Navy
Valor Friday
Last week we looked at the heroism of Australian Richard Norden. He recently received a Victoria Cross, the highest award given to those in British or Commonwealth service. The actions for which he was awarded this in 2024 happened decades earlier in the jungles of Vietnam. I briefly mentioned that the Aussies had only once […]
Thursday closures
Closure, as in resolution. Today we have three: Monday, Captain Ronald Forrester was laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery. He was originally listed as missing in action in Vietnam. “When daddy was shot down we were told not to give up hope,” said Karoni Forrester. But after years of waiting, Karoni’s hope was shattered […]
Navy Reserve Commander sentenced in visa scam
CMDR Jeromy Pittman was sentenced to two and a half years Monday for his role in scamming Afghan visa applicants. His potential sentence was 45 years, so he is getting off easy. Cmdr. Jeromy Pittmann, 53, of Pensacola, Florida, accepted bribes from Afghan nationals in exchange for drafting, submitting and verifying fraudulent letters of recommendation […]
SV accusations in close Senate race in MT
October surprises abound in elections across the country. Will they derail a hopeful’s chance at becoming a millionaire dedicated public servant that wouldn’t dream of insider trading? Here’s hoping we get Congressmen that are actually interested in the public service aspect of the job. A guy can dream, right? Today’s October surprise comes from NBC […]
Drones over Washington military bases – but not ours
Seems someone is taking an unhealthy interest in Langley Air Force base. A mysterious fleet of drones entered restricted airspace and swarmed a U.S. military base along the Virginia coast for 17 days late last year, stumping the Pentagon, according to a new report. My first thought was a stream of Amazon-purchased jobbies…nope, this is […]
Columbus Day shorts, aka Monday Morsels
Been almost a week since the news hit that potential First Gentleman Doug Emhoff smacked his lady friend around in Cannes back before he was married to Kamala. One would expect a media firestorm over it… after all, Justice Kavanaugh got grilled heavily over his behavior while still a teenager, right? Let’s be honest…since TAH […]
The drownings of 2 Navy SEALs were preventable, military investigation finds
The Navy report is back on the death of two Navy SEALs that were lost in action back in January off the coast of Yemen. You’ll recall that the two Navy special operators were engaged in a boarding action of a ship carrying smuggled Iranian weapons on a night op in 6-8 foot seas. The […]
Valor Friday
During last week’s missile attack by Iran on Israel, two US Navy ships were tasked with aiding the intercept of the missiles. They were USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) and USS Cole (DDG-67). Here’s some video of Bulkeley in action. Both warships are named for American heroes. USS Cole is best remembered for surviving a suicide bombing […]
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