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Navy Scraps Biden-Era ‘Climate Action’ Plan, Returns Focus To Warfighting By: Shawn Fleetwood April 23, 2025 The U.S. Navy officially scrapped a Biden-era “climate action” plan for the force on Tuesday, signifying the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to refocus the military towards warfightin...

From my friend Dave Benner. Dave is an author of several excellent history volumes centering on Colonial and Early US period. His works include "Compact of the Republic," "Thomas Paine: A Lifetime of Radicalism," and "The 14th Amendment and the Incorporation Doctrine." ...

7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord ca...

David Newton wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2024 2:54 pm My grandfather's only up to 9 great-grandchildren. Oldest is 12 and youngest is 2.

Our oldest great-grand is 12.

One proud Great Gramps.

I don't know why but what I do know is Subic Bay Naval Base and Olongapo were VERY popular liberty ports in the early 70s. . . .

Interesting. I don't know if any here remember long time board member Dick Baker, his grandson was KIA at Fallujah.

Not in your stated time frame, but I just finished The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors by Dan Jones. Not bad, but not the greatest either.

My parents taught me right from wrong, and they taught me to love reading and learning. I'm grateful for Dad introducing me to Robert Heinlein, Jerry Pournelle, and Jeff Cooper. Only later did I fully realize that they were saying the same things my Dad was trying to teach me. I could heed them muc...

My parents taught me right from wrong, and they taught me to love reading and learning. I'm grateful for Dad introducing me to Robert Heinlein, Jerry Pournelle, and Jeff Cooper. Only later did I fully realize that they were saying the same things my Dad was trying to teach me. I could heed them muc...

A replay of "McNamara's Morons?" We had one of these idiots in my squadron in the early 70s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_100,000

I was US Navy, joined in 1973. Basic training was 8 weeks, after which you either went to your 1st command as an "undesignated striker", meaning you would get whatever job was handed to you, or to a school for training in a specific job. I went from basic training to a basic aviation mecha...

Nathan45 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2024 1:51 pm Snakes are good, and they indicate the environment is in decent shape. I'd say that's a good sign.

We like snakes, and had this one relocated. The fire dept. came out and took it out to the desert and released it.

Nathan45 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2024 2:45 am Nice. Where are you? Looks like a eastern diamondback?

Sierra Vista, Arizona. 70 miles southeast of Tucson. 15 miles from the Mexican border. As Kdahm said, Western diamondback. About 4 feet long.

Done

This delightful individual was in the front yard of my neighbor across the street. . .

Was that an MLB game, or one of the farm leagues?

EDIT: It wasn't on Prime it was on Paramount Plus. Watched a documentary on Paramount Plus called "Uncommon Courage: Breakout at Chosin" about the first Chinese-American Marine officer, 1st Lt. Kurt Chew-En Lee, who led a 500 man detail to relieve Fox company at the Toktin Pass, protecting...

I pulled a panel off the aileron actuator access on top of the wing of one of our A-7s for a Phase Inspection and found a rusty TL-29 in there. The Maintenance Officer was livid. . . .

It was sitting on our fence in the back yard. My 8 yr old grandsons got the picture.