Navy
Valor Friday
I’ve explored the complicated British system of awards and decorations before. Even after having delved into it for several years, it’s still confusing. The Brits have both medals as well as dynastic and fraternal orders. The orders come in various grades, with the upper grades generally coming in the form of a knighthood which grants […]
Joe Biden ordered the US military to assist Israel with shooting down Iranian missiles
In Iran’s recent missile attack against Israel, the latter was not the only country that responded. Joe Biden announced that he directed the US military to help the Israeli military shoot these missiles down. Biden emphasized that the United States is fully supportive of Israel. Kamala Harris stated that she supported Biden’s orders, and she […]
Chinese sub successfully sinks
The Chinese, as we know, have been semi-successfully outbuilding the US Navy. Seems like their coastline is littered with giant shipbuilders, and in numbers of ships they are outbuilding the US Navy exponentially. They have had their share of problems…one of their latest surfaced recently. Well, actually not. China’s newest nuclear attack submarine […]
Valor Friday
One group of American heroes that I have yet to dive deeply into are those in the submarine service. World War I proved the effectiveness of submarines, but subs saw their most devastating use in WWII, with the German U-Boats being a scourge on convoy traffic in the North Atlantic. They were also critical for […]
Navy shipbuilding woes
Let’s pick on the Navy. Barely able to squeak out enough crew to man/person/whatever the total ships they have, the Navy’s build programs all show one consistency. They’re late and over budget. First up, submarines – the Virginia-class boats are currently building 1.3 a year versus projected needs of 2 a year. And that doesn’t […]
Private that defected to North Korea gets time served, and the Navy solves their retention issues
You’ll remember Travis King, soon to be formerly a private in the US Army, was the boneheaded turd that was supposed to be escorted to the airport to fly back to the states from South Korea. As I recall he was being chaptered out. Somehow he slipped his guard, snuck into a tour group visiting […]
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 […]
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