Archiv der Kategorie: Readiness

Rebuilding Our Navy

Erstellt am März 22, 2018 von DaveO

The big news is Newport News – 2 aircraft carriers to be built! With the carriers comes the rest of the materiel and personnel, unless 2 or more older carriers are retired and sold off. The big questions in my … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Air Force, Navy, Readiness | 2 Kommentare

An American Civil War: the Home Front

Erstellt am Januar 6, 2018 von DaveO

There’s been rhetorical shots fired in the war between America and secessionist California, one in which Californians will lose. Those are the breaks though. When South Carolina’s militia, augmented by The Citadel’s Corps of Cadets, fired on Fort Sumter, there … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Chaos, Defending the Homeland, History, Readiness, Resistance | Kommentar hinterlassen

Is What Is Old New Again?

Erstellt am Januar 5, 2018 von DaveO

The Navy rethinks the Cold War and where the front lines are. Meanwhile, the Marine Corps explores the novelty of returning to being the world’s premier combat force. It seems the Diversity Chorus’s final exam question “if you kill a … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Marine Corps, Navy, Readiness, Strategy | Kommentar hinterlassen

An American Civil War, Part II

Erstellt am Dezember 28, 2017 von DaveO

Thank you to Davey, Dwayne Lunsford and MajW DC for their thoughtful comments on Part I of ‚An American Civil War.‘ This post is a response to those comments. There are some data points out there that should give one … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Constitution, Defending the Homeland, History, Insurgency & Counterinsurgency, Readiness, Resistance | 1 Kommentar

Standards Are Ancient History

Erstellt am Dezember 26, 2017 von DaveO

Two stories on the destruction of our military that began under Obama and continues with his maggoty leavings. First off, our Navy. We’ve come a long way from the Great White Fleet (can a sailor say that anymore?) or even … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, History, Navy, Readiness | Kommentar hinterlassen

Discovering the Scope of the Necessary Cleanup

Erstellt am November 2, 2017 von DaveO

No, I’m not talking about SuperFund sites – remember those? The EPA hopes you’ve forgotten its primary mission, but no, we’re not talking about cleaning up where we live and what we drink and eat. The cleanup is what the … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Air Force, Army, Navy, Readiness | Kommentar hinterlassen

To Drain the Defense Acquisition Swamp, First Get Rid of the Water

Erstellt am Oktober 31, 2017 von DaveO

An interesting fact: the people who break the rules of Defense Acquisition – FOGO, Acquisition officers (uniformed and career civil servants), and the contractors who advise them – don’t pay one thin dime. We do. We always do. The problems … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Arms and the Citizen, Readiness, Recommended Reading | Verschlagwortet mit | Kommentar hinterlassen

Living with Pigs

Erstellt am Oktober 16, 2017 von DaveO

I had a good vacation, the first since 2002. Two weeks of no computer, news feeds, and work intruding. I liked it so much I’m doing it again next month around Thanksgiving. You’re welcome! The title doesn’t refer to riding … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Cyberwar, Idiocy, Readiness, Stray Voltage, Veterans' Issues, VMI | 5 Kommentare

Firearms Friday: Range Day!

Erstellt am August 25, 2017 von vmijpp

Today was Range Day. My self, MDL, the Krampus, and Fez hit Elite Shooting Sports in Manassas; Wang and G-Tex couldn’t make it. 😦 A good time was had by all. I went simple, and brought only the M&P 15, … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Arms and the Citizen, Readiness | 2 Kommentare

Port Means Left

Erstellt am August 21, 2017 von DaveO

Everyone who’s read my posts knows that I am no sailor. I don’t even own a yellow rubber ducky for the bathtub. But, having seen “Titanic” one time I figured out what happens when a steerable ship hits an object. Perhaps … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Navy, Readiness | 3 Kommentare