Friday, November 14, 2014

On Midrats 16 November 14, "Episode 254: John A. Nagl: 13 Years into the War"

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 Please join us on Sunday, 16 November 2014 at 5pm (EST, US) for Midrats Episode 254: John A. Nagl: 13 Years into the War : 13 years in...

Friday Fun Film: "Carrier Action Off Korea (1954)"

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Naval aviation during the Korean War is the subject of this 1954 documentary. Part 1 begins with footage of the armistice signed on 27 July...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Egypt: Naval Vessel Attacked at Sea - Terrorism or Smugglers?

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Attack on a Egyptian naval unit reported as "8 navy personnel missing after boat attack" : The Egyptian armed forces destroyed fo...

Sea Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea: Not Going Away

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Maritime Security firm Nexus Consulting President Kevin Doherty discusses the current state of piracy in this BoombergTV video here . Se...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Buy that Insurance!

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Look, there are whole bunch of non-profit and governmental agencies that will rush to the site of a disaster and provide short-term aid - ...

Warning Order: I'm Giving a Piracy Presentation

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 I'll be giving a talk on "Modern Day Piracy on the High Seas" in Cobb County, Georgia, at the Switzer Library, 266 Ro...
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Monday, November 10, 2014

Sea Pirates: A "Small Tanker" Concern from the International Maritime Bureau

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IMB notes concern over small tanker attacks in SE Asia : While pirate attacks on the world’s seas have fallen for the third consecutiv...

Happy Birthday, U.S. Marines!

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USMC Birthday Message: A nice salute from Duffle Blog U.S. Creates World’s Largest Marine Preserve In Pacific . Happy Birthday, Jar Hea...
Saturday, November 08, 2014

Saturday Is Heinlein Quote Day #32

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From The Number of the Beast This universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
Friday, November 07, 2014

On Midrats 9 November 14 Episode 253: "The Fleet we Have, Want, and Need" - with Jerry Hendrix

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Please join us at 5pm EST on 9 Nov 14 for for Midrats Episode 253: "The Fleet we Have, Want, and Need - with Jerry Hendrix" Wha...

Friday Fun Film: Prelude to Veterans Day

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On Veterans Day, 11 November, we honor those who serve and have served in the military of the United States. Thank you, ladies and gent...
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Thursday, November 06, 2014

Best Post-Election Commentary

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Veritas Liberabit Vos Victor Davis Hanson, The Democrats’ Waterloo : Obama and the Democrats chose not to defend the administration’s re...
Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Disaster Prep Wednesday: A Preparation Fable For You

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The Ant and the Grasshopper : In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's con...
Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Wing in Ground: Is WiGgy Coming Back?

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Soviet WiG Plane About 9 years ago, I had a post about Wing in Ground aircraft, Going WiGgy which was a look at the fearsome Soviet Win...
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Monday, November 03, 2014

Special Pre-Election Day Heinlein Quotes

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“If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for ... but there are c...

Fighting ISIS and al Qaeda: Choosing Poor Allies Is Not Helpful

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Warfare is never pretty, but it gets downright ugly when you have poor allies who cannot be relied on to fulfill the roles assigned to the...
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Saturday, November 01, 2014

On Midrats 2 Nov14, 5pm EST, Episode 252: "Officers walking the line and knowing their place"

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Please join us at 5pm Sunday 2 Nov 14 (don't forget to turn your clock back as we go off daylight saving time) for Midrats Episode 252...
Friday, October 31, 2014

John Kerry, "My job is really, really hard" - Not like those folks in the past, when "The Cold War was Easy"

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Remarkable. “The Cold War was easy compared to where we are today,” the secretary of State said Thursday . . . Q: How does Afghanistan...
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Friday Movie From the Why We Fight Series: "The Battle of China" (1944)

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Longish movie and tough for modern audiences, but good to watch if you want some historical background on tensions in East Asia. A horro...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Nature Pollutes

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Gas-Spewing Icelandic Volcano Stuns Scientists  For eight weeks, lava has been spurting out of a fissure in the ground radiating from th...