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Sailor Sentenced Selling Secrets
USS Essex (LHD-2) USS Essex (LHD 2) is the second ship in the Wasp-class of multipurpose amphibious assault ships. She was designed to carry a full range of Navy and Marine Corps helicopters, AV-8B Harrier II and F-35B Lightning II attack aircraft, Air Cushion Landing Craft (LCAC) and various amphibious vehicles and assault vessels. She […]
Wednesday items
No single big item, but a lot of small ones. First up, senior Minnesota US attorneys, even a few appointed by President Trump, have resigned in the face of DOJ demands that they investigate the late Ms. Becca Good of ICE shooting fame. Veteran prosecutor Joseph Thompson, who was previously appointed by Donald Trump to […]
Monday Minutiae
Only a few little ones today. First up, the holiday Boxes to Boots orders. Seems the problem is that as of September, USPS is requiring harmonizing numbers on the customs declarations labels. Generic phrases like “Deodorant” won’t cut it any more. The trigger appears to be a September 1, 2025 rule change requiring all international […]
Wednesday Air News
First up – the Air Force has discovered the squad. Just kidding – but they did announce major changes to their Basic Military Training, and one of the big changes will shift focus to smaller units. Another is adding more PT: “Physically, it’s going to be tougher,” said Col. Bill Ackman, commander of the […]
History rhymes
The old saw says that “History may not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” Popularly attributed to Mark Twain, the primary source of most American wisdom, it didn’t appear until long after his death and is not in any of his writings. But it makes sense, sort of like Harry Truman’s “the only new thing […]
Spy Sailor Convicted
US Navy sailor convicted for selling military secrets to China Riley Ceder An active-duty U.S. Navy sailor was convicted of espionage by a federal jury on Wednesday, according to a Department of Justice press release. Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Jinchao Wei, 25, who was stationed at Naval Base San Diego, sold Navy secrets to a […]
Saturday Shorts
Well, we’ll lead off with a recent one – been a few articles about then-MGEN Michael J. Turley, the Utah National Guard general who was accused and convicted of having an affair with a subordinate. He was basically forced out as a lieutenant colonel, a three-grade drop. Seemed cut and dried – he dipped his […]
PLAN Ships Collide While Harassing Philippine Coast Guard
That’ll Buff Right Out Instant Karma: Watch Two Chinese Ships Crash Into Each Other While Trying To Harass Neighbor’s Coast Guard John Loftus Two Chinese ships collided with each other in the South China Sea on Monday while trying to harass the Philippines’ coast guard, video shows. In a high-speed chase, the China Coast Guard […]
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