We continue to miss the point about the Russian mentality, worldview, and philosophy of life. And we’ve had over a century of evidence for this...the Tsushima Straits provides a good example of a place to start.

I think this prayer is appropriate:

Outstanding pics, Blue. Thanks for letting everyone into the world only few get the honor of living.

Budget cuts...or just one Virginia class boat is all you need.

Spectacular perspective...thanks for this.

You need to write your own blog...dickness and all.

We had industrial stripper aboard the Nimitz and TR. I agree, the stripping was an art. But the other art was application of whatever it was we sprayed on after the godawful number of coats of wax were applied. That stuff in the spray bottle made those decks shine! (Well, for about an hour after reveille. Our…

Ahhh...the passageways and berthing decks we’ve stripped, waxed and buffed from 0130 to reveille.

BZ Ike media team and crew!

In the closest Tomcat shot, I didn’t see any external armament or fuel tanks.

“...’Wheeeeee!’”

Hey, how ‘bout this signal bridge...USS Stewart DE-238...just there yesterday:

All human life is politics...just ask the Ford owner who is pissed that the Chevy owner just had to pull his ass out of ditch.

Yep...I should have placed quotations around his name. We have an ally and friend in the Japanese....and I hope they find their lost culture of Bushido. Considering the hatred they have, one for the other, Japan will need to regain their warrior mentality.

Perhaps I should have put quotations around the admiral’s name. The next war’s equivalent is most likely a Chinese admiral.

“Ellen, I don’t speak Japanee...damn it, I mean Chinese!”

Took the Nimitz around in ‘87.

Overhang of flight deck on either beam.

The Admiral Yamamoto of the next war is currently studying at some US university...or, perhaps, is a naval attache now.

Granted, Syria has a coastline (unlike, say, Afghanistan)...but we need to get the boats and their crews ready for the New Cold War.