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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Saturday, August 4, 2012

Every State that elected a Republican Governor in 2010 saw their unemployment rate go down

Friday, August 3, 2012

Records Reveal Enterprise is on 25th Deployment

Records Reveal Enterprise is on 25th Deployment
HMS Plymouth, the only British Navy ship from the Falklands war still afloat - a picture time capsule

An exterior view of HMS Plymouth at Vittoria dock in Birkenhead, Merseyside

CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday - A life well played

CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday: Yes - people like this walked the earth in our lifetime. ... at age 15, he received a pat on the cheek from Hitler on a class visit to his...

USS Abraham Lincoln Concludes Eight-Month Deployment

USS Abraham Lincoln Concludes Eight-Month DeploymentUSS Abraham Lincoln transits the Suez Canal.
adding missles to attack boats

5th Type 45 destroyer Sets Sail On Maiden Voyage | Navy & Maritime Security News at DefenceTalk

5th Type 45 destroyer Sets Sail On Maiden Voyage | Navy & Maritime Security News at DefenceTalk

5th Type 45 destroyer Sets Sail On Maiden Voyage

Australia rules out US nuclear aircraft carrier base | Navy & Maritime Security News at DefenceTalk

Australia rules out US nuclear aircraft carrier base | Navy & Maritime Security News at DefenceTalk

New problems found on LPD 17s built at Avondale - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

New problems found on LPD 17s built at Avondale - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

it simply never ends

Tuesday, July 31, 2012



PACIFIC OCEAN (July 27, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) are underway in close formation during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raul Moreno Jr./Released)

FIC OCEAN (July 27, 2012) Ships and submarines participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2012 are in formation in the waters around the Hawaiian islands. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the...
Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith Devinney/Released)
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D.C. beltway ‘UFO’ up close at air base - DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG

D.C. beltway ‘UFO’ up close at air base - DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG

Syrian helicopter gunships strafe Aleppo rebels | Army & Land Forces News at DefenceTalk

Syrian helicopter gunships strafe Aleppo rebels | Army & Land Forces News at DefenceTalk


This is not good - Assad has to be overturned.  Where are the good guys when you need them?

F-22 Hypoxia: Some Questions Remain Unanswered | Aviation & Air Force News at DefenceTalk

F-22 Hypoxia: Some Questions Remain Unanswered | Aviation & Air Force News at DefenceTalk

interesting stuff