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First test of the lift fan in flight a couple days ago...

Is it just me or do the engines seem to be of a larger diameter? higher bypass maybe for noise/efficiency?

yuri dolgoruky Pic of the new Russian SSBN, the one without a working missile. Quick question for the experts re subs and hydrodynamics. notice the slant on the front of the sail. It's leaning forward vs backward. Just a little strange

Think this is all dependent on the squadron and the Intel guy i think. I stood SDO in two of my squadrons (VQ and HSL) and also did duty on the boat along with my CVIC duty. Worked out pretty good. At VP-30 WTU, they never needed us to stand duty, they had enough bodies plus we were on the...

Already been done MB, Stennis Maiden Cruise..."Gelding"...DCAGs Pink State Room...GIMP in a locker...have to find the video. As an Intel guy I watch this N2/N6 "merger" with a little apprehension. Actually quite a bit. I'm thinking though that in the not so far future, someone takes a look...

Ran across some great stories about Vigi legend "Pirate" Pirotte Some great lessons in leadership and playing hard after working hard http://rvahnavy.com/Newsletters/October_2008_newsletter.pdf

His callsign had better be SIDESHOW or Bob.

Ahh, come on. You know thats the story that Tom Cruise told them. "Oh, sure I could have been a Topgun, but you see, I was too short, 1" too short". As an oh by the way, some of you guys may know "Kid" Donegan. About as short a pilot I've seenin the nav. He's done okay.

Like Forest Gump Sez I'm not a smart man" but it seems that the solar arrays are all a little haywire? for best collections, wouldn't they all point towards the sun? Based on the shadows, I'd assume that the sun is at about 4-5 o'clock. a bunch of them seem to be out of alignment. All youse...

Bootie sharing A former Pirate doing nasty time in a jail in Puntland somewhere explained that out of the ransom, the bosses get 20%, 20% goes to necessities (food, weapons, etc), 30 for the gunmen/pirates and 30 for government dudes. You can see where there is no incentive to stop this line...

Blue Blasters Blue Blasters, still around as VFA-34. Prob one of the best designs along with the Pukin' Dogs. great history. http://www.vfa34.navy.mil/

Congrats Ken.

Second that motion! I was in VQ-6. Those port calls were the best parts of that cruise. And flying off early. Cosmo, Q6 came up with the Red Ass Patch. And then the Boat CO made them Illegal so we ordered another batch. And we painted the Playboy Bunny on our birds after one of our...

the NORKS don't like the Northern Limit Line one bit. The situation usually escalates during the crab fishing season when North Fishing boats, at times escorted by North gunboats "stray" across the NLL for better fishing. The ROKs don't take kindly to this. Crab season is about March through...

Have to agree with you there, the cleanest boat I've ever been on. the food, at least on its maiden cruise was nothing to write home about. They were pretty much apoplectic when I cut up the welds on the tables in CVIC. Something about SHIPALTS or such nonsense. I played dumb, but it sure as...

Why yes, yes it does. As a Fireman Recruit, I first cruised on the USS CORAL SEA. Dirty, hot, nasty, dangerous, BUT, I loved that boat. And was proud of her and she was the best dang boat. And the name meant something, a major battle during WWII, first when carriers engaged each other. May...

couple of things the Israelis are really good at what they do. They are pretty decent at interdicting Iranian shipments to Hezbollah, Gaza etc. See Santorini, Karine-A and a couple of others during this decade. They sometimes get a little help, but are pretty self sufficient. More difficult...

Heartfelt condolences to all the families. Semper Fi and Semper Paratus. See you all in Valhalla.

Not sure about Applebees, but I know a couple P-3 bubbas that will probably drop you a keg.

Pretty sure they know it wasn't us. More for domestic consumption propaganda. Most likely a Baloochi based Sunni organization backed by Pakistans ISI. They don't want to loose that area to Iran anytime soon and used to working through proxies.

Very nice. Good article you linked to also.

Shitty day for maintenance unconfirmed rpts indicate that the plane had engine fire, in extremis and it came in short and hard, dome detached and took out the tail, and a fireball ensued. F-5 also had engine issues and also performed the lawn dart maneuver. At the same time, Mig 29 had an...

They could be set on Auto or manually controlled. They used to do manual during airshows or whenever they wanted to look cool(er).

Being Naturalized will not keep you from getting a commission and a clearance. Not having a girlfriend to proof your stuff might. Tomcat aviator on my cruise in 98 was born in Iran. I was born in Romania and they trusted me enough to let me brief the CNO. That won't be the issue. Issue is...

LT "Caulk" Blocker. Had to go to the PC spelling due to CAG Direction. Either a Pukin' Dog or a Ripper 98 timeframe CVW-7.

See he was in several VP squadrons including 5 and 45 which are still around. Would be nice to get him a letter or something from the vp community.

chance is slim with posibility of never Not very likely. Only boat you'd likely get orders to would be a carrier, or get to a carrier via squadron. Either way, you will have your plate full of enough other work that would preclude you from dedicating enough to SWO quals. Also, the SWO...

