High-seas rescue
The Navy’s new slogan may have gotten a mixed reception internally, but there are three Yemeni fishermen, at least, who would probably agree it really is a global force for good. The cruiser Chosin...
View ArticleSeabee links
Heavy equipment operatin’, expeditionary base constructin’, nail hammerin’, toothpick chewin’, buildin’, fightin’ links, bringing you updates and info even to the most austere forward settings: The...
View ArticleThis year’s Navy Thanksgiving load-out
You can start to tell from the thinning crowds along the elegant boulevards here in the National Capital Region (and in the Christmas music that has already reared its ugly head downstairs in the...
View ArticleOf course the fighter jets make you look cool, man
One of Scoop Deck’s favorite non-naval bloggers is the user-experience researcher Jan Chipchase, a globe-trotting explorer of how people and cultures interact with technology. Classic example: On a...
View ArticleCyber-citizens back SEALs
In the social media world, there’s growing disbelief over the detainee abuse allegations against three Navy SEALs, which came to light this week. The three were charged in connection with the alleged...
View ArticleA sailor surge in Afghanistan?
At first blush, it might not seem like the Navy would be much affected by President Obama’s announcement last night that he is sending 30,000 more troops to land-locked Afghanistan by next year. But...
View ArticleAll that sweet, sweet beer!
Scoop Deck doesn’t mind admitting a weakness for an ice-cold brewski every once in awhile during the off-duty hours, and as such, found this item shocking: The U.S. Army reportedly destroyed 7,000 cans...
View ArticleWhen Petraeus visits, it’s a party
You get the sense that Gen. David Petraeus, head of Central Command, really enjoys when he can escape the cube-farm at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., or the Iraqi sands, or the Afghan dust, and get out...
View ArticleThe only way to travel
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Edwin Sharpe has come up with an elegant solution to a problem that has plagued military rear ends since 1957, when the C-130 Hercules made its debut...
View ArticleBeware, sucka MCs, Petraeus spits hot fire
You learned here a few weeks ago that Gen. David Petraeus, head of Central Command, likes to use his visits with the Navy as a chance to cut loose a little bit, but you probably didn’t know that he...
View ArticleVinson sailor goes to Africa, comes back with novel
If serving ashore as an individual augmentee is going to stay a reality of sailor life for a long time to come — which is what service officials keep saying — here’s a good example of how to make the...
View ArticleConsolidated cutthroat up 3.25: The pirate stock exchange
If, like so many other people in this dire economy, you’re looking for new places to park your money, Reuters reporter Mohamed Ahmed brings you an exotic new investment opportunity: The pirate stock...
View ArticleThe terror threat at sea
All of a sudden, there is lots of discussion online about terrorist threats to U.S. warships in the Middle East. Galrahn has an excellent post today about a new warning for ships, including this money...
View ArticleMCPON: “Boom!”
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (SS/SW) Rick West greeted Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Nikita Boles on Wednesday in the hangar bay aboard the carrier Nimitz in the North...
View ArticleSNA day 2: Proclamations and predictions
After the second day of speeches, press avails and panel discussions, here are a few of the voices that attendees heard today at SNA, selected completely arbitrarily, with some statements and...
View ArticleThe perils of being a pirate
Sometimes it’s dangerous to get what you want. In piracy the maritime risk-adjustment industry, for example, the goal is to get as much money as possible for the crews, vessels and cargo you seize....
View ArticleThey build, they fight — you watch
Here are the ingredients for a TV program you can set your watch by: Start with a bunch of Devil Dogs from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Unit having some fun in the sun over in Helmand Province,...
View Article“Operation New Dawn:” Thoughts?
If you’re heading out to the sandbox as an individual augmentee, or your ship is going to be up in the Persian Gulf supporting operations in Iraq, you’ve got to get in as many references as you can to...
View ArticleIran’s new destroyer that isn’t
Lots of chatter online today about Iran’s new domestically built “destroyer,” as reports are calling it, keyed off a top item on Iran’s state-run, English language Press TV news site. The official...
View ArticleThe pirate fightin’ manual
Americans who grew up at a certain time may remember the cartoon characters Goofus and Gallant, of Highlights magazine fame, who represented the worst and best ways, respectively, to do anything....
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