Preserving a piece of US Maritime History - invaluable

The USS Olympia is a cruiser that fought in the Spanish American War in 1898 and has been preserved in Philadelphia. She's a one of a kind ship, a national historic monument, and in danger. She needs approximately $10-15 million in repairs to keep her a viable museum for years to come. If you have the resources, or connections to those resources, please consider helping. (full disclosure - there is no financial benefit to me to ask the question - we need to save this ship for posterity). Please contact me at 612-599-1935 or bdskon@fedex.com if you have additional questions.

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Friday, September 23, 2011

Great shot of Wasp and Enterprise in the background

Members of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 perform search and rescue jumps for qualification.
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (Sept. 21, 2011) Members of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 perform search and rescue jumps for qualification at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher B. Stoltz/Released)
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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Adm. Roughead's final SITREP



Fair winds and following sea's...........
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DoD Buzz | Lockheed: F-35B is ready for sea. Is the ship?

DoD Buzz Lockheed: F-35B is ready for sea. Is the ship?

Great article about progress in the USMC/US Navy team.

Now lets get the F-35B to the Wasp and see what happens.

My bet - American Industry figures it out, and we have a better aircraft than the Harrier, and God Bless the Harriers for what they've done over the years.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

U.S. ‘no’ on Taiwan F-16 bid reveals China sway - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

U.S. ‘no’ on Taiwan F-16 bid reveals China sway - Navy News News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

Another cowardly step by the Obama administration...........there's a simple fact in this article that is missing.........the Chinese need us as much as we seem to need them.

If they start playing bad guy w/our debt, then it hurts US companies ability to purchase from Chinese factories.

The commies can play hardball all they want, but they still need American consumers to by their junk!
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

This is a great photo - if you want to know what achievement means to someone, and all the hard work it takes to get there, this is it

Chief Information Systems Technician Shantishra Williams stands at attention as Chief Boatswain's Mate Dale Kintz dons her combination cover during the 2011 chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard USS Comstock (LSD 45).
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 16, 2011) Chief Information Systems Technician Shantishra Williams stands at attention as her sponsor, Chief Boatswain's Mate Dale Kintz, dons her combination cover during the 2011 chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). Comstock is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility during a western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac/Released)
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The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departs Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka to conduct a patrol of the western Pacific region.
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 19, 2011) The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departs Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka to conduct a patrol of the western Pacific region. George Washington is the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Andrew Ryan Smith/Released)
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) departs Naval Station Norfolk.

NORFOLK (Sept. 19, 2011) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) departs Naval Station Norfolk to begin a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Karen E. Cozza/released) 
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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits San Diego Bay after getting underway from Naval Air Station North Island.
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 16, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits San Diego Bay after getting underway from Naval Air Station North Island. Carl Vinson is underway conducting operations off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephen Hale/Released)
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Monday, September 19, 2011

Navy prepares destroyers for 35-year lives - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

Navy prepares destroyers for 35-year lives - Navy News News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

This is a great story about good things happening in our Navy.
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