Far East Cynic

Worth 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

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A 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

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Interesting 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

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The 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!   

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An 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

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And 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

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Game 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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Grumman Iron Works

Wistfully, with the resigned sadness that comes from confronting a decision that comes down to what you have to do weighed against what you want to do-I have been going through all my stuff in preparation for the upcoming move. ( Destination TBA-but probably back to the land of my

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Nihon no news………..

If you are in the US or Japanese Navy, yesterday was just not a good day. On the US side: Lions and tigers and metal detectors oh my! That’s right, make sure you have a clean pair of boxers on if you are going through the gate of Yokosuka Naval

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The next time someone tells you they have a good deal for you…….

Run! In the opposite direction as fast as you can! Here is a little tidbit I came across in my surfing. Remember this picture and these words-the next time one of those briefing teams from the Bureau of Naval Personnel comes around and tries to tell you what a “good

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