Friday, July 18, 2008

Weekend Reading

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CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday on the original LCS "Mighty Midgets." Steeljaw Scribe does a time line of Naval Aviation based on...
Thursday, July 17, 2008

Raptors flying to Guam

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Raptors flying to Guam . That's F-22 Raptors, not potential predators of brown tree snake . Six F-22A Raptors from Elmendorf Air Force B...

No Sense of Humor

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Jane covers a sensitive politician in Jail for You! . I guess the politician lacked a "blog squad" to go after humorists...
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Nigeria: Sea Robbers Attack Norwegian-flagged Ship

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Robbery off Nigeria : Armed pirates raided a Norwegian freighter in Nigerian waters on Tuesday, officials said. Norwegian company Spar Shipp...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Somalia: Aid groups consider leaving due to violence

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Somalia just continues to fall apart - soon it will just be a collection of clans/gangs until some powerful warlord decides to take it all. ...

Senator Cornyn: Let the Free Market Produce More Energy

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Redstate hosts Senator Cornyn as he suggests a novel idea - Let the Free Market Produce More Energy : The U.S. is the only country in the wo...
Monday, July 14, 2008

USS Momsen to the rescue

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Reported here : USS Momsen (DDG 92) and its embarked helicopter detachment provided assistance at sea to Motor Vessel Lehmann Timber yester...

Monday Reading

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CDR Salamander: Maritime Strategy Monday: our own ASUW progress . Fred Fry posts Marime Monday 119 at gCaptain.com featuring GPS Marine and...
Sunday, July 13, 2008

Sunday Ship History: Aiming the Ship's Guns (IV): Analog Computers

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Last time we visited this topic, here , an essential element of accurately aiming long range ship guns was discussed - optical range finders...

Belated Birthday Thanks

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InstaPunk reminds us why George W. Bush deserves a wish of a belated Happy Birthday! : But 9/11 happened. And our doofus president stepped u...

If it weren't for bad luck, they'd have no luck at all...

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Captured by pirates, ransomed and now... aground : The Lehmann Timber was held captive for more than a month off the coast off Somalia. The ...
Saturday, July 12, 2008

Tony Snow

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Former White House spokesman Tony Snow dies . Clarity of thought, wit and grace in the face of an awful disease. Rest in peace.

Mission and Logistics

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Not to mention all the ships that would be needed to load all the gear and sail it home... H/T Powerline UPDATE: I see Cdr Salamander hits t...
Friday, July 11, 2008

Iran's Defense Plans

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One view of what Iran thinks about defending itself from attacks with a "passive defense plan" from without from Memri: Despite c...

Gulf of Aden: Pirate Hotspot

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Blame it on Somali pirates Gulf of Aden Has World's Most Pirate Attacks, Overtakes Nigeria : There were a record 19 attacks or attempted...
Thursday, July 10, 2008

Iran: The Missiles of July

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Nicely covered by Steeljaw at The Missiles of Summer - Updated . Defense Secretary Gates tweaks the Bear here : Secretary Gates indicated th...
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Somalia: Ransom paid, ship and crew released

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Pirates Release Crew of German Cargo Ship : The Lehmann Timber was seized in the Gulf of Aden on May 28. The crew taken hostage include...
Monday, July 07, 2008

Monday Reading

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Fred Fry's Maritime Monday 118 at gCaptain.com with a bit on U.S. Shipping Partners and lots more sea related linkage. Lex does 'ye...
Sunday, July 06, 2008

Sunday Ship History: Tank Landing Ships (I)

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It's not often that a ship design can be traced to a specific event, but you can come pretty close by looking at the the history of Tank...
Saturday, July 05, 2008

Somalia: Pirates Don't Care About UN

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Or, as headline says, "Somalia: Pirates in Total Defiance of the UN" : It is barely two weeks after the United Nations Security C...