requesting to increase its accidental whale collision limit
The Navy currently has a limit of three accidental whale collisions until December 2025. However, the Navy collided with three whales from 2021 to 2023. The Navy wants to increase that number given the probability of strike analysis it has conducted. Not counting against the U.S. Navy’s quota were the two whales that an Australian […]
A tale of two successful…ships, sorta
Hate to lead off an article with the ill-fated Littoral Combat Ships, the Navy’s floating equivalent to the Army’s old Sergeant York system which crashed and burned before it ever got rolling… (I carefully didn’t say anything about the F-35 because that overpriced pig at least flies like it is supposed to.) But yes, let’s […]
Wrongthink vs. rightthink?
Seems a Navy SEAL is under investigation. His crime? Apparently he associates with some of the wrong folks and has politically wrong opinions. Chief Special Warfare Operator Bryce Henson is under investigation following allegations of “possibly participating with, or supporting, extremist causes,” Navy spokesman Cmdr. Ben Tisdale confirmed to Military.com. One of the first events […]
A U.S. military helicopter crashed in the eastern Mediterranean
The U.S. issued a flight notice regarding a search-and-rescue operation between Cyprus and Lebanon. Many internet users took to social media to track flights in this area. They followed the progress of multiple Navy P-8 Poseidon aircrafts. The Air Force also had a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in the area, departing towards another location. The […]
Don’t mess with a Navy Chief’s ‘dirty’ coffee cup
Navy sailors noticed that their chief’s coffee cup was dirty, with residue from previous servings of coffee stuck on it. Being good sailors, they decided to scrub the coffee cup, to give it a good cleaning. They figured that their boss would appreciate a nice clean cup to drink his coffee from. However, instead of […]
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