I was cleaning out some stuff and found my sword. Is it still part of the dress uniform?

I know this is off topic but can't find any info on what happened to the CO of the San Francisco that ran aground off Guam. I expect he is looking for a job.

Hey, wheres the special coke machine at?G HI GUYS! Its me Falcon. Looks like the quarterdeck at Delphi sunk. So Chief Jim pointed me to this place. I'm been good. Still flying combat simulations. What I say, I'm a addict to them.EBG Lately I'm flying the daughter of "Falcon's Kitty" in a sim....

Anyone know how common ground resonance incidents are in helicopters in general and SH-2s in particular? www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10112184 see also http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/articles/2004/12/1206.html Pilots censured on helicopter bungle

Sorry about that gang, meant for another place! Dave wrote: Our tax dollars well spent? Picture plucked from a newsgroup. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Recently I was surprised to see a picture of VF-211 F-14A sporting the "AB" (CVW-1) tailcode, a Super Hornet assigned to VFA-106, and a picture of a VFA-22 Super Hornet with the "NK" (CVW-14) tailcode. I haven't been following naval aviation in detail in the last year or so, and find that I've...

Hi, Forgetmenotjewelry.com is offering a 30% off discount to all military personnel, active or retired. The jewelry in our Forget Me Not Collection is the perfect gift to a wife or girlfriend of a soldier who must move or go overseas. Unlike most jewelry these days, our collection is not made in...

I heard on the radio that the BRAC 2005 list was going to be released sometime this week. Anyone got a link? Rumor has it that Los Angeles Air Force Base (Station?) is on the list. It is mainly a contract administration office, no aircraft located there. Haven't heard anything about Naval bases...

http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1009.0;id=9987 A very nice photo, indeed, but could anyone point out what are the pods attached to the outboard wing stations? I would guess these are so-called "personal pods" used for ferry flights, but as far as I remember they...

Four retired Navy and Marine vets are walking down the street window-shopping. Then they turn a corner and see a sign that says "Veterans Bar" over the doorway of an entry into an establishment that doesn't look all that well kept up. They look at each other then go in.

Four retired Navy and Marine vets are walking down the street window-shopping. Then they turn a corner and see a sign that says "Veterans Bar" over the doorway of an entry into an establishment that doesn't look all that well kept up. They look at each other then go in. On the inside, they...

Pending Military Draft Legislation Targeted for Spring 2005 http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=29819 -------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi all, A report from a recent short visit to NAS Oceana. It seems that there have been a lot of changes with codes from the Tomcats. All serials marked with a * have been looked up in recent reports and/or the Scramble database. Any help on the gaps will be gratefully received. Although the...

Sorry, not airplanes, except where they are shot down. Can't vouch for its accuracy. I know some of you older guys (Pechs?) were probably there as eyewitnesses... ***************************************** From November 1943, until her demise in June 1945, the American destroyer 'William Porter'...

Does anyone know anything about the C-130 that made arrested landings and launches from a Navy aircraft carrier back in the 1960s? WDA end

"Steve R." wrote: Yup, got that one. It's been around for a while. The darn tail just couldn't hang in there for 30 more seconds! I'm assuming that the pilot got the throttle rolled off? Do turbines take as long to spool down as they do to spool up? Fly...

Navy's flight base plan creates a flap in Carolina http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=612500 {EXCERPT} Independent, UK - 21 hours ago The Navy is planning to build a $186m (100m) training facility to allow pilots to simulate landing on aircraft carriers, smack in the...

Hi all, I found interesting pictures at http://warfare.ru/?catid=255&linkid=2280 Are they really show Sukhoi Pak-FA fighter? Thank you. Eugene

About military transport aircraft-props.Pilots,aircrew,groundcrew anyone who knows anything about the C54,C117,C118,etc. --- groups-beta.google.com/group/Military-radial-propliners--- Come aboard and tell us some tales.

Jim wrote: http://www.news.navy.mil/view_photos.asp?page=5&sort_type=0&sort_row=1 Ribbons on the dungaree uniform? It's not a dungaree uniform. Not to mention nearly three rows for a PO3, give me a break. Why not? Could have been the result of a meritorious bust from PO1.