if it's friday...
Zen, wtf-with-this-heat? edition
Independence Day 2010
* The one time a year that the US flag flies above Naval Station Rota, Spain.
* Iraq, where the rocket's red glare is generally not a welcome sight, they improvised with chem lights. A little farther from Baghdad, they went with illume rounds.
* In Hawaii and Japan, the Navy and Air Force went the more traditional route.
* But not as traditional as in Boston, where the USS Constitution, launched in 1797 to fight the Barbary pirates, shot off a few broadsides.
Hanging with the Undertall
* Seychelles: jump shot.
* Afghanistan: teaching 'em early | joint patrol | breaking bread
* Bulgaria: Marines at a special-needs school (no, they're not the students): one | two | three
* USA: helping Dad pin on his new rank | saying goodbye | coming home: Mom / Dad (Army) / Dad (Navy) / Aunts
Vehicle Pr0n
* A certain ship is celebrating a certain milestone. You have three guesses and the first two don't count.
* P-3 Orions wait for action in Hawaii.
* F-18 about to make some noise.
* AAV coming home from a night drive.
* USS Peleliu at sunset.
* Blue Angels showing off.
* Transiting the Suez Canal.
* Pizza delivery, Navy style.
* About as subtle as a US Navy frigate chillin' out on the French Riviera.
* A Navy MZ-3A heading off to work.
Miscellany
* Me and my shadow, minus the me.
* Backfire.
* One more Crossing the Line pic from the New Orleans: yep, she's a corpsman all right.
* Indirect viewing.
* A couple of really striking shots of the USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor: one | two.
* Absolutely nobody will think to look for us by the vertical stabilizers.
* The Aussies prove that as unflattering as US Navy summer whites can get, it can always be worse.
* Summer School: the start of Plebe Summer at Annapolis begins with an oath | Army JROTC candidates learn about the fun things to do with pants besides wear them | USAFA cadets learn the Airman's Creed and get lessons in dining comportment, Blue Zoo style: eating & drinking
* If you haven't already seen it, Marines + kittens = adorable
* She flies refuelers for the Air Force, he's a jet jockey for the Navy. How do you say 'I love you' at cruising altitude? "I lit my afterburner, which hopefully looked pretty cool in the dark. It was an absolutely perfect flight."
Independence Day 2010
* The one time a year that the US flag flies above Naval Station Rota, Spain.
* Iraq, where the rocket's red glare is generally not a welcome sight, they improvised with chem lights. A little farther from Baghdad, they went with illume rounds.
* In Hawaii and Japan, the Navy and Air Force went the more traditional route.
* But not as traditional as in Boston, where the USS Constitution, launched in 1797 to fight the Barbary pirates, shot off a few broadsides.
Hanging with the Undertall
* Seychelles: jump shot.
* Afghanistan: teaching 'em early | joint patrol | breaking bread
* Bulgaria: Marines at a special-needs school (no, they're not the students): one | two | three
* USA: helping Dad pin on his new rank | saying goodbye | coming home: Mom / Dad (Army) / Dad (Navy) / Aunts
Vehicle Pr0n
* A certain ship is celebrating a certain milestone. You have three guesses and the first two don't count.
* P-3 Orions wait for action in Hawaii.
* F-18 about to make some noise.
* AAV coming home from a night drive.
* USS Peleliu at sunset.
* Blue Angels showing off.
* Transiting the Suez Canal.
* Pizza delivery, Navy style.
* About as subtle as a US Navy frigate chillin' out on the French Riviera.
* A Navy MZ-3A heading off to work.
Miscellany
* Me and my shadow, minus the me.
* Backfire.
* One more Crossing the Line pic from the New Orleans: yep, she's a corpsman all right.
* Indirect viewing.
* A couple of really striking shots of the USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor: one | two.
* Absolutely nobody will think to look for us by the vertical stabilizers.
* The Aussies prove that as unflattering as US Navy summer whites can get, it can always be worse.
* Summer School: the start of Plebe Summer at Annapolis begins with an oath | Army JROTC candidates learn about the fun things to do with pants besides wear them | USAFA cadets learn the Airman's Creed and get lessons in dining comportment, Blue Zoo style: eating & drinking
* If you haven't already seen it, Marines + kittens = adorable
* She flies refuelers for the Air Force, he's a jet jockey for the Navy. How do you say 'I love you' at cruising altitude? "I lit my afterburner, which hopefully looked pretty cool in the dark. It was an absolutely perfect flight."