On the news I see the American flag on the right shoulder of the Army, but it seems backwards, blue field on the right instead of the left... Insight? P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

My son-in-law, who was in the Navy about 30 years ago, mentioned at dinner today that the guy who graduated #1in his platoon at Marine boot camp was given a set of blues, free. I think that's an urban legend. It certainly wasn't the case when I went through Parris Island in 1946. Was it done at...

axed?? read it in the paper, but ya know how that goes. P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

Reading 'Over the Beach', Questions- -How many pilots did they deploy with? They had a det in Cubi and 10 jets... -Seems like a pretty unhappy group. Dept heads that were either labeled as effeminate or cowards, JOs that got short and yelled at the CO, a JO that turned his wings in cuz he didn't...

Plain and simple bull****. The BRAC "list" currently circulating (often from folks who should know better) is a regurgitation of the list created by Carlton Meyer, a former Marine captain and defense policy hobbyist. His vanity web site is here http://www.g2mil.com/. If you'd like to compare...

I don't post much around here any more, but I thought I'd drop by just long enough to share these thoughts with those of you who might appreciate them. Departing from the aviation scene for just a moment, I would like to again share with you a reflection about D Day that I posted last year about...

Astronaut charged with kidnap attempt By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. - A NASA astronaut charged with attempting to kidnap a romantic rival in a love triangle with another astronaut was allowed to go free on bail Tuesday on the condition that she not contact the alleged...

This might be of some interest here. Surprisingly, it's in the LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-basbanes6may06,1,30 69083.story?coll=la-news-comment The Los Angeles Times COMMENTARY Honorable Death for a Rusty Warrior By Nicholas A. Basbanes May 6, 2004

http://www.dcmilitary.com/navy/seaservices/10_39/commentary/37357-1.html

Jack Broughton, ex lead of the Thunderbirds and well known aviation writer is recuperating from a heart attack. He is in a hospital in New York. The prognosis I've been given is good. I have kept the Thunderbird organization in the loop on this, and I'm posting it here in the clear in the hope that...

http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/sep2005/a092705wm3.html

Desert Voices - a site for the troops Returning home from a war can often be just as difficult as being in the war. Soldiers have so much more to say than they care to share with family or friends. I speak from experience, being a veteran of the first Gulf War. Soldiers need an outlet, a means of...

I was impressed when I found this one. A guy named Mark Ecko penetrates Airforce 1 security, makes it to the President's plane and spray-paints it with Graffiti, wow, and was not busted. He could have easily attached anything he wanted to. In this case it was only black Spray-paint. You got to see...

See: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/a-laser-phalanx-03783/

I can't vouch for the validity of this but it is funny as hell.... (if you've seen it before, tough titty....) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Jack, I hope you and Dianne are well. I know it's been quite a while since you last heard from me, but...

A Lobby, Not a Conspiracy: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/19/opinion/19judt.html?ex=1303099200&en=309d2e34c279f148&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Here is a tiny URL for the above one: http://tinyurl.com/lvwom

A Meaningful Thanksgiving Day to all... Again this Thanksgiving Day, 2005, our Nation remains at war. Before this war began we were promised it would be over cleanly, costlessly and quickly. Unfortunately, the war continues, and with great cost. And, sadly, there appears to be no end in sight....

http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/08/dont-let-neocon-agenda-get-us-into.html Here is a tiny URL for the above one: http://tinyurl.com/593tgg Weekend Edition September 20 / 21, 2008 A New and Revealing Study of the Influence of the Neocons

A New Threat to The USA, Iranian F-14 Tomcats? Answer it ... Since the US Navy has phased out its fleet of F-14's and AIM-54's and while, neither the USAF has no aircraft for air engagement for distances more than 30 miles nor the US Navy, Iran - at the present time - has more numbers of powerful...

A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Space-Based Weapons. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. http://www.csbaonline.org/4Publications/PubLibrary/R.20071031.Arming_the_Heavens/R.20071031.Arming_the_Heavens.pdf