Shore Leave

here. Don't know how long it will be here. Need DirectX and apparently Quicktime. Here is the museums site in case there is further interest.

From Microgame Design Group [excerpt] And a review of the game over at Foreign Policy [excerpt]

Howdy This is a "Pass down the line" from Uncle H. I'm looking for first hand accounts of professional use of Harpoon in the military (any military) over the years. The material will be referenced in an upcoming presentation at the Serious Games Conference in DC where I'll be speaking. Attribution and level of detail required by the source will be strictly honored. No SENSITIVE INFORMATION PLEASE. For those willing to share you can contact me via email (http://www.computerharpoon.com/contact). Thank you! Don "Uncle H" Gilman

The Plan to Nuke the Moon (Intercepts blog, DefenseNews)

i was reading some old Naval SITREP issue when i noticed that Web Alert in the Issue #11 ( April 1997 ): The link quoted is dead but, the Net being full of good surprises, i found it mirror-hosted on a related website. Here is the url of the appealing tutorial: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/e...ry/ewtutor1.htm enjoy the read, Jan

NORAD is tracking Santa

I usually am pretty successful in staying away from topics relating to opinions of events currently unfolding in the middle east, more spcifically Iraq. Please feel free to either read the article, or if I have strayed too far, please delete or lock this post. I have posted it since I feel that the author takes quite a professional risk in laying out what troubles his conscience. Read article here

as published in The Naval SITREP, issue #6, in January 1996

Gents, The following articles are found in the current issue of the MCG, and may be of interest to those aviation-centric scenario designers. Making Better Use of Aviation Assets - Employment of the ACE during COIN/SASO Operations by 1stLt David F. Samuel, USMC No Need For Propaganda - Marine Close Air Support Really Is Better by Maj Neil E. "Rudy" Rickner, USMC Under the Umbrella - Utilizing Electronic Warfare to Suppress IEDs by CAPT Brian "Turtle" Pena, USAF Also, Rethinking Naval Forward Presence - Does the Navy Still Believe It Needs Marines by LtCol F.G. Hoffman USMCR(Ret) Should be an enjoyable, and interesting couple of days worth of readi…

From National Defense February 2007 Defense Dept. lacks clearinghouse for military videogames, say analysts By Grace Jean As the military begins to rely more on the so-called “serious” games to ready its fighting forces, the vendors selling the high-tech virtual trainers are voicing frustration with the Defense Department’s cumbersome acquisition process. The government’s contracting cycle is so resource-intensive and lengthy that small game developers really have a hard time with it, especially if they don’t understand the acquisition process, said Brian Williams, research staff member at the Institute for Defense Analyses, which conducted a study for the P…

Next War: Wargaming the Changing Character of Competition and Conflict (Strategy Bridge)

"Next Generation of Navy Uniform Arrives", here at Military.Com http://www.military.com/news/article/navy-...ml?ESRC=navy.nl Page down for some entertaining comments from the guys in the fleet. Buddha

Funny Video

Off topic, I realise, but my brother collects old military timepieces, such as chronometers, cockpit clocks, etc. If any of you guys has a source to recommend, I'd appreciate it. Buddha [Moved here from the HCE forum. -CV32]

I'm doing some cleaning and space consolidation and have some Harpoon items that are on their way out. All items are computer harpoon from the 'classic' series. All are PC compatible. Harpoon Designer's series 3.5" disks and box (no idea if disks are good) Harpoon Designer's series II disks, box, and printed manual (no idea if disks are good) Harpoon Scenario Editor disks, box (no idea if disks are good, no printed manual) Harpoon GE on 3.5" disks and IOPG battleset on 5.25" disks, box, and some inserts (no idea if disks are good, no printed manual) If you hadn't guessed, I acquired these to have the boxes. Holler if you'd like some or all of them. …

Typically attributed to John Cleese, but apparently not by him (and probably not 2011 either), but funny as heck just the same. And to be a good sport, here's the new threat level apparently developed for Canada:

Not political intention here, the link is only because shows a funny cartoon of a Ticonderoga-class CG. I think we can post other similar things on this thread: http://theothermccain.com/2012/06/11/ticonderoga-classy/

Thank you Veterans, for serving!

Navy veteran takes on Saipan's restriction on handguns (Stars and Stripes) Hope he wins!

The latest issue of Code One Magazine, which is a quarterly publication of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, contains a collection of photographs of the cockpits of a wide range of military aircraft, from the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning to the PBY Catalina and B-24 Liberator. Pretty nice pics. Find em here: Code One Special Cockpit Issue