Military History

U.S. Cold War Nuclear Target Lists Declassified for First Time (Nuclear Security Archive) Reminds me of missed wargame opportunities.

A very interesting site about discrete operations in Groom Lake and near sites in the Cold War, as example: http://area51specialprojects.com/sp_area51.html Finded only some minutes ago, but it's clearly a very interesting site, worth of extended browsing.

U.S. Navy Destroyers: Evolving and Engaged (Defense Media Network)

I'm not sure if we known this site with construction number details: http://www.uswarplanes.net/index.htm http://www.uswarplanes.net/c130.HTML

From Air Force Magazine, June 2011 issue [excerpt] All similarities between the subject matter of this article and recent additions to the HCDB are purely coincidental.

A very interesting and concise entry on Wikipedia About USAFE, full of ideas for Cold War scenarios: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe

How two U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats shot down two Gaddafis Su-22 Fitters, 32 years ago today (The Aviationist)

This one certainly seems to fall under the heading of "Someone should be taken out and shot": http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,601522,00.html

It always saddens me a little to see something like this: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/02/05/USS-Forrestal-leaves-Philadelphia-for-Texas-scrapyard/UPI-60651391582400/ I served aboard USS Midway, and at least here in SD I can go see my old ship, and show my grown daughter where I lived and worked when I met and married her mother. Too bad something similar couldn't be arranged in this case.

Not a Floating Museum, but Razor Blades: Forrestal, the Navys First Supercarrier, Goes to the Breakers for a Penny (Defense Media Network)

From the Navy News, posted on military.com: October 02, 2008 Navy News|by MC1 Cynthia Clark PEARL HARBOR - Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC), Rear Adm. Douglas McAneny announced today that a sunken vessel off the coast of the Aleutian Islands is in fact the World War II submarine USS Grunion (SS 216). "I am honored to announce that, with records and information provided by the Abele family and assistance from the Naval Historical Center, USS Grunion has been located," said McAneny. "We are very grateful to the family of Grunion's Commanding Officer Lt. Cmdr. Mannert L. Abele for providing the underwater video footage and pictures that all…

~11min history of USS Macon and now current day airship company" infomercial" all based out of the old Moffitt Field.

A very interesting site full of action photos, particularlly that's of Eddie Miller: http://uss-rangerguy.com/uss_ranger_cva_61.htm

Boston Globe April 16, 2007 Kittery, Maine Ceremony Honors Sub, Crew Forty-four years after it sank off Cape Cod, the USS Thresher and its crew were remembered at a ceremony Saturday near the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The nuclear sub sank during sea trials out of the yard on April 10, 1963, killing 129 men. A mechanical error caused the submarine to lose power, causing it to sink below crush depth in the Atlantic. On Saturday, Irene Harvey, widow of Captain John Harvey, the sub's commander, dropped a wreath into the Piscataqua River to remember the crew. To honor each man, a bell was rung as their photographs were displayed on a screen. "They are on eter…

Nice article.

A site centered on Canadian electronics, sensors and intelligence, but with many aircrafts details: http://jproc.ca/rrp/rrp3/tracker_ssq2.html http://jproc.ca/rrp/rrp3/tracker.html http://jproc.ca/rrp/index.html

A lot of details about U-2, A-12, YF-12, Groom Lake and other very black programs: http://roadrunnersinternationale.com/index.html

With many details on nuclear deterrence and submarine intelligence operations: https://thinpinstripedline.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJJYiZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSb-yAgxz_zdbn8mXkrtQuDJLLcGYd1hOOv-_vp_jS5Vtjt5ab6UwujhQQ_aem_vOGvQWFxIMI41GIN8kAfyA

As some of you may know, record setting aviator Steve Fossett and navigator Mark Rebholz are due to recreate the famous 1919 trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland achieved by British flyers Alcock and Brown. The flight will be (hopefully) made this weekend in a replica of the original Vickers F.B.27 Vimy bomber (the world's largest flying biplane), taking off from my home town here in St. John's, Newfoundland. This morning I was fortunate to get a closer look at this amazing aircraft and snap a few photos. Enjoy. The Vimy is an impressively large aircraft: The nose ... ... and the tail Accolades and honours…