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Monday Miscellaneous

| March 18, 2024 | 24 Comments
Monday Miscellaneous

A few little things today. Remember all the Afghans who helped us over 20 years in Afghanistan before Biden cut and run  before we pulled out like a trucker from a 16 year old hooker  before we mostly peacefully evacuated our troops and equipment? Seems we are running out of visas…67,000 of them in the […]

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The Navy wants to privatize barracks

| March 11, 2024 | 34 Comments
The Navy wants to privatize barracks

Navy installations in the Hampton Roads area are facing a maintenance backlog challenge. To help address the challenge, privatizing of barracks upkeep and maintenance is being considered. The Navy feels that with over two decades of experience with privatized family housing management, lessons learned from these experiences can be applied to privatized barracks. From WHRO: […]

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Texas back in the water

| March 10, 2024 | 12 Comments
Texas back in the water

No, I don’t mean Friday’s rain (although we got 3″ in as any hours. Typical Texas weather – drought or toadfloater.) Nope, the grand old lady , formerly of the Houston Ship Chanel, the USS Texas  (BB35) has left her dry dock and is headed for the balance of her refitting in Galveston. She was […]

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Ronny Jackson lied about being an admiral?

| March 7, 2024 | 34 Comments
Ronny Jackson lied about being an admiral?

Most readers here will be familiar with Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-TX). Before he was elected to Congress in 2020 he was the 1st Chief Medical Advisor to the President (Trump), was Physician to the President (Obama and Trump), and worked in the White House medical office since the mid-2000s (GW Bush and Obama). As a […]

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Ospreys back in action

| March 4, 2024 | 6 Comments
Ospreys back in action

We all know the V-22 Osprey – the hybrid helicopter tilt-rotor airplane mix which has taken over local airlift for the Marines and some of the Air Force.  Not sure which air machine I have done more articles on, the V-22 or the F-35, but it has to be fairly close. Services may be heaving […]

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Crewmembers transporting Iranian made weapons to appear in US court

| March 1, 2024 | 9 Comments
Crewmembers transporting Iranian made weapons to appear in US court

Crewmembers from the ship that was stopped, which resulted in the loss and death of two U.S. Navy SEALs, are scheduled to appear in a Federal court in Virginia. The dhow that they operated was found to be carrying Iranian made weapons intended for the Houthi rebels. The FBI reported that the crewmembers were in […]

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Leap Year funny way to park an F-35

| February 29, 2024 | 39 Comments
Leap Year funny way to park an F-35

  Well, I’m not sure who to hang  this on, the Marines or the Navy. Pretty interesting, though. A Marine Corps jet on loan to the Navy for its Top Gun school took a nosedive last month while in a hangar at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, the Corps told Military.com on Friday. That isn’t […]

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The Navy rolls out the Robotics Warfare Specialist job specialty

| February 24, 2024 | 26 Comments
The Navy rolls out the Robotics Warfare Specialist job specialty

To assist with keeping up with modern developments, the Navy is rolling out the Robotics Warfare Specialist rating. Sailors chosen to enter this job specialty will be working with technologies related to robotic systems. Among those who apply to enter this job, Sailors working with unmanned vehicles have a good chance of being accepted into […]

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