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Keeping the tradition alive
Via the 1st USCG District PAO: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Juniper ‘s first log entry of the new year. In rhyme, of course, according to the time-honored nautical tradition.
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The Corregidor lifeboat 1911 relic
aaa Image via National Firearms Museum In May 1942, the “Old Bird” Lapwing-class minesweeper minesweeper USS Quail (AM-15) was the last surviving American vessel as the Japanese invaded Philippines....
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Warship Wednesday (on a Friday): The Tennessee peace cruiser
Sorry about the late posting this week, in the effort to get to SHOT Show in Vegas this weekend and with the winter weather making horse care more pressing, its been busy this week! Here at LSOZI, we...
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Combat Gallery Sunday : The Martial Art of Y. Mizuno
Much as once a week I like to take time off to cover warships (Wednesdays), on Sundays (when I feel like working), I like to cover military art and the painters, illustrators, sculptors, and the like...
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Hurrah for the battleships, hurray for the carrier
Click to for real big up and drink it in [2329×1829] U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 2003.001.323Ships of the U.S. Fleet pictured at anchor at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during winter...
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Navy missing SIM cards from briefly detained patrol boats
151117-N-JC374-138 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 17, 2015) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Soualiho Fofana, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, uses a satellite phone for communications during a U.S.-U.K....
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And so goes the Viking
151218-N-QK571-984 VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (Jan. 12, 2016) The last two U.S. Navy S-3B Viking aircraft soar over Laguna Peak at Naval Base Ventura County, California. In January, one aircraft left Air...
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On repairs to the Olympia
Dewey’s Olympia hasn’t been out of the water since 1945 and as such is in dire need of repair. Here is a short vid of how that is being accomplished. As noted by a member of the preservation effort in...
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Warship Wednesday: Jan. 27, 2016 The Tragic Tale of the Wake Island Wanderer
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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Get a little lean on
An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Vipers” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 48, prepares to take off from the flight deck of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile...
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Diving for history
Chief Navy Diver Kevin Chinn performs a training dive off the pier of the Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 compound. MDSU-1 deploys combat-ready, expeditionary warfare capable, specialized dive teams...
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Ah, home away from home…
Spending a lot of time in all points very far South moving forward…
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Combat Gallery Sunday : The Martial Art of Vernon Howe Bailey
Much as once a week I like to take time off to cover warships (Wednesdays), on Sundays (when I feel like working), I like to cover military art and the painters, illustrators, sculptors, and the like...
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GAO says National Security Cutters have issues
The Coast Guard’s latest 418-foot National Security Cutter, James (WSML 754), is underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Thursday, July 30, 2015. The James is the fifth of eight planned National Security...
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Warship Wednesday: Feb. 10, 2016, The Long Serving Chinco
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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70 pounds of fury
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2016) The guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) fires her forward MK 45 5-inch gun during a naval surface fire support exercise. Providing a combat-ready force to...
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Is 37mm or 47mm the proper deck gun for Tea?
New York, 1917. “Actors’ Fund Fair.” 5×7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection, via Shorpy. The Navy deck guns on loan look to be either Hotchkiss 1-pdr (37mm) or 3-pdr (47mm) breechloaders,...
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Meet Seagull, Israel’s new USV robot boat
Elbit Systems has a new 40-foot unmanned surface vehicle, the Seagull, which is designed to operate in pairs for either mine sweeping or sub busting. The idea is the first vehicle will have...
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A heck of a ride with the Jolly Rogers
Super Hornet catapult shot on the Truman. Just click and drag your mouse along the screen for a full 360-degree view. Get inside a F/A-18 Super Hornet as it launches off the deck of Norfolk-based USS...
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Warship Wednesday: Feb. 24, 2016, Calling the Conestoga, Calling the Conestoga…
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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