Blue Angels pilot reinstated, training at El Centro

[Otis Willie]

Blue Angels pilot reinstated, training at El Centro
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20050131-1049-blueangelscrash.html

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ASSOCIATED PRESS

10:49 a.m. January 31, 2005

PENSACOLA, Fla. – A rookie Blue Angels pilot has been reinstated to
the Navy's jet aerobatics team after his F/A-18 Hornet crashed into
the Gulf of Mexico during a familiarization flight.

Lt. Ted Steelman, 32, of Star, Idaho, ejected safely on Dec. 1 before
his aircraft crashed off Perdido Key, a barrier island on the
Florida-Alabama border.

The Navy has not yet issued a report on the crash, but Stee...

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[Ed]

"Otis Willie" > wrote in message
...
> Blue Angels pilot reinstated, training at El Centro
>
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20050131-1049-blueangelscrash.html
>
> {EXCERPT}
>
> ASSOCIATED PRESS
>
> 10:49 a.m. January 31, 2005
>
> PENSACOLA, Fla. - A rookie Blue Angels pilot has been reinstated to
> the Navy's jet aerobatics team after his F/A-18 Hornet crashed into
> the Gulf of Mexico during a familiarization flight.
>
> Lt. Ted Steelman, 32, of Star, Idaho, ejected safely on Dec. 1 before
> his aircraft crashed off Perdido Key, a barrier island on the
> Florida-Alabama border.
>
> The Navy has not yet issued a report on the crash, but Stee...
>
> U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully
> reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance
> with our laws this report cannot be provided in
> its entirety. However, you can read it in full
> today at the supplied URL. The subject/content of
> this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of
> the distributing Library. This report is provided
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>
> -- Otis Willie, 1Lt, US Army (HD, Ret.)
> Military News and Information Editor
> The American War Library, Est. 1988
> http://www.amervets.com
> Or our phone number dot com (13105320634.com)
> 16907 Brighton Avenue
> Gardena CA 90247
> 1-310-532-0634
>
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Can't they state it correctly...The Navy flight demonstration squadron, not
jet aerobatic team or stunt flying team.....

[John Miller]

Ed wrote:
> "Otis Willie" > wrote in message
> ...
>>PENSACOLA, Fla. - A rookie Blue Angels pilot has been reinstated to
>
> Can't they state it correctly...The Navy flight demonstration squadron, not
> jet aerobatic team or stunt flying team.....

I wasn't all that thrilled with "rookie" in reference to a 32-year old
Lieutenant who had the qualifications to make it into the Blues, either...

--
John Miller, mustang
email domain: n4vu.com; username: jsm(@)

[Jim Carriere]

John Miller wrote:
> Ed wrote:
>
>> "Otis Willie" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> PENSACOLA, Fla. - A rookie Blue Angels pilot has been reinstated to
>>
>>
>> Can't they state it correctly...The Navy flight demonstration
>> squadron, not
>> jet aerobatic team or stunt flying team.....
>
>
> I wasn't all that thrilled with "rookie" in reference to a 32-year old
> Lieutenant who had the qualifications to make it into the Blues, either...

Not the best written article indeed. The last line is amusing,
apparently the jet is a total loss!

[Ogden Johnson III]

John Miller > wrote:

>Ed wrote:

>> "Otis Willie" > wrote

[snipped]

>I wasn't all that thrilled with "rookie" in reference to a 32-year old
>Lieutenant who had the qualifications to make it into the Blues, either...

What I found interesting [just noticed it because Ed quoted that
portion] was that Phil Coleman's "Otis Willie" sock-puppet has
promoted itself, and retired itself.

> -- Otis Willie, 1Lt, US Army (HD, Ret.)
> Military News and Information Editor

[Damnfino what the HD part of the (HD, Ret.) is supposed to mean,
probably Honorable Discharge which is not something anyone in the
US military who has retired ever puts in that (Ret) parenthetical
anyway. But then, Phil has never really known squat about the
military anyway.]
--
OJ III
[Email to Yahoo address may be burned before reading.
Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast.]

[John Miller]

Ogden Johnson III wrote:
> [Damnfino what the HD part of the (HD, Ret.) is supposed to mean,
> probably Honorable Discharge which is not something anyone in the
> US military who has retired ever puts in that (Ret) parenthetical
> anyway. But then, Phil has never really known squat about the
> military anyway.]

I asked a retired (career) Army friend of mine what the HD could mean,
and his reply is as follows:

"The only thing I can surmise is HD in this context would
mean 'Honorable Discharge'."

Including 'HD' does seem borderline preposterous next to 'Ret.',
particularly for an officer.

--
John Miller, LTJG
Resigned, not retired :-)

[Ogden Johnson III]

John Miller > wrote:

>Ogden Johnson III wrote:

>> [Damnfino what the HD part of the (HD, Ret.) is supposed to mean,
>> probably Honorable Discharge which is not something anyone in the
>> US military who has retired ever puts in that (Ret) parenthetical
>> anyway. But then, Phil has never really known squat about the
>> military anyway.]

>I asked a retired (career) Army friend of mine what the HD could mean,
>and his reply is as follows:
>
> "The only thing I can surmise is HD in this context would
> mean 'Honorable Discharge'."
>
>Including 'HD' does seem borderline preposterous next to 'Ret.',
>particularly for an officer.

Nothing Phil has ever done has been borderline preposterous, it
has all been totally, completely, outrageously preposterous.
Phil's motto has always been, if a scam isn't worth overdoing, it
is not worth doing at all.

[Don't tell your doggie friend he was agreeing with a Jarhead,
they might take away his retirement pay and send him to Iraq to
earn it all over again. ;->]
--
OJ III
[Email to Yahoo address may be burned before reading.
Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast.]

[J D]

Ed,

Then they wouldn't be the press we have come to depend on and admire. ;-)

Jake

(out of CONUS and on a borrowed account I can log in with)

"Ed" > wrote in message
news:L_YLd.1910$Tt.38@fed1read05...
>
> "Otis Willie" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Blue Angels pilot reinstated, training at El Centro
>>
> http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20050131-1049-blueangelscrash.html
>>
>> {EXCERPT}
>>
>> ASSOCIATED PRESS
>>
>> 10:49 a.m. January 31, 2005
>>
>> PENSACOLA, Fla. - A rookie Blue Angels pilot has been reinstated to
>> the Navy's jet aerobatics team after his F/A-18 Hornet crashed into
>> the Gulf of Mexico during a familiarization flight.
>>
>> Lt. Ted Steelman, 32, of Star, Idaho, ejected safely on Dec. 1 before
>> his aircraft crashed off Perdido Key, a barrier island on the
>> Florida-Alabama border.
>>
>> The Navy has not yet issued a report on the crash, but Stee...
>>
>> U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully
>> reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance
>> with our laws this report cannot be provided in
>> its entirety. However, you can read it in full
>> today at the supplied URL. The subject/content of
>> this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of
>> the distributing Library. This report is provided
>> for your information and discussion.
>>
>> -- Otis Willie, 1Lt, US Army (HD, Ret.)
>> Military News and Information Editor
>> The American War Library, Est. 1988
>> http://www.amervets.com
>> Or our phone number dot com (13105320634.com)
>> 16907 Brighton Avenue
>> Gardena CA 90247
>> 1-310-532-0634
>>
>> Military Webmaster Site Link Request Form:
>> http://www.amervets.com/linkreq.htm
>>
>> Military and Vet Info-Exchange/Discussion Groups
>> http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/share.htm
>
>
> Can't they state it correctly...The Navy flight demonstration squadron,
> not
> jet aerobatic team or stunt flying team.....
>
>