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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, September 29, 2018

Saturday Is Old Radio Day: Bob and Ray (1957)

Humor from the past for a time that really could use some.

On Midrats 30 September 2018 at 3pm EDT - Episode 456: European Naval Power, with Jeremy Stöhs

Note the time change for this episode! Please join us at 3pm (EDT) on 30 September 2018 for Midrats Episode 456: European Naval Power, wit...

Friday, September 28, 2018

Friday Film: "Aircraft Accident Prevention - Ground Accidents"

Probably from 50 or 60 years ago

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

A Hurricane Related Car Rant

Please bear with me on this one small rant about my 2004 VW New Beetle, which I bought used a few years ago. It's a 1.8 liter turbo gas ...

Monday, September 24, 2018

U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 20 August - 19 September 2018 and HORN OF AFRICA/GULF OF GUINEA/ SOUTHEAST ASIA: Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly (PAWW) Report for 13 - 19 September 2018

Been on vacation but you can catch up by reading the following: U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS)...

Friday, September 14, 2018

Friday Film: "Freedom Comes High"

Not sure if this film was meant to boost morale or warn the home folks of war's costs ... or both.

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Growing Up Words

If— BY RUDYARD KIPLING If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust your...

Monday, September 10, 2018

U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence World Wide Threat to Shipping and Piracy Analysis and Weekly Warning to 5 September 2018

20180905_WTS.pdf by on Scribd 20180905_PAWW.pdf by on Scribd

Saturday, September 08, 2018

Saturday Is Old Radio Day: Fibber McGee and Molly "Women Are Taking Over" (1942)

Friday, September 07, 2018

Friday Film: "Bailing Out" (1949)

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Political Reality with Sen. Ben Sasse

This is correct in its entirety:

Monday, September 03, 2018

U. S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 30 July - 29 August 2018 and HORN OF AFRICA/GULF OF GUINEA/ SOUTHEAST ASIA: Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly (PAWW) Report for 23 - 29 August 2018

Of note: G. (U) YEMEN: On 23 August, it was reported that Houthi rebel forces had launched an attack by an explosive-laden boat against a...

Saturday, September 01, 2018

Saturday Is Old Radio Day: BBC's Paul Temple Intervenes "The Marquis" series

A short serial show from the BBC with the now not unusual characters - a crime solving novelist and his reporter wife. More here : Paul ...

Friday, August 31, 2018

Garbage In, Garbage Out: "Premature Death" and Environmental Policy

Excellent explanation of the problems with the EPA using "premature death" as a component of its cost-benefit calculations. Bob ...

Friday Film: Pacific Frontier (1964)

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Life Lessons from American Ninja Warriors, Warrior Games, and Vietnam POWs

I confess, I am a fan of the American Ninja Warrior competition which is a summer series on NBC. I find the show interesting on a number o...

Monday, August 27, 2018

U. S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 23 July - 22 August 2018 and HORN OF AFRICA/GULF OF GUINEA/ SOUTHEAST ASIA: Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly (PAWW) Report for 16 - 22 August 2018

U. S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 23 July - 22 August 2018 by lawofsea on Scribd 201...

Sunday, August 26, 2018

On Midrats 26 August 2018 - Episode 451: A Navy of the Gilded Age, with Scott Mobley

Please join us at 5pm (EDT) on 26 August 2018 for Midrats Episode 451: A Navy of the Gilded Age, with Scott Mobley The last quarter of t...

Saturday, August 25, 2018

Saturday Is Old Radio Day: Crime Classics "The Assassination of Leo Trotsky" (1954)

Something for all those who need to learn how revolutions come to eat their own. Background here . The date was August 21, 1940. ...

Friday, August 24, 2018

Friday Film: FJ-2 Fury Flight Capabilities (1953)

Looks like an Air Force F-86 Sabre. But it's Navy! Features : The North American FJ-2 and FJ-3 Fury are a series of swept-wing car...

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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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