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Wednesday with the Libs of Tik Tok
When I said I was the “Supreme Allied Commander in Europe” I meant that I was a staff sergeant. Simple slip of the tongue “Sometimes, I forget that the past participle of ‘master sergeant’ is not ‘command sergeant major.’ And by sometimes, I mean every time I’ve mentioned my rank in the last twenty years.” […]
Scathing report indicts LCS’s entire Chief’s Mess in WiFi scandal
A while back, in one of my Stupid people of the week features, I mentioned the above pictured sailor. In June she was convicted at court martial and reduced in grade to E-7 for installing and utilizing an unauthorized WiFi set up while her ship (USS Manchester [LCS-14]) was under way. Her bio indicates she has […]
Wednesday updates
Came on to read all the morning good stuff and find my scheduled column didn’t drop….damn. Better late than never! Remember the Navy ship commander who was famously photographed on his fantail firing an M-4 with the scope rear mounted forward? The image brought the Navy considerable ridicule on social media. The San Diego […]
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CMMG Banshee Mk 47 34-year-old man shoots 2 suspects who attempted to rob him, SAPD says Police say the two suspects were also armed SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police said it is investigating what led to a man defending himself against two armed suspects. Officers received a call about a man who was shot […]
Losing the George Washington for 6 years
Nimitz class carriers are strange and complex ships. They are expected to have a service life of 50 years, I read – there is a caveat to that. The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carriers undergo a Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at the mid-point of their 50-year lifespan, a process that takes years to complete. […]
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CZ Scorpion Evo 3 S1 Homeowner shoots suspected intruder during burglary in Pettis County Nick Sloan A homeowner in Pettis County shot and killed an intruder during a burglary early Friday morning, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies responded to a single-vehicle accident near Anderson School Road and Shire Lane around 1 a.m. and were alerted […]
USS Wasp Personnel Attacked in Izmir
USS Wasp (LHD-1) U.S. Service Members Assaulted by Turkish Nationalist Youth Group John Hayward Two American service members were attacked by a mob of young Turkish nationalists in the western city of Izmir on Monday as a crowd of onlookers chanted anti-American slogans. The American personnel are reportedly safe, and Turkish police have arrested 15 […]
Maduro’s Jet Repo’ed
US seizes Venezuelan leader Maduro’s plane in the Dominican Republic US seizes Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s private plane known as Venezuela’s ‘Air Force One’ By Danielle Wallace, Bill Melugin The United States seized a plane owned by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in the Dominican Republic, Fox News has confirmed. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) flew Maduro’s […]
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