Monthly Archives: February 2023

Raising the foreyards aboard the 1,500-ton barque-rigged RRS Discovery, base ship for the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic, Sir Douglas Mawson, circa 1929 to 1931. Note the shantyman on the accordion as he carefully perches on the head of the capstan and the boatswain with two knives on his belt.

  DISCOVERING THE SEVENTH CONTINENT, TO THE CALL OF THE SHANTYMAN Posted on February 14, 2023 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment Raising the foreyards aboard the 1,500-ton barque-rigged RRS Discovery, base ship for the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic, Sir Douglas Mawson, circa 1929 to 1931. Note the shantyman on the accordion asContinue reading “Raising the foreyards aboard the 1,500-ton barque-rigged RRS Discovery, base ship for the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic, Sir Douglas Mawson, circa 1929 to 1931. Note the shantyman on the accordion as he carefully perches on the head of the capstan and the boatswain with two knives on his belt.”

Two F-35B Lightning IIs, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and an F/A-18E Super Hornet with the Embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 fly in formation, Feb. 12, 2023 in the South China Sea.

 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 12, 2023) Two F-35B Lightning IIs, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and an F/A-18E Super Hornet with the Embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 fly in formation, Feb. 12, 2023 in the South China Sea. Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) and amphibious assaultContinue reading “Two F-35B Lightning IIs, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and an F/A-18E Super Hornet with the Embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 fly in formation, Feb. 12, 2023 in the South China Sea.”

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73).

  SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 12, 2023) U.S. Navy Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11 conduct a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73). Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKI ARG), with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13thContinue reading “Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73).”

Photos – HMNZS Canterbury bound for sub-Antarctic islands Michael Fallow 11:44, Feb 14 2023

  ROBYN EDIE/STUFF HMNZS Canterbury Commander Bronwyn Heslop says the first week of weather was looking OK, but the crew will earn their sea legs later in the trip. While New Zealand deals with the torments of Cyclone Gabrielle, the HMNZS Canterbury departed Bluff on Tuesday bound for the so-often wild seas of the sub-AntaracticContinue reading “Photos – HMNZS Canterbury bound for sub-Antarctic islands Michael Fallow 11:44, Feb 14 2023”

NEW ZEALAND RETIRES FIRST OF FIVE C-130H HERCULES

 written by Robert Dougherty | February 13, 2023 New Zealand C-130H Hercules, NZ7003, making its final flight (Petty Officer Chris Weissenborn) The Royal New Zealand Air Force has begun retiring its C-130H Hercules after more than 60 years of service. The first of five turboprop military transport aircraft set to retire, NZ7003, made its final flight from RNZAFContinue reading “NEW ZEALAND RETIRES FIRST OF FIVE C-130H HERCULES”