Military History

The Royal Navy does not come out of it looking very good (I have so far been unable to find the full document).

Just starting Chapter 8 of this book, Tanker War America's First Conflict With Iran, 1987-1988 by Lee Allen Zatarain. Very interesting read thus far of a significant yet under represented subject. Recommended to all Harpoon enthusiasts.

I am trying to find a list of Royal Fleet Auxilliaris (British), AO, AFS, etc. extant in June 1965. Can any one help?

From CBC News Vimy Ridge remembered Shock and Awe, 1917 Last Updated April 2, 2007 Gary Graves, CBC News Easter 2007 is the 90th anniversary of the First World War Canadian military attack on Vimy Ridge in France. CBC is commemorating the events with special broadcast coverage, online photo galleries: Four Days in April about the battle and Building the towers about Canada's war monument, and thoughts from a young Canadian student visiting war memorial sites in Europe. The towering 10-storey white limestone Vimy Memorial Monument near Arras, France, fell into disrepair as rain eroded the soft stone and winters cracked some of the building blocks. After thre…

From Defence Talk Britain's sinking of Argentine cruiser still stirs emotions Agence France-Presse | Mar 30, 2007 LONDON: The sinking of the cruiser General Belgrano by a British nuclear-powered submarine with the loss of 323 Argentine lives still stirs controversy, 25 years after the Falklands War. Argentine lawyers have argued that the warship was outside of the 200-mile (322 kilometre) exclusion zone established by British forces around the archipelago when it was sunk on May 2, 1982. But they have failed to win their case that British committed a "war crime" when the HMS Conqueror fired conventional torpedoes into the Belgrano, a World War II-era wars…

From BBC News Egyptian pilot: We felt humiliated Israel wiped out much of the Egyptian Air Force on the morning of June 5, 1967, the first day of the war. Egyptian pilot Mustafa Hafez was stationed at one of the 11 Egyptian air bases that were targeted. He told military historian and BBC website reader, David Nicolle, what happened that day. "In the build-up to war, I was sent to a squadron based at Kabrit, flying MiG-17Fs and MiG-17PF night fighters. We didn't really think that there would be a war, and if there was one, I was confident that Egypt would win. I was then a Flight Lieutenant and I was 26. Our confidence was not based on anything spec…

Somewhat of interest after recent amphibious assault discussion. Global Security The Opposed Amphibious Assault Dilemma CSC 1992 SUBJECT AREA Warfighting EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Title: The Opposed Amphibious Assault Dilemma Author: Major D. L. Brush, United States Marine Corps Thesis: This last is the situation that existed during Desert Storm and is the crux of the problem how to successfully eliminate continuing deficiencies to ensure the Marine Corps retains the ability to conduct an opposed amphibious assault. Background: The Marine Corps is charged to maintain the nation's ability to project forces across a hostile beach. During Desert Storm the …

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the German invasion of the USSR.

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

Sea Harrier pilot with three "kills" in the Falklands.

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…

Looking for operative deployment of the SSBN converted in SSN in compliance with the SALT I treaty, I've finded this in the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Thomas_A._Edison_(SSBN-610)

From Air Force Times Triple ace who fought in two wars dies The Shreveport (La.) Times Posted : Tuesday Jun 19, 2007 4:41:10 EDT Robin Olds, one of the legends of the Air Force, died of congestive heart failure Thursday at the age of 84. A retired brigadier general, he died at his home in Steamboat Springs, Colo., according to a release from the Air Force. Olds achieved almost legendary status in the Vietnam War, developing a flamboyant leadership style, with a full, handlebar mustache and a panache that was an inspiration to younger pilots. Though a wing commander, he led by example, taking combat to the enemy. His F-4C Phantom fighter “Scat XXVII” — al…

From Globe & Mail [excerpt]

LCDR Michael “Pyscho” McLeod, USN (Ret) adjusts the FJ-4B Fury model during its installation in the Cold War Gallery. The first thing visitors see when they walk through the doors of the Navy Museum’s Cold War Gallery is the massive Trident I C-4 Missile. Looking left, an impressive glass case sits right next to the Ready Room Theater. The case houses a wide array of 1:48 scale models of aircraft developed and flown during the Cold War era. Once complete, this collection will include nearly forty models that highlight the history and achievements of modern naval aviation.World-class model builder and retired naval aviator LCDR Michael âPsychoâ McLeod recently added fo…

Murphy's Law governing Naval Aviation, "What can go wrong will" and its corollary to the law dictates that whenever something does go wrong, it will always happen at the most inconvienent moment, such as operations on the flight deck at night. paraphrased from Page 42 of MiG Master by Barrett Tillman.

This June, the Naval Historical Foundation once again had the opportunity to engage with young scholars at the National History Day Awards Ceremony in College Park, MD. On hand to represent NHF was life member and volunteer Dr. Charles Chadbourn of the Naval War College. We were very pleased to present the Captain Kenneth Coskey National History Day Prize for the best entry on naval history to high school junior Maria Sutton of Padua Academy in Wilmington, DE. Her paper was titled “The Sinking of the USS Maine: A Turning Point in American Foreign Policy.” Each year since 1999, we have awarded a $500 prize to the high school or middle school history project that best captu…

Today, it's the Navy SEALs founder, a few days back a legend of the US Marine Corps Soon, they'll all be gone, including my uncle. Never forget what these men gave !! Brute Krulak : http://blog.usni.org/?p=627 and http://blog.usni.org/?p=580 Roy Boehm : http://blog.usni.org/?p=692 and http://www.sunnewspapers.net/articles/tsne...ubdate=1/3/2009

They're free to download too. :)

From Air Force Magazine, March 2005 issue Rolling Thunder By John T. Correll Rolling Thunder, the air war against North Vietnam, began on March 2, 1965. The first mission was an indication of things to come. The targets, timing of the attack, and other details of the operation were all decided in Washington, D.C. There were only two targets. Both were relatively minor, located just north of the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Vietnam. The enemy’s real strength around Hanoi and Haiphong was not touched, not even threatened. It was a strange way to begin a war. more here: http://www.afa.org/magazine/march2005/0305thunder.asp