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Polynesian dancers greet the officers and crew of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) to the tropical island of Saipan. The BLUE RIDGE is on a four-day port visit coinciding with local Veteran's Day ceremonies. The BLUE RIDGE is the Seventh Fleet command and control ship, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.

You Gotta Ask…

UPDATE: On 2 April, the U.S. Navy relieved Captain Brett Crozier of command of CVN71.  Secretary of the Navy, Thomas Modly,

03 Apr
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No Stiff-Lip Time…

He grabbed at his Under Armour like it had lapels and puckered his face. “Stiff upper lip ol’ chap.  Wot!”

02 Apr
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Fanatics…

“I am quite sure that it is a most solemn duty to cultivate our understandings to the uttermost, for I have seen the

01 Apr
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Mission Almost Over…

“Every careful and sensible person acts with knowledge (perception, learning and reasoning),  But the gullible lays

01 Apr
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Four Types…

Wise men are instructed by reason. Men of less understanding, by experience. The most ignorant, by necessity. The beasts by

01 Apr
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Fog Of War?

Let’s get to it. In any claim, something is assumed to be true from which the conclusion can be drawn. I remember as a

31 Mar