Monthly Archives: October 2022

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 18, 2022) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761), arrives at Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit. Springfield is forward-deployed to Guam and routinely operates in U.S. 7th Fleet, conducting maritime security operations and supporting national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Travis Baley)

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WARSHIP WEDNESDAY, OCT.19, 2022: BARON CARL’S COMMANDO TAXI SERVICE Posted on October 19, 2022 by laststandonzombieisland

Warship Wednesday, Oct.19, 2022: Baron Carl’s Commando Taxi Service Photo via the Netherlands Institute for Military History (NIMH) in The Hague, No. 2158_008953 Above we see the K XIV-class submarine (onderzeeboot) Hr.Ms. K XV of the Royal Dutch Navy (Koninklijke Marine) during an exercise in the Dutch East Indies, shown transporting V-2, a Fokker C-VII W light navalContinue reading “WARSHIP WEDNESDAY, OCT.19, 2022: BARON CARL’S COMMANDO TAXI SERVICE Posted on October 19, 2022 by laststandonzombieisland”

THE PEARL HARBOR AVENGER IS BACK – Posted on October 20, 2022 by laststandonzombieisland

With all the news of scrapped or otherwise abandoned museum ships– particularly three submarines recently — it is nice to see a win for an old girl. The Balao-class fleet boat USS Bowfin (SS-287) launched on the first anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1942– giving her almost 80 years in the water and the easy nickname ofContinue reading “THE PEARL HARBOR AVENGER IS BACK – Posted on October 20, 2022 by laststandonzombieisland”

REMEMBER THE XV-6A? Posted on October 20, 2022 by laststandonzombieisland

While the U.S. Marine Corps would not take delivery of their first AV-8A Harriers until January 1971, over a decade had elapsed since the original Hawker P.1127 prototype first hovered in tethered flight (21 October 1960) and much ground had been covered in between. In fact, the U.S. Army, Navy, USAF, and Marines formed aContinue reading “REMEMBER THE XV-6A? Posted on October 20, 2022 by laststandonzombieisland”

Jackspeak: Up Spirits! By Lookout Production on Oct 19, 2022 with Comments 0

Up Spirits is the traditional pipe tune used to inform a ship’s company to prepare to receive a daily rum ration. Historically, sailors have been given rum to keep them vigorous and able to ward off the chills of the sea environment. Although rum was consumed in the Royal Navy for centuries, the tradition of issuingContinue reading “Jackspeak: Up Spirits! By Lookout Production on Oct 19, 2022 with Comments 0”