CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday

Friday, August 14, 2009

Sailor Daniel Galvin honors his Shipmates from the USS Quincy (CA-39).

Nothing I can say here is up to that.

A broader view from CDR Bullard at USNIBlog and me here.

Secundius
Well the upUS Navy stopped using Lead Base Oaint in 1996, which would have made Cdr. Michael William Brannon, USN the first of the post 1996 Rust Navy Commanding Officers or Cdr. Charles Ferguson...

CDR Salamander: We Need a Material Condition Standdown · 3 months ago
Blank_Deck
How about for the period actually under discussion in the article? When that picture was taken. I'm guessing the ship didn't look like that when it came out of the builder's yard, so maybe that guy...

CDR Salamander: We Need a Material Condition Standdown · 3 months ago
Secundius
For what timeframe! USS Fort McHenry had twenty-four CO’s from 8 August 1987 to 27 March 2021! The last being Cdr. Michael J. Fabrizio, which last known whereabouts was in Mayport, Florida of the...

CDR Salamander: We Need a Material Condition Standdown · 3 months ago
Blank_Deck
All these years later, I'm curious--does anyone know where the then CO ended up? Retire at 3-star or something?

CDR Salamander: We Need a Material Condition Standdown · 3 months ago
Barbara Nimmo
The detailed breakdown of NATO's shifts in policy and military posture provides a lot of food for thought. speedy...

CDR Salamander: NATO's Evolution in Response to the Russo-Ukrainian War with Jorge Benitez - on Midrats · 9 months ago