(F-14 Tomcat in Zone Five head into the sunset. Photo USN.) I woke in the darkness this morning, almost prepared to deal with 2011. The frantic activity of the last two weeks is over. A pal described the challenge as being part of the “Sandwich Generation,” since requirements coming at us from the older generation […]

Life certainly has a way of catching you off balance, doesn’t it? The authorities are attempting to sort out a brutal and senseless act of violence in Tucson, Arizona, one so unspeakable that I have a hard time contemplating the motivation. There are nineteen wounded and killed, including a Federal Judge and a nine-year-old girl. […]

(Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and husband CDR Mark Kelly.) Life certainly has a way of catching you off balance, doesn’t it? The authorities are attempting to sort out a brutal and senseless act of violence in Tucson, Arizona, one so unspeakable that I have a hard time contemplating the motivation. There are nineteen wounded and killed, […]

I was in the Navy again for about six hours yesterday, and it felt pretty good. In fact, it felt exceptionally good. In telling the tawdry story of Captain Owen Honors, and examining the latest black eye imposed on the service that was my life’s work, I got a couple notes from officers I admire […]

You can say it is PC run amok, again, but of course PC is a political agenda, and politics never sleeps. I have been watching the slow-motion embarrassing disintegration of the career of Captain Honor Owen, Captain of the Good Ship Enterprise, with no little emotion. The videos have been around for quite a while, […]

(USS Enterprise (CVN-65) steams in underway replenishment formation. Photo Life.) I was in the Navy again for about six hours yesterday, and it felt pretty good. In fact, it felt exceptionally good. In telling the tawdry story of Captain Owen Honors, and examining the latest black eye imposed on the service that was my life’s […]

It is too soon to announce the death of the culture of Naval Aviation. There are still full a dozen US aircraft carriers out there, each one steaming as 97,000 tons of armed diplomacy. The very fact that we are talking about the antics of a fighter pilot entrusted with command of a multi-billion dollar […]

(Unofficial Tailhook ’91 patch on Nomex flight suit.) It is too soon to announce the death of the culture of Naval Aviation. There are still full a dozen US aircraft carriers out there, each one steaming  as 97,000 tons of armed diplomacy. The very fact that we are talking about the antics of a fighter […]

(Captain Owen P. Honors in a clip from of his now-famous videos. Video USN, masking and capture by Virgina Pilot.) You can say it is PC run amok, again, but of course PC is a political agenda, and politics never sleeps. I have been watching the slow-motion embarrassing disintegration of the career of Captain Honor […]

 Gentle Readers, I have launched the new-year with a series of polemics about how screwed up everything is, and some observations about things that need to happen, because if they don’t, we are cooked geese. Naturally, my fulminations have not met with universal agreement. I am proud that my close friends and advisors come from all walks […]