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December 26, 2017 – 12:52 pm | No Comment

This Week 7’s (12.14 – 12.31) Affirmation: Mindfulness – I will reach for mindfulness each day.
Date – 12.26.17
B-Book 44: Do the Work by Steven Pressfield
The key message in this book: Often we stop dead in our tracks …

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Sea Trials: Day 2

June 30, 2009 – 1:47 am | No Comment

Day 2 of Sea Trials:  Good times today.  We went into our high sped runs and tuns.  One doesn’t get a to fully appreciate the awesome power of this huge ship until you see it …

Back to Sea with Vinson

June 28, 2009 – 9:52 am | No Comment
Shot of the Carl Cinson Leaving the ship yard at Newport news.

After 4 years and a couple  billion dollars, the USS Carl Vinson is on her way back to sea and I am writing this post from inside her belly.
It really feels great to be part of something …

The German Question

October 12, 2008 – 10:50 am | No Comment
The German Question

By George Friedman (STRATFOR)
* The Russian Resurgence
German Chancellor Angela Merkel went to St. Petersburg last week for meetings with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. The central question on the table was Germany’s position on NATO expansion, …

China urges 'rational' protests

May 3, 2008 – 8:43 pm | No Comment
China urges 'rational' protests

China has urged its citizens to be calm amid further anti-Western
protests in the country, focused on French supermarket chain Carrefour.
The official Communist Party newspaper, the People’s Daily, said patriotism should be expressed rationally. The protesters …

List of Ribbons

July 20, 2007 – 7:56 am | No Comment

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JCOM-MEDAL  | JCOM-RIBBON | NMCCOM-MEDAL  | NMCCOM-RIBBON | JSAM-MEDAL  | JSAM-RIBBON  | NAM-MEDAL  |  NAM-RIBBON  | GCM-MEDAL  | GCM RIBBON | NDSM-MEDAL  | NDSM RIBBON  | …

Reserve Benefit From 2006 Defense Authorization

January 17, 2006 – 12:43 pm | No Comment

WASHINGTON – The 2006 National Defense Authorization Act signed into law Jan. 6 provides new or enhanced benefits in addition to a 3.1 percent pay raise for National Guard and Reserve members, a senior defense …

Report Says Sonar Harms Whales and Dolphins

November 24, 2005 – 12:56 pm | No Comment

Reuters
Thursday, November 24, 2005
NAIROBI, Nov. 23 — Increased naval military maneuvers and submarine sonars in the world’s oceans are threatening dolphins, whales and porpoises that depend on sound to survive, a United Nations report said …

U.S. Considers Troop Cuts After Iraq Holds Elections

November 24, 2005 – 12:48 pm | No Comment

By DAVID S. CLOUD
Published: November 24, 2005
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 – The Pentagon is planning to make modest troop reductions after next month’s elections in Iraq and, if security conditions improve, could begin reductions next summer …

Japan's Draft Charter Redefines Military

November 23, 2005 – 12:28 pm | No Comment

By Anthony Faiola
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, November 23, 2005

TOKYO, Nov. 22 — The governing Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday released a draft revision of Japan’s pacifist constitution that for the first time since World War II would recognize the country’s armed forces as a fully functioning military.

TOKYO, Nov. 22 — The governing Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday released a draft revision of Japan’s pacifist constitution that for the first time since World War II would recognize the country’s armed forces as a fully functioning military.

Iran Ignores Pleas to Halt Uranium Work

November 18, 2005 – 8:51 am | No Comment

By Dafna Linzer
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Iran began converting a new batch of uranium at a key nuclear facility yesterday, rejecting international pleas to suspend such work and dismissing a new offer — …

Official Reveals Budget for U.S. Intelligence

November 9, 2005 – 12:36 am | No Comment

By SCOTT SHANE
Published: November 8, 2005
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 – In an apparent slip, a top American intelligence official has revealed at a public conference what has long been secret: the amount of money the United …

Bush Orders Staff to Attend Ethics Briefings

November 8, 2005 – 10:49 am | No Comment

White House Counsel to Give ‘Refresher’ Course
By Jim VandeHei
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, November 5, 2005; Page A02
President Bush has ordered White House staff to attend mandatory briefings beginning next week on ethical behavior and the …

Al Qaeda: Operational Planning and the Calendar

November 4, 2005 – 9:20 pm | No Comment

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan concluded Nov. 3 with celebrations marking the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Many believe that Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, constitutes a greater terrorist threat than other …

Our Allies in Iran

November 4, 2005 – 12:26 am | No Comment
Our Allies in Iran

By AFSHIN MOLAVI
Published: November 3, 2005
Washington
WHEN Iran’s new president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, called last week for Israel to be “wiped off the map,” he raised fears not only abroad but also at home, particularly among Iran’s …

Coward or Objector?

September 30, 2005 – 9:10 am | No Comment
Coward or Objector?

I came across the following post during my daily reading and found it pretty interesting. Not that I think the fellow being maligned is headed down the right track, but the self righteous admonition …

Let's Rob the Bank – Name a Commission and Get the Hell Out

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What's your Political Twist Dude?

January 10, 2004 – 6:27 pm | No Comment

Being a cynic at heart, I really don’t Profess any one Particular Preference for any Political Party over the other. I have voted for both parties in the past, but in general I have …