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Royal Navy sub commander investigated
Tom Huxton sends us a link to BBC which reports that the commander of the British Navy’s submarine, HMS Vigilant, is under investigation for conducting an inappropriate affair with a female sailor in his crew. The article states that women were allowed to serve on subs beginning in 2011. Since then, a few dozen women […]
Tom Petty passes
Tom Petty passed early this morning at the relatively young age of 66. Typically, the media reported his death before he was really gone. Petty is best known for his portrayal of Elroy “Lucky” Kleinschmidt on King of the Hill/jk. Oddly enough, I just found his channel (31) on XM Radio on Sunday, so I’d […]
More troops to Puerto Rico
The Pentagon has been sending troops by the thousands to Puerto Rico to help with the island’s recovery from Hurricane Maria. Hundreds of Marines from the USS KEARSARGE, an amphibious assault ship, have been busy clearing the ten airfields suitable for the heavy air traffic bringing relief from the US. From Stars & Stripes; The […]
Spenser Rapone; the commie LT
A number of readers have sent us links to Gateway Pundit and LawNewz in regards to this fellow Spenser Rapone, who, as a USMA cadet posed with items supporting communism and expressed support for kneeling football players. Someone looked him up on the DoD’s Global database this morning and found that he is an infantry […]
Kalashnikov statue features German rifle
Earlier this week, there was a bit of fanfare over the opening of a statue of Mikhail Kalashnikov in Moscow to commemorate the recently passed firearm inventor. It was soon after it’s unveiling that someone discovered that the wrong rifle, a German StG 44, was depicted on the base, according to BBC; A series of […]
“Helden”
The late David Bowie was a musical icon. He wrote some of the most creative and lasting popular music of the last several decades. This is about one of his works – one that I believe resonates particularly strongly with veterans of a certain part of the Cold War. I know it certainly does with […]
Apache Warrior
The folks at Gravitas Ventures wanted me to tell you about their movie “Apache Warrior” which will be out in limited release November 3rd and on demand on December 12th; Not every mission goes according to plan. Apache Warrior is a feature-length documentary that puts the viewer in the cockpit of an Apache helicopter during […]
Old Forester hosts Kingsman screening at Ft Knox
For those of you who might be in the Fort Knox area and find yourselves without plans for Friday night, the folks at the Old Forester distillery invite you to an exclusive screening of the movie “Kingsman; The Golden Circle”; ABOUT THE FILM: In “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” our heroes face a new challenge when […]
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