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Steeljaw Scribe
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Notes and commentary on geopolitical, nuclear, naval and defense issues; reflections on a career in naval aviation and serendipitous items as strike me at the moment.
- Added on: Oct 30th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Steeljaw Scribe
- Listed in: Military History
- Tags: Navy geopolitics nuclear missile naval aviation flightdeck friday
Recent Posts
The Bougainville Invasion (Part 4): March 1944 – May 1944
With this submission, CINCLAX’s in-depth review of this part of the Solomons campaign is complete. I think you will agree with me that considerable thought and work went into these articles and join me as a hearty “BZ” is passed his...
The Bougainville Invasion (Part 3): December 1943 – March 1944
We resume the quite comprehensive articles provided by CINCLAX as part of the ongoing Solomon Islands Campaign blog project. With the exception of some noteworthy battles at sea and on land, the Solomons campaign slogged on in near anonymity, exc...
Praise and Thanksgiving
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pastu...
Postcards from Deployment: Of Midpoints and Ground Hog Day(s)
Milestones. We live our lives and measure our time while deployed by milestones. Workups, CQ, “safe-to-deploy,” night qual’d – those are all milestones. First day underway, first trap of deployment, last night the light...
The Bougainville Invasion: November – December 1943 (Part 2)
Today — part 2 of CINCLAX’s articles on the Bougainville Campaign… "The Little Beavers" - Destroyer Squadron 23 - November 1943 Battle of Empress Augusta Bay (the “short version”) While the 3rd Marines were settling...
The Solomons Campaign: The Bougainville Invasion, November – December 1943(Part I)
The next four posts will cover the invasion of Bougainville and are provided via guest author CINCLAX.- SJS The Last Spoke in the Cartwheel Strategic Progress Before the Guadalcanal operation (Watchtower) even began in August 1942, it had been deci...
