Sunday, December 14, 2014
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday: For anyone in the Palm Springs area the first week of this coming February, you'll may see what looks like a gathering of exceptionall...
Friday, December 12, 2014
CDR Salamander: Flash of the Obvious on SSC nee LCS-(I)-minus
CDR Salamander: Flash of the Obvious on SSC nee LCS-(I)-minus: Everyone I sure noticed that I did not blog at all about the pre-selection announcement about the work being done on the Small Surface Com...
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
CDR Salamander: The Terrible 20s meet the Tiffany Navy
CDR Salamander: The Terrible 20s meet the Tiffany Navy: As the regulars here and over at Midrats know - we
Need to read this....
Need to read this....
Sunday, November 16, 2014
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Saturday, October 25, 2014
Navy to Commission Submarine North Dakota
Welcome to the Fleet ND! Remember - you're always one number behind the 783 boat!
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
WASHINGTON -- The Government Accountability Office released the following report highlight:
What GAO Found
Not completing these trials increased knowledge gaps related to ship performance and deficiencies. In addition, LCS 1 and LCS 2 did not meet the quality standards outlined in the Navy's ship acceptance policy, although the policy also contains several notable flexibilities to these standards. In particular, the policy recognizes situations where the Navy may defer work until after delivery and final acceptances and affords the Chief of Naval Operations the authority to waive certain quality standards outlined in the policy. The Navy relied extensively on these waivers to facilitate its trials and acceptance processes for LCS 1 and LCS 2.
Navy decisions to accept delivery of LCS 1 and LCS 2 in incomplete, deficient conditions were driven by a focus on near-term cost performance by shipbuilders, a desire to introduce the long-delayed ships to the fleet, and--in the case of LCS 1--environmental and treaty considerations associated with constructing that ship adjacent to the Great Lakes. The Navy prioritized these factors over its quality assurance processes for both ships, which has caused it to devote considerably more time and money to resolving deficiencies after delivery than anticipated. However, because the Navy did not establish clear deadlines for resolving ship deficiencies, corrections were allowed to lag, to the point that fleet operators inherited unresolved deficiencies on each ship. These deficiencies have constrained recent shipboard operations.
Why GAO Did This Study
GAO has reported extensively on LCS--an innovative Navy program, consisting of a ship and its mission packages. The Navy bought the first two ships using research and development funds, initially planning to experiment with them to test concepts and determine the best design. As GAO reported in July 2013, the Navy later opted to fund additional ships without having completed this planned period of discovery and learning. Further, LCS 1 and LCS 2 have experienced major cost growth and schedule delays. In August 2010, GAO reported that the ships were incomplete at delivery and in November 2013, GAO reported on significant quality problems with Navy ships, including LCS 1 and LCS 2, noting that the Navy regularly accepts ships with numerous open deficiencies.
Congress mandated that GAO review the Navy's compliance with federal regulations in accepting LCS 1 and LCS 2. This report (1) assesses the extent to which the Navy complied with applicable federal regulations, policies, and contracts and (2) evaluates the basis for and outcomes from decisions to accept these ships. To conduct this work, GAO analyzed applicable federal regulations, policies, contracts, and program documentation, and spoke with relevant Department of Defense (DoD) and contractor officials.
What GAO Recommends
Because the opportunity to implement acquisition changes to these two ships has passed, GAO is not making any new recommendations in this report, but has made prior recommendations to improve LCS acquisition. DoD has acted on some, but not all, of these.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014
CDR Salamander: COWPENS to help produce a movie for the Lifetime N...
CDR Salamander: COWPENS to help produce a movie for the Lifetime N...: COWPENS is not a lucky ship. Word and rumor have been trickling in over the last few months about what happened on the USS COWPENS (CG-6...
Incredible read
Incredible read
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
CDR Salamander: Pivoting with your shoes untied
CDR Salamander: Pivoting with your shoes untied: There is one area that we have competitive advantage against, well, the entire world. Our advantage is the battle tested, mature and hi...
read it, read it, read it - says the Wharf Rat.
read it, read it, read it - says the Wharf Rat.
Monday, July 14, 2014
Monday, July 7, 2014
CDR Salamander: Loss of Trust and Confidence Goes Both Ways
CDR Salamander: Loss of Trust and Confidence Goes Both Ways: A guest post today by the author of the 25 JUN post, CS21 Rev.1 Pre-show: Shadow Boxing Without a Light . In today's post he address...
