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There are Sharks in the Ocean

| January 4, 2023 | 35 Comments
There are Sharks in the Ocean

Watchin’ the sun bake all of those tourists covered with oil Slow news day today, at least until the Congress Critter Cluster Foxtrot is back on. So slow Fox has broken the stunning news that sharks lack the courtesy to avoid beaches frequented by non-marine mammals. People, in other words. This revelation was exposed via […]

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Skeet, With Prizes

| December 26, 2022 | 7 Comments
Skeet, With Prizes

The Good Idea Fairy is back, at least at Walmart. Walmart drone delivery launches in Florida, Texas, Arizona markets Cities include Tampa and Orlando, Florida; Phoenix and the Dallas-area By Daniella Genovese For the first time ever, some Walmart customers in Florida, Texas and Arizona will be able to have their packages delivered by drone. […]

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Divine Wind on this day…

| October 25, 2022 | 14 Comments
Divine Wind on this day…

Kamikaze, or officially Shinpu Tokubetsu Kogekitai, “Divine Wind Special Attack Unit” was named after the typhoon that destroyed a Mongol fleet in the thirteenth century, saving Japan from invasion. The Special Attack Forces were suicide units formed in the last year of World War II as a last-ditch effort to defend Japan. These units used […]

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Wonderful Toys

| October 11, 2022 | 27 Comments
Wonderful Toys

Insufferable Show-Offs, err, Royal Marines in New York Harbour(sic) The Royal Navy has been testing out the concept of jet suit assault teams for about two years, and last year confirmed the suits could be used to stealthily board ships. They were designed by Gravity Industries and use ~1,000bhp of thrust to reach speeds of […]

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Kim Flexes His Missiles

| September 29, 2022 | 13 Comments
Kim Flexes His Missiles

Miss me? On Wednesday, North Korea launched two suspected KN-23 Iskander class short-range ballistic missiles toward its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. They were launched from the Sunan area of Pyongyang and flew about 224 miles down range at an altitude of ~120,000 ft. The missile test came three days […]

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Semper Supra- USSF Announces Anthem

| September 21, 2022 | 51 Comments
Semper Supra- USSF Announces Anthem

The United States Space Force announced the release of its own official song at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference at National Harbor in Maryland. The song, “Semper Supra” (“Always Above”), joins the ranks of “The Marines’ Hymn,” “The Army Goes Rolling Along” and other staples of the American military anthem repertoire. […]

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Ayman Al Zawahiri Droned Near Kabul

| August 1, 2022 | 41 Comments
Ayman Al Zawahiri Droned Near Kabul

Morte Ayman al-Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden forged an alliance in 1998, and his Egyptian Islamic Jihad and al-Qaeda were merged. Zawahiri was closely affiliated with both the bombing of USS Cole and the attacks of September 11. He gradually became al-Qaeda’s chief spokesman, opining on the U.S. invasion of Iraq and warfare between Hezbollah […]

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Blown Away

| July 11, 2022 | 21 Comments
Blown Away

F/A-18E Super Hornet A little Under-weigh Replenishment (UNREP) excitement on board USS Harry S. Truman recently. No one wants excitement during UNREP. The results- one Sailor slightly injured, but it cost one F/A-18. Several of our usual suspects send. F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to USS Harry S. Truman blown overboard due to unexpected heavy weather […]

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