Have 5 1/2 years Enlisted before starting college under ECP. Never called myself a Mustang although others have. Didn't care much for the guys that got picked up for BOOST in Bootcamp and insisted they were mustangs. But their choice. In 20 years and 10 days of Active Service, best officer...

Good Friend BusyBee605, you have some notable friends. Less than 16 months after your lunch date, LCDR Dick Stratton was a POW in Vietnam. For those not familiar http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/s/s122.htm Great Man, having been in Jax for a while met him several times and my old...

Hi sounds like a pretty good overall package. GPA goes matter, but as stated before they look at the overall package. I spend most of my time in the Navy as an Intel Officer and I've worked with others with extremely varied background, from Music Majors to PhDs. Make sure you mention...

Thanks Huey. It didn't work the first time I grabbed the link, and the second time I forgot to change the "From" language.

A blog for russian military info. Some good pictures/info. 20+ years ago, guys put their lives in danger to get some of these pictures. Pretty cool pics. Translated: http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpilot.strizhi.info%2F&sl=ru&tl=en Original...

Nda I went in May 96 and do remember signing some stuff. what it was, no idea. By far the best training I had in 20 years, and to this day, can't stand through the national anthem without reflecting to the last day there. I think you guys are right, he's writing this for no other reason...

JOPA Laws MB, I'd add A) Take the tab, add 20 or 30%, split evenly. No questions. b) If "credit card roulette" is called, fork it over! c) no cameras in admins for some reason, there's always some cheap bastards who are single, JOs, and drive a POS, drink half the beer, eat half the...

Laika Since we're bringing mamals into this, and to showcase my AI "Nerdness" the first mammal in space was actually a "bitch". Laika... laika the space dog... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika

India and CMO Mumbles, think the Kitty purchase was a "scare" tactic to get the Russians to fix the Gorshkov sometime this millenium at something close to plus half of original contract. No real intention to sell or buy. Akula having it's own problems, heck as far as I remember without...

beautiful That is just one beautiful bird. Classic.

E-2 Chunking bombs Master, on my last cruise, the E-2 Bubbas "won" the bombing derby. The guy hanging out the hatch "Skeletor" was black and blue for about a week after his feat.

Where they are really hurting is in the O4 area. if you look at the criteria, 6 years in, plus the 5 years of the obligation, you are growing some hinges. With intel selecting at the 8-9 year point, you've got at least 1 O4 tour out of them, maybe convince enough to stay longer. In 2001...

self imposed 0-0-1-1-3 drinking policy OMG, thought I'd never see that dumb thing again...thanks for the scary flashbacks. My last Commodore brought it around the whole wing and did not go over well. At the same time the OPSO and I were trying to get a policy relaxed to allow the Enlisted...

Short Bus: S-3 Pilot not known for mental sharpness. - 8pm on friday, Commodore calls and tells me I'm flying with him on the JFK next morning to brief the admiral, meet the COD at 6am. I'm sick as a dog but, heck, he's the commodore. At the boat, we're making circles for about 45 mins...

CAULK BLOCKER. If I remember right he was a Pukin' Dog back in 98 on the STENNIS.

May want to rethink the whole USMC idea Dude, and hope I don't offend you by calling you Dude...By reading your previous responses, I'd highly recomment that you rethink the whooole idea of serving in the USMC, or the US Navy. I'd think the USAF will make a much better choice for you. If...

Fester is right, the US does not recognize dual citizenship. When I got naturalized, it basically disestablished for lack of a better word my Romanian citizenship. While Romania, like a number of other countries doesn't count this, the US does. I can if so inclined apply for a Romanian...

great find Great find. Heard about them before but never read the full story. Even with SERE training, not sure that I'd be able to do as well as they did, without any training. Even more amazing is the timeframe, 52 through 73. thinking back about the Chinese mentality back then, and the...

Not fun in any case A4 - With all due respect, not wishing that end result on anyone has no relevance to being able and ready to do the deed once called upon. Can't speak for all of us who are serving or served, but I believe majority would do what has to be done, but wouldn't wish a nuclear...

Awesome guy Worked with him while I was at the Pentagon. Great guy to have a smoke with and rehash old stories. During one of the the CNO briefs I was giving (intel) showed a video of his below the deck pass. Someone in the audience joked that maybe thats why he wasn't wearing stars. He...

Choose to cry as a retired "weenie", I choose to cry. nothing like completing a "PQS" in record 6 months and then putting on a pin to impress the girls. BECAUSE, no one in your squadron will be impressed. and at a JIC, all will have it. likely you won't see any "non attainment letters"...

big ears, small mouth try to do more listening than talking don't get stuck in one shop try to do the vulcan mind meld with some of the civilians that have been doing the same job for longer than you've been alive...a lot to learn from them - Same rule for some of the enlisted guys...