Indeed! Lol!

I’m glad to hear that some of your Os pitched in. Having been aboard 3 Nimitz boats, we had an abundance of enlisted to ensure we stayed clean...we stripped and buffed the ready room and the outside passageway 1 0r 2 times a week (as I recall).

Yep, your’s is the only choice they have.

As you said and linked in a post “below,” only two hulls haven’t been dismantled per the wiki piece on Decommissioning...

Actually, according to Norman Polmar’s book Cold War Submarines, the compliment was made up of 25 officers, 4 warrant officers and 1 petty officer...the cook.

Always seem to get to Tyler’s Alfa parties late...but here is a link to a CIA paper about their work in discovering the Alfa with various assists, and an interesting look at how they did (do?) analysis to develop answers (and more questions):

Don’t think the Russians will need our help...Putin is doing it single-handedly.

The “austere airfield training” video is a great piece but that pen/grease pencil? attached to the pilot’s glove is worrisome...a potential FOD nightmare....

While I appreciate your focus on our focus over the last 14 years, I’m not confident that the USMC or USA can detect, locate, track, and if necessary sink a Russian, Chinese, or any number of other nation’s diesel submarines...not to mention their surface, air and coastal weapons systems.

The world needs you as you are...the great soul that you are, sir.

Dear God, DCV! This link to the Imperial War Museum is mind boggling...I’m listening to a Fairey Gannet pilot’s interview...what an amazing resource.

And for me, the greatest tragedy, your post is the first I’ve ever heard of him...a great soul who lived a tremendous life.

...What Tornado...? lol!

Outstanding! Thanks for the link...

BZ to VFA-154 and a quality production. And to you Tyler for bringing it.

I appreciate your questions and comments...but I disagree with your statement:

I concede, sir...it is “normal” for a fighter jock...but a bomber pilot?! That takes great skill...and this comes to mind:

This is one of the most powerful series of shots...and tragically, this shot below of the A-20s captures the reality of a low level bomb run plus flak plus water:

Good observation...and you’re not alone...many on youtube claim that as well...others say it is a Danish AF F-16 and it is legit...?

I fold! Can’t beat WW2 porn, despite all of Jerry of Garcia’s jet-set efforts.