Navy
Co-ed sub? Coming this week
609 sighs of relief, we assume. Women were authorized to set sail under the sea in 2010, and since then quite a few have joined the submarine service. Currently, there are 609 deployed in the fleet on subs designed for all-male crews. The USS New Jersey, however, is due to be launched this weekend and […]
Defection Monday. And Mr. Backward Scope
Been a crossdressing loyalties week. As thebesig mentioned earlier, several members of VP Candidate Walz’ family have come out in support… of not him. Now we have the Chiney’s, both former VP Dick and daughter Liz. I have seen a few posts from liberal acquaintances about this one, trumpeting how she has come out […]
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro runs afoul of Hatch Act
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro previously mentioned that military work and politics shouldn’t be mixed. Del Toro stressed that the Department of the Navy is an apolitical body. However, in January this year, while on official government business, he switched into “campaign mode” while speaking of the need for Joe Biden to have a second […]
Scathing report indicts LCS’s entire Chief’s Mess in WiFi scandal
A while back, in one of my Stupid people of the week features, I mentioned the above pictured sailor. In June she was convicted at court martial and reduced in grade to E-7 for installing and utilizing an unauthorized WiFi set up while her ship (USS Manchester [LCS-14]) was under way. Her bio indicates she has […]
Wednesday updates
Came on to read all the morning good stuff and find my scheduled column didn’t drop….damn. Better late than never! Remember the Navy ship commander who was famously photographed on his fantail firing an M-4 with the scope rear mounted forward? The image brought the Navy considerable ridicule on social media. The San Diego […]
Losing the George Washington for 6 years
Nimitz class carriers are strange and complex ships. They are expected to have a service life of 50 years, I read – there is a caveat to that. The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carriers undergo a Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at the mid-point of their 50-year lifespan, a process that takes years to complete. […]
Senior US Admiral suggests American ships could escort Filipino ships in South China Sea
China’s navy, coast guard, and naval militia operate throughout the South China Sea. The Chinese Communist Party arbitrarily marked the “extended Chinese territory” with a “nine dash line”. In addition to bringing China within reach of other countries in that area, China claims islands belonging in the economic zones of other Asian countries. China’s navy, […]
The Navy’s turn
Well, my other post today talked about how three Army vessels sent to the Med to support the Hamas pier have to thumb a ride home. Like a clapped out Yugo, seems their craft are not seaworthy enough to be trusted to make it home. Well, might not entirely be the Army’s fault they have […]
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