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Submarine Officers Earn Their Dolphins!
I was excited to see the Navy website front-page an article about submarine officers earning their fish; no matter why they decided to do a...
USS Ohio Visits Yokosuka
USS Ohio (SSGN 726) pulled into Yokosuka yesterday for a port visit, just over a year after she left Bangor on her maiden SSGN deployment. ...
Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Political battles do not occur in a vacuum, and the current scrum features several highly familiar elements. If you've been following th...
When Government Officials Want To Satisfy Their Public Self-Abuse Needs...
... it seems that Idaho Falls is the place to go. From this weird article in the Idaho Statesman : Boise International Airport Federal Secu...
Ravi Shankar – "Raga Ahir Bhairav"
RIP. It would be hard to overstate Ravi Shankar's influence on introducing world music… to the world. He was an excellent musician, a ...
Perspective
I just can't figure out why people are so bent out of shape about the situation in Iraq. Ok, so things are worse for Sunnis in Baghdad. ...
Happy Birthday, Submarine Force
On April 11, 1900, the U.S. Navy accepted delivery of USS Holland (SS 1); this date marks the official "birthday" of the Submarin...
Why Common Sense Policies Fail
This John Cole post is a keeper. James Joyner proposes that Americorps volunteers should not need to be on food stamps, and that a modest s...
Dave Brubeck Quartet – "Blue Rondo à la Turk"
RIP. I have several Brubeck albums, and the man had a great run, performing 'til he was 88. This tune is one of his most famous, and a...
Happy Independence Day!
In honor of our country's 232nd birthday, here's a picture from back in 2002 of the raising of the Navy Jack on USS Salt Lake City...
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