Saturday, July 5, 2014
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USS Peleliu Departs San Diego for Western Pacific Deployment | Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
USS Peleliu Departs San Diego for Western Pacific Deployment | Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Probably her last deployment. Soon an end of an era as the last Tarawa class in the fleet.
She has served her country well.
Saturday, June 14, 2014
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday: I typed out a rather grumpy screed about what is happening in IRQ, AFG, and generally - again - the mess the Democrats have done to the succ...
Wharf Rat had to do something here - tough to see what's happening in Iraq
Wharf Rat had to do something here - tough to see what's happening in Iraq
Monday, June 9, 2014
In era of tight budgets, how many aircraft carriers are enough? - News - Stripes
In era of tight budgets, how many aircraft carriers are enough? - News - Stripes
They always attack the carriers.............and they're always wrong
They always attack the carriers.............and they're always wrong
Navy opposes USS Oklahoma exhumations to identify remains - Stripes
Navy opposes USS Oklahoma exhumations to identify remains - Stripes
Wharf Rat goes on record as saying - let the crew rest is peace
Wharf Rat goes on record as saying - let the crew rest is peace
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
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Sunday, May 11, 2014
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday: If you were 18 when the war started, the arch of your life to that point had roughly been: - Born in the optimism after WWI, right in the...
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
CDR Salamander: Best Defense of the A-10 This Year
CDR Salamander: Best Defense of the A-10 This Year: As part of our antitransformationalist canon, one thing we have discussed here on a regular basis since the F-35 came in to being was this...
Friday, April 25, 2014
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday: Circumstances display character. Character comes often from places least expected - unless of course you know the best of military spouses...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
CDR Salamander: Because after awhile, people tire of being made th...
CDR Salamander: Because after awhile, people tire of being made th...: The hard questions often have the most simple answers. Why do people laugh and grin at our press conferences? Why are senior leadershi...
Monday, April 14, 2014
For F/A-18 Super Hornet, the end may be on horizon - U.S. - Stripes
For F/A-18 Super Hornet, the end may be on horizon - U.S. - Stripes
Another good read..................
Another good read..................
JPAC lab moves to ID sailors from USS Oklahoma - U.S. - Stripes
JPAC lab moves to ID sailors from USS Oklahoma - U.S. - Stripes
A good read - but I'm torn. The punch bowl is a good resting place............
A good read - but I'm torn. The punch bowl is a good resting place............
Sunday, April 13, 2014
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Friday, March 28, 2014
Gone to soon
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KITTERY, Maine (March 28, 2014) Cmdr. Rolf Spelker, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755), passes the word that the ship is ready for decommissioning to Rear Adm. Ken Perry, commander of Submarine Group 2, during a decommissioning ceremony in the auditorium of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason J. Perry/Released)
KITTERY, Maine (March 28, 2014) Cmdr. Rolf Spelker, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755), passes the word that the ship is ready for decommissioning to Rear Adm. Ken Perry, commander of Submarine Group 2, during a decommissioning ceremony in the auditorium of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason J. Perry/Released)
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday: In port. Just another watch on the pier. Tic. Toc. Yawn. It's 23:20. Watch is almost over. Thing is, there is no such thing as a...
Rest in Peace Shipmate - We have the Watch
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
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Saturday, March 22, 2014
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday: From a 2007 FbF. We always remember Pearl Harbor - but that second week of DEC 1941 war was breaking out all over the Pacific. Something...
Sunday, March 16, 2014
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http://www.defense.gov/speeches/speech.aspx?speechid=1832
http://www.defense.gov/speeches/speech.aspx?speechid=1832
From the Secretary of Defense, shipbuilding is referenced about 2/3rd's of the way down.
From the Secretary of Defense, shipbuilding is referenced about 2/3rd's of the way down.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Chant du Départ: Two Years...
Chant du Départ: Two Years...: Early March, the year 2012, I sat down at my desk, took a sip of coffee and clicked the shortcut for Neptunus Lex . It was the way I star...
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
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Gulf War 20th: Desert Storm Was the First and Last War for the F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel | Defense Media Network
Gulf War 20th: Desert Storm Was the First and Last War for the F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel | Defense Media Network
Yeah - Wharf Rat works w/a guy who flew these during the gulf war
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday - worth the read.
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday: Outside the box? Dude, you have no idea .... MIDNIGHT, July 23, 1945 The Barb had crept within 950 yards of the shoreline. If it was ...
http://www2.vmi.edu/academics/mech/mcmastersrl/photo/barb.htm
http://www2.vmi.edu/academics/mech/mcmastersrl/photo/barb.htm
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