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Francis Scott Key Bridge Disaster Analysis
Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore Maryland Step back from the hype and hysteria. Immediate effects and second order ramifications- the How and Why left to further investigation as appropriate. Fair winds and following seas.
Ronny Jackson lied about being an admiral?
Most readers here will be familiar with Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-TX). Before he was elected to Congress in 2020 he was the 1st Chief Medical Advisor to the President (Trump), was Physician to the President (Obama and Trump), and worked in the White House medical office since the mid-2000s (GW Bush and Obama). As a […]
5 Marines confirmed killed in crash of CH-53E Super Stallion
After an extensive search for an overdue Marine Corps Super Stallion flying from Creech AFB, Nevada to MCAS Miramar, California, the wreckage was located yesterday. Heavy storms striking California hindered rescue crews from confirming what we all feared. It’s just been confirmed minutes ago, more than a day and a half after the aircrew went […]
Toby Keith dies of stomach cancer
Sad news in the entertainment world yesterday. Country music superstar Toby Keith has died at the age of 62 after suffering the past couple years with stomach cancer. The older I get, the more tragically young a 62 year-old’s death seems. Funny how that works. Normally we only highlight the deaths of celebrities when they’re […]
Wednesday shorts
Good news for Marine junior officers – the Corps has announced they will be doing away with one of everyone’s least favorite institutions, the promotion board, for aspiring O-3s. Although temporary for 2025-2026, this will most likely become permanent. “The change to an AFQOL allows the Marine Corps to continue selecting fully qualified officers for […]
Possible terror attack at Niagara Falls
Another thing Biden’s brought back, terrorist bombings on US soil! Word on the street is that a vehicle explosion on the Rainbow Bridge at the US-Canada border crossing in Niagara Falls is a failed terror attack. Details are sparse at the moment, but at least two are reported dead and a single US Border Patrol […]
WWII vet, TV game show legend Bob Barker dies, aged 99
Sad news today that we’ve lost another of the Greatest Generation. Bob Barker, beloved host of The Price is Right for 35 years, has died at age 99. Before his illustrious career in television (that also led to a hilarious self-deprecating cameo in Happy Gilmore), Barker was a US Naval Aviator. As with most men […]
Another warbird crash
This past weekend at the Oshkosh Airventure in Wisconsin there were two crashes involving three aircraft, which claimed the lives of four aviators. A helicopter and gyrocopter collided in midair over the portion of the airfield designated for the air show on Saturday afternoon. Both pilots perished. This was just hours after the above pictured […]
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