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"We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose." - President Eisenhower, First Inaugural Address

Saturday, March 09, 2013

On Midrats 10 Mar 13, Episode 166: "Expeditionary Fleet Balance"

This Sunday March 10 at 5pm (don't forget the time change "spring ahead") Episode 166: 'Expeditionary Fleet Balance" ...

Friday, March 08, 2013

Tired of the Sea? Here's a retirement option . . .

There is a very old tale told of a sailor so tired of the sea that he took to foot with an oar over his shoulder: The story, as I remem...

Thursday, March 07, 2013

Things to Read

Navy's New Mobile Landing Platform, Montford Point, To Revolutionize Amphibious Warfare LCS Mafia’s Full-Court Press Abandon the ...

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

USAF Picks "Light Air Support" Aircraft - Embraer Super Tucano (again)

Having a slower, lower, long-linger time aircraft for use in "small wars" is a nice option. The USAF has now selected (again) th...

Let there be light, cheap and safe!

Very interesting bit of thinking represented in this Daily Mail article, "The GRAVITY-powered lamp that could bring 1.5billion people...

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Nigeria Oil Pipeline Theft

WSJ headline, "Theft Threatens to Shut Nigeria Oil Pipeline" : Nigeria's oil industry is at a crisis point because the the...

Drone war payback? "Mystery ‘drone’ plane spotted near JFK"

Not the "drone" in question, but a design from Clemson U. Could bad guys build a "remotely piloted aircraft" capable...

Arctic Sea Space: Trans-Arctic Shipping "By MidCentury"

From the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S., "New Trans-Arctic shipping routes navigable by midcentury" :...

Monday, March 04, 2013

Golden Oldies of Logistics at Sea

A look at the U.S. Navy at war in 1968, focusing on the logistics train: Except that certain "politically incorrect" items wou...

Saturday, March 02, 2013

China: Hack, Hack, Hack

From MIT Technology Review , Chinese Hacking and Cyber Spying Group APT1 Exposed by Mandiant Likely Still Active Despite Report on Its Steal...

Friday, March 01, 2013

On Midrats 3-3-13: Episode 165: USNI's VADM Daly and Naval History in 100 Objects

Sunday, March 3 at 5pm (Eastern U.S.): Episode 165: USNI's VADM Daly and Naval History in 100 Objects : Institutions do not exist and e...

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Sea Shepherds Get Tagged as "Pirates" - Remain Idiots at Sea

The up-to-now almost consequence free "international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization" Sea Shepherd Inter...

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Somali Pirates: Rise and Fall of the Piracy Tide

Thanks to our friends at the IMB's Live Piracy Map , we have a chance to review the rise and fall of the Somali piracy tide. What foll...

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Gasoline prices? "More regulation is, in fact, not always good"

Oil and Gas Journal editor speaks on the rise in the price of gas at the pump, which may become permanent. Watch this boringly titled piece ...

Sunday, February 17, 2013

On Midrats 2-17-13: Episode 163: February Free For All

Join us at 5pm 17 Feb 13 for Episode 163: February Free For All : Change is in the air as we look at sequester, a new SecDef, France in ...

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Move Over Iran, I've Got A Super Airplane, Too!

Iran recently announced a really, really, really special new airplane that boggles the mind. In fact, it is so technologically superior that...

State of the Union

I hear the president gave a speech last night. What I've read looks like lecture leftovers. As a pre-Valentine's Day treat, my w...

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Navy Playing with the Stiletto

U. S. Navy photo Well, there is this image from here of the M Ship Company's Stiletto "boat" doing stuff with the Navy....

Friday, February 08, 2013

On the Feb 10, 2103 Midrats: Episode 162 - Air Diplomacy, Air-Sea Battle, and the PAC Pivot

USAF photo Please join CDR Salamander and me on February 10, 2013 at 5pm Eastern U.S. for "Episode 162: Air Diplomacy, Air-Sea Battl...

Thursday, February 07, 2013

Blizzard Possiblity

Good golly - if you live in the threat area,please take some precautions to get ready for a blizzard - and lessen your chances of freezing...

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About EagleSpeak

Mark Tempest: The main focus of this blog is maritime security. Other matters may appear. I am a retired attorney and a retired Navy Reserve Captain (Surface Warfare). Opinions expressed herein are my own. Sometimes I have the experience to back them up. Your opinions may vary. Don't panic. Feel free to disagree, that's what free speech is all about. Nothing contained herein should be confused as me giving legal advice to anyone. If you are confused, welcome to the club. All mistakes herein are my fault. I have sufficient academic credentials to be dangerous to myself and to others.Comment moderation is at my discretion, so your comments may never appear. You can start your own blog for free and comment there all you want. I enjoy a healthy debate, but not arguing with trolls. If you can't comment without using intemperate language, go someplace else., Under the header: A MH-60S Sea Hawk, of HSC-6 conducts a vertical replenishment with USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean.(U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Timothy Meyer)

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