laststandonzombieisland / Sep 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM Here at LSOZI, we take a break every Wednesday to explore the old steam/diesel navies from 1833 to 1954, profiling a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places.- Christopher Eger. If youContinue reading “Warship Wednesday 16 September 2026: The Submarine Altered across my Bows and I Rammed her”
Monthly Archives: September 2026
Nothing like that Northern Wedding
Posted on September 17, 2026 by laststandonzombieisland Some 40 years ago, in the darkest stretch of the Cold War, Exercise Northern Wedding ’86 was a massive, three-week NATO maritime and amphibious exercise conducted from late August to mid-September 1986, involving 150 ships, 35,000 troops, and 500 aircraft from 10 Western nations. The NARA has hundredsContinue reading “Nothing like that Northern Wedding”
Indonesia’s First Aircraft Carrier: Former Italian Ship ‘Garibaldi’ Reaches Domestic Waters
On 17 September, the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) officially announced that the former Italian Navy aircraft carrier, ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, has entered Indonesian waters. The milestone marks a historic chapter for the service, bringing the country’s first-ever aircraft carrier home. The carrier, which will be renamed KRI Sriwijaya, departed Taranto, Italy, on 24 August with a mixedContinue reading “Indonesia’s First Aircraft Carrier: Former Italian Ship ‘Garibaldi’ Reaches Domestic Waters”
US Navy transfers first Virginia Payload Module of USS Arizona submarine for final assembly
General Dynamics Electric Boat transferred the first completed 184-foot Virginia Payload Module section for the future USS Arizona from Quonset Point, Rhode Island, to Groton, Connecticut. The 10,200-ton Block V submarine hull incorporates an 83-foot-long midships extension that houses four large-diameter payload tubes. This structural integration increases the vessel’s vertical launch capacity to 40 Tomahawk-classContinue reading “US Navy transfers first Virginia Payload Module of USS Arizona submarine for final assembly”
Last ‘Hog Flys Last Air Weapons School Training Flight
Posted on September 18, 2026 by laststandonzombieisland One comment The end of an era, boys. The A-10 Thunderbolt II SN 82-0665 completed its final training sortie with the 66th Weapons Squadron this week, flown by Lt. Col. Ridge Flick, the unit’s commander. “The flight closed a chapter of providing graduate-level training in advanced close airContinue reading “Last ‘Hog Flys Last Air Weapons School Training Flight”
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