Category Archives: US Navy

April 2, 2012

Happy Birthday Chief’s: Navy Chief Petty Officers Celebrate 119 Years of Service

On Sunday April 1st the US Navy Chief Petty Officer Rank officially celebrated it’s 119th Anniversary. Today in most Navy commands as well as Marine Corps units that have Navy Chief’s assigned that anniversary was celebrated. I was in attendance … Continue reading →

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January 29, 2012

A Weekend of Old Navy Movies: Mister Roberts, The Caine Mutiny and In Harm’s Way

Well I have the duty pager for the hospital this weekend so I have been hanging out at the Island Hermitage with my dog Molly watching classic Navy movies. Friday night I watched the classic film Mister Roberts. Yesterday I … Continue reading →

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December 29, 2011

Tension in the Gulf: Don’t Miscalculate; Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick

“War is the unfolding of miscalculations.” Barbara Tuchman Iran’s navy chief Habibollah Sayyari briefs media on the naval exercise The greatest danger in the current war of words between Iran and the United States is the danger that the Iranians … Continue reading →

GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY! Padre Steve is Passionate About Navy

I have always been a fan of Navy. I was born in a Navy hospital and grew up as a Navy Brat. My dad was a Navy Chief Petty Officer and retired from the Navy in 1974. However my dad … Continue reading →

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November 23, 2011

Remembering John F Kennedy

“And so my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy “Now the trumpet summons us again. Not as a call to bear arms, though arms we … Continue reading →

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October 25, 2011

The Battle of Leyte Gulf: Sinking the Musashi

IJNS Musashi This is the second in a series of articles about the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The first article in the series is liked here and is entitled The Battle of Leyte Gulf: Introduction and the Battle of Palawan Passage … Continue reading →

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October 23, 2011

The Battle of Leyte Gulf: Introduction and the Battle of Palawan Passage

This is the first of a four article series on the Battle of Letye Gulf. The battle was the largest in history both in terms of the number of ships involved and the amount of area covered. The action was … Continue reading →

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October 14, 2011

The Navy is the Future of National Security

USS HUE CITY CG 66 in the Arabian Gulf 2002. “I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm’s way.” John Paul Jones “Without a decisive naval force … Continue reading →

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October 12, 2011

“The most bold and daring act of the age” Stephen Decatur and the Burning of the USS Philadelphia at Tripoli

“Our Country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but right or wrong, our country!” Stephen Decatur This is the latest of a series of articles that I am writing this month in … Continue reading →

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October 5, 2011

1812: The Year of the Frigates

USS Constitution This is the second of a series of articles I will write commemorating the 236th anniversary of the founding of the United States Navy. This article discusses the actions of the USS Constitution and USS United States at … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: US Navy

Happy Birthday Chief’s: Navy Chief Petty Officers Celebrate 119 Years of Service

A Weekend of Old Navy Movies: Mister Roberts, The Caine Mutiny and In Harm’s Way

Tension in the Gulf: Don’t Miscalculate; Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick

GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY! Padre Steve is Passionate About Navy

Remembering John F Kennedy

The Battle of Leyte Gulf: Sinking the Musashi

The Battle of Leyte Gulf: Introduction and the Battle of Palawan Passage

The Navy is the Future of National Security

“The most bold and daring act of the age” Stephen Decatur and the Burning of the USS Philadelphia at Tripoli

1812: The Year of the Frigates

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