Today was a really good day. The S.O. and I played golf, then because it was so hot she suggested we go to the pool. Which we did. While there I suggested that I take her out to dinner. So back we come to the apartment, shower, and get dressed.
Category: Navy
Air show blues!-Part I
There is so little to do in this town, no wonder the air show is a big event.-The S.O. For someone who says she likes it here, the S.O. has made more than a couple perceptive comments along these lines. Maybe I’m not the only one missing Japan. We went
Continue readingEverything you ever wanted to know about a nuclear aircraft carrier….
Can be found in a manga book!
Continue readingWorth repeating
Phib has a great post up musing on many things. Its all worth reading, but in particular if you care about the US Navy and its continuing slide into mediocrity and a fleet that will be “diverse”-but way too small, then you need to send this to your Congressman and
Continue readingA great opportunity….
To do something nice for some really hard working Americans. One of my readers is organizing an effort to send e-mails to Sailors who are deployed. In case you have not noticed, and judging by the mil blog posts-many of you have not-the Navy is just as busy as the
Continue readingInteresting news-with a comment……
Back on the good side of the international date line. Trip back was not too bad, the flight from LAX on Singapore Air was not so full and the food was pretty good and drink service plentiful. Next time US airlines want to know why they are having problems-they should
Continue readingThe other side of the picture
The part that Lex forgot to show: Hornets are cool and all-but a CV flyby with a COD and an E-2? That’s worth bragging about!
Continue readingAn alternative way to handle this
Dealing with the thug criminal that has caused so much trouble for so many. The USS Kitty Hawk returned home yesterday from a busy at sea period. At the exchange and mini-mart they found: NO BEER! All because of this guy: Just have MWR bring up a
Continue readingAnd so it begins…….
Seems like this record has been played before: U.S. Navy able seaman arrested for taxi driver’s murder YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa — A U.S. Navy able seaman was arrested Thursday for the murder last month of Tokyo taxi driver Masaaki Takahashi, Kanagawa Prefectural Police said. Murder suspect, U.S. Navy able seaman Olantunbosun
Continue readingGame over………..
Under the category of-it sucks to be this guy: Police to seek arrest warrant for US sailor Japanese police will seek an arrest warrant for a US sailor who has reportedly admitted to killing a taxi driver last month in Yokosuka, near Tokyo. The taxi driver, Masaaki Takahashi, was found
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