Tuesday, March 29, 2011
P-3C, A-10 fire on Libyan patrol vessels - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times
P-3C, A-10 fire on Libyan patrol vessels - Navy News News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times I bet our President Dave Hutton (who used to fly P-3's) wishes he was flying this P-3............
Monday, March 28, 2011
UK aircraft carrier for sale on Internet - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times
A Proud Lady..............Fair Winds..............
Royal Navy's decline in a picture
ex-HMS Invincible with HMS Ark Royal awaiting her fate (what's the status of HMS Illustrious?)
Sunday, March 27, 2011
The Japanese Support by the US Navy Doesn't Appear to be Letting Up
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force S-70B Sea Hawk helicopter lands aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). (outstanding partnership!)
These ships are off the coast of Japan
Arlington Christened in Honor of Sept. 11
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Marines in Sendai pushing for larger role in relief effort - News - Stripes
Marines in Sendai pushing for larger role in relief effort - News - Stripes
How about that......Marines want more work!
How about that......Marines want more work!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Story of a Fighter Pilot: The Story of Cadet Matthew Joseph La Porte
"So states the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association:
"Fighter Pilot" is a state of mind, not a job title. Therefore, not all people who fly fighters are fighter pilots, nor do all fighter pilots fly fighters…
Mathew Joseph La Porte, Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets – Air Force ROTC scholarship – never got the chance to be an Air Force fighter pilot, but if a German Ace – Adolf Galland (104 aerial victories) – is a credible source to correctly define the breed – "the spirit of attack born of a brave heart" – then Cadet La Porte's death on April 16, 2007 was that of a true fighter pilot in every sense."
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Thank You from the Japanese People - look left of the circle
click on the photo - there's a little 'dust' in my eye
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
USS Bataan LHD 5, with USS James E Williams DDG 95 in the foreground
This is my picture of USS Bataan LHD 5 from the island of USS George H W Bush CVN 77 on commissioning day
Tiger Cruise on the Lincoln CVN 72 - back in the day - destroyers used to trade pilots for ice cream with carriers!
Of course, you gotta get the pilots out of perfectly good aircraft before the destroyers could nab them!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Almost the classic lines of an Essex Class carrier from WWII - The USS Boxer LHD 4 (US Navy Photo)
The USS Boxer LHD 4 in the South China Sea - her ready group is keeping an eye on the hot spots while the USS Essex LHD 2, and USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 is handling humanitarian duties. Please remember there are three LSD's, multiple destroyers, etc. that are out there too helping Japan.
Monday, March 21, 2011
The US Navy is on the move - short bullet points for you
1. USS Nassau LHA 4 (one of the great Tarawa class Big Deck Amphibs) is set to decommission on March 31. She provided 32 years of honorable service, with thousands of sailors and marines calling her 'home' on multiple deployments. She is a capitol warship in the United States Navy, lead ship of her ready group.
2. USS Nassau's relief is Precomissioning Unit America LHA 6, now under construction in Mississippi, but not set to commission for at least 2.5 years.
3. USS Kearsarge LHD 3 launched Harriers from her deck this past weekend to support the military action in Libya. Navy blogs are openly wondering why a US Navy carrier wasn't in the area for this action, and there's much back and forth on this. Along with USS Kearsarge LHD 3, the French are deploying De Gaulle, and the Italians the carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi
4. As you may have followed, the USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 Strike Group continues to provide humanitarian support, and the USS Essex LHD 2 Amphibious Ready Group arrived last weekend to provide additional support. It appears we have 20 ships operating in Japanese waters.
5. There has been a voluntary evacuation of US Military dependants out of Japan, as Secretary Gates has authorized money for families to relocate due to radiation concerns, and Carrier Air Wing 5 was repositioned to Guam
6. March 19 represents another anniversary of sorts for the families of USS Franklin CV 13 sailors. USS Franklin CV 13 was hit on March 19, 1945 having maneuvered closest to Japan of any Essex class carrier, and it cost her. Two bomb hits from one aircraft, which was immediately shot down by other ships in the task group. 724 sailors are still 'on deployment', but the effort to save Franklin goes down in the annuals of US Navy damage control as one of the most heroic ever. She was completely restored, but never served again.
7. USS Florida SSGN - the first time a former ballistic missile submarine converted to a guided missile submarine, was used in combat. This has to be historically significant, because no ballistic missile submarine has ever fired a shot in anger going back to the 60's, so while she was converted out of that role, it doesn't change the fact that this is the first time this hull type fired in war.
8. USS Bataan LHD 5 Amphibious Ready Group is set to deploy 3-5 months sooner than planned, likely this week due to the situation in Libya.
Saying Goodbye After 32 Years of Honorable Service
Announcing the Twin Cities Navy League Annual Meeting
- March 26, 2011
- 11:30pm: Registration
- 12:00noon: meal
- Cost: $16/person
- Where: Richfield, MN VFW Post 5555, 6715 Lake Shore Drive S, Richfield, MN 55423, 612-869-5555
- 12:30pm: Agenda, including Board Elections
- President, Vice President, Treasurer, JAG, Media, Awards, Open Board Members are all up for election
- Please contact Burt Olson if you're interested in running for a position
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