BUPERS has a hotline for sailors and their families to call concerning loved ones in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. The number is 1-877-414-5358. If you are unable to get through, as hard as it is, be patient. The area is battered and phone lines may be down in many, many areas.
[from Navy News]
Marines from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion in Gulfport Mississippi helped rescue people in Biloxi Monday evening. They used a couple of amphibious assault vehicles to maneuver through the area, plucking stranded people from their homes.
Navy Seabees from NMCB’s 1, 7, and 133 are clearing roads so people stranded in Pass […]
The USS Bataan is assisting with recovery efforts in the New Orleans area. The Bataan is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. She is 844 feet long, with a beam of 106 feet. The well deck can hold three LCACs (huge hover crafts). The ship’s living areas can accommodate approximately 3,200 crewmembers and embarked troops. An […]
Katrina’s bearing down on New Orleans and looks to be a disaster in the making. The US Navy has a presence there and the impact of the storm is already being felt. Commander, Naval Reserve Forces has a notice up on the website stating:
*** Hurricane Katrina is forecasted to impact the New Orleans and Slidell […]
Michael Yon’s latest reporting from Mosul is up. Gates of Fire. Once again, he proves to be the best reporter on the ground *anywhere* in Iraq. The Deuce Four and his writing is better than anything Stephen Bochco could cough up for “Over There.”
A Marine aqaintance of mine at 29 Stumps received this. It showa, I think, how hands-off (thankfully) DC has been in the GWOT.
Hello everyone. This is my final update. Let me start by telling you that I am in excellent health and in good spirits. I apologize for not keeping you informed these last […]
Russian Underwater Fleet!
Khoroshoe Gavno, Meinerd! (Good S**t, Maynard)
The Delta IV “Delfin” (Dolphin) SSBN.
The Alpha class SSN
Here’s a pic of what hell looks like freezing over! A pic of the screws of an SSBN!!!!!!
I found another submarine related blog (Zero Bubble), and in their history related section was a sobering bit from WW2.
It’s hard to figure out what’s worse, an egocentric, self-serving US congressman blabbering to the press about important naval intel or the press for going ahead and printing the words, knowing that it might very well […]
While looking for Navy-related blogs, I found this real gem of a site:
http://www.dbfnetwork.info/lagarto/
USS Lagarto was sunk off the coast of Thailand, and was until recently of an unknown location.
Click here for the original.
Click here for a cleaner detail of the wreck.
As we Aggies say when we remember our dead - Here.
Update: According to ACC President Stephen Kinslow, Basham listed his state of residency in his military record as one other than Texas.
First, this is not a widespread problem applicable to all who have served their country. This is an individual situation involving one person who lived in another state before entering the military […]
I wish to call attention to something of increasing importance for any concerned with restoring some sense of sober and rational national debate.
On conservative talk radio and `talking head shows’ the current buzz word is `liberalism’ and how it is undermining America’s national will and cohesion, and tending to favor our enemies. […]
Bill Roggio discusses these 7 phases and rates their past success or future likelihood of success.
The 7 phases:
The First Phase Known as “the awakening” — this has already been carried out and was supposed to have lasted from 2000 to 2003, or more precisely from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York […]
It comes in pints? had this update:
Hello again Melanie,
Our family has been so distressed by the recent activities of Cindy we are breaking our silence and we have collectively written a statement for release. Feel free to distribute it as you wish. Thanks – Cherie
In response to questions regarding the Cindy Sheehan/Crawford Texas issue:
Sheehan Family […]
Between Austin Bay and Michael Yon, the MSM should be ashamed.
Austin Bay’s blog has introduced “the Iraqi” and “the Marine” - now he adds “the Aussie”, a GOWT vet.
The Aussie’s initial writing is a mix of caution, directed to “statesmen”, and chiding, directed to citizens.
One of the great tragedies of operations that the US, Australia […]
His latest is GREAT stuff!
IEDs, bad timing, EOD, oh my!
Jihad Watch posted a Deutsche Welle article on AQ operatives captured, who had materials in their posession indicating attacks were being planned in Germany and Italy.
An al Qaeda suspect arrested in Pakistan on Sunday night was carrying a computer with maps and details of German and Italian towns saved on its hard drive, according to […]
Former Capt. Scott O’Grady - the fellow shot down over Bosnia - was on TV here in Dallas this morning, talking about the ridiculously (my terminology) small regular armed forces.
* Since the 1st GW, the USAF is 40% smaller
* Since the 1st GW, deployments and operational tempo are up 300%
* Using my LibArts math, that’s […]
Chris Muir, creator of Day by Day>, has a sister who’s fighting cancer. The strip says it all:
Here’s the link: American Cancer Ablation Center. Best of luck to Cathy, Chris and their families.
Texas Governor Rick Perry is trying to woo Naval Air Station Oceana into relocating to Texas. Both NAS Oceana, in Virginia, and Naval Station Ingleside, in Texas, are slated for closing. Perry is offering a $365 million incentive to the Pentagon to bring the base to Texas.
Malkin has really hit on something here - the Grief Pimp phenomennon. The short version of what’s going on? People who were anti-Iraq war before it even started, are siezing upon the grief of people whose family members were killed in order to use them as proxies for their movements.
I am not sure […]