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Columbia
Yesterday I wrote about the Shuttle Program coming to an end and all the remaining vehicles being retired. As always, it made me think about the first Shuttle launch I ever witnessed with my own eyes. I wrote about that … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation History, History, Personal
Tagged a good safety record, Air Force, Columbia, Florida, images of the vehicle streaking across the sky, January 16 2003, landing in Florida on February 1, local law enforcement, lost communication, military personnel, military service, NASA, Navy, professional pilots, regular citizens, Saturday shortly before 9 a.m., search for debris, the Civil Air Patrol, the first Shuttle launch I witnessed, the loss of Columbia, the Shuttle Program, “anomalies”
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Manned Spaceflight Turns 50
Fifty years ago today, the Soviet Space Program launched Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin into a singular orbit around the Earth in their spacecraft, Vostok 1. The space race was on and Russia was in the lead, having flown an orbital … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life in General
Tagged a dangerous dose of possible nuclear annihilation, advancements in artificial limbs, Air Force, airplanes, Alan Shepard, computers, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, Cuba, enhanced radial tires for cars, Florida, Freedom 7, going back to the moon and on to Mars, improved baby foods, improved water purification, infrared ear thermometers, landing on the moon first, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), Manned Spaceflight Turns 50, Marines, military service, Navy, new technologies, President John F. Kennedy, Sputnik, Tang, Teflon, tempur foam (think Tempurpedic beds), the Soviet Space Program, Vostok 1
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Today is Michael’s Day
Today Michael Monsoor would have been thirty years-old. He was born in Long Beach, CA and was the third child of four. Michael was a typical California kid, playing tight end on the Garden Grove High School football team. He … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life in General
Tagged a typical California kid, Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, Coronado CA, Delta Platoon SEAL Team Three, discipline, Golden Trident, Great Lakes IL, he gave his life to save his fellow teammates, Iraq, military service, NAS Sigonella, Navy, Navy SEALS, Quartermaster “A” School, Ramadi, the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, the son of a former Marine, Today is Michael’s Day
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Fighting FIVE Takes the US Navy into the Jet Age
Sixty-three years ago today, Fighter Squadron FIVE became the first Navy squadron to land jet fighters aboard an aircraft carrier. On March 10, 1948, they took their brand new North American FJ-1 Fury jets to sea to land aboard the … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History
Tagged aircraft carriers, Curtis F6C-4 Hawk, F-14A Tomcats, F-8 Crusader, Fighting FIVE Takes the US Navy into the Jet Age, Grumman F9F–2 Panther, jet fighters, last of the true gunfighters, McDonnell-Douglas F-4 five Phantom, military service, naval aviation, Navy, Neil Armstrong, North American FJ-1 Fury, open cockpit biplanes, sailors, Sundowners, The Korean War, The Screaming Eagles, Top Gun, USS Boxer, USS Essex, USS Kitty Hawk, USS Ticonderoga, USS Vinson, VF-1, VF-111, VF-3S The Striking Eagles, VF-5, VF-51, Vietnam, World War II
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Sara
Sixty-six years ago today the USS Saratoga, CV-3, fell victim to a horrendous attack by the Japanese. The Japanese, taking advantage of poor weather and low clouds, were able to approach the aircraft carrier at about five o’clock in the … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation History, History, Life in General
Tagged Bikini Atoll, Bremerton WA, combat operations, CV-3, Desert Storm, Essex-class carriers, Hawaii, Lexington-class carriers, Libya, military service, Navy, Operation Crossroads, Operation Magic Carpet, the affect atomic weapons on naval vessels, the flight deck, the Japanese surrender, USS Saratoga, Vietnam, World War II, Yugoslavia
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Range Safety
During my years as a Navy pilot, the closest anyone came to shooting me was on the small arms range—by a Navy nurse. The lesson learned that morning was again, never take anything for granted—especially safety. In the process of … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged discipline, judgment, Navy, Navy nurse, Navy pilot, O' Club, petty officers, pilots, range procedures, Range Safety, safety, senior chief, small arms, Smith & Wesson 38s, the fleet
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