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Tomcat Wing vs Hornet Wing, 30 Years Ago Today
The Forrestal-class aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) (top), and USS Midway (CV-41) moored beside each other Naval Station, Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, 23 August 1991. Midway was en route from...
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Just when DID the Battleship Era End?
In one of the battleship groups that I am a member of on social media, the subject of the “end of the battleship era” came about with the suggestion that, after the Battle of the North Cape in...
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Happy 80th Navy EOD
The first mine disposal class of 24 officers and enlisted Sailors graduated on 22 August 1941, marking the start of the Navy EOD community, the wearers of the “crab.” Today, more than 2,000 Navy EOD...
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British, American, and Japanese flattops at play
As part of Exercise Noble Union/Large Scale Global Exercise (LSGE), units of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, U.S. Navy’s America Expeditionary Strike Group (with the 31st MEU aboard), and the...
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One Fine Greyhound
Via the USS Kid Veterans Museum: USS KIDD (DD-661) at rest in her cradle in downtown Baton Rouge, LA, USA, where she now serves as a museum — August 2021 (Photo copyright Hunter Svetanics; used by...
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Ever Seen the Magazine of a MK 110?
I thought this shot was interesting, as it shows something I personally have never seen before: the below-deck stowage of rounds aboard USS Charleston (LCS 18) for the ship’s No. 1 mount, its Bofors...
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Warship Wednesday, Sept. 1st, 2021: Fortunate Son, the Army Flat Top Edition
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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Marines to get upto 904 new CRRCs, which is way more than they ‘should’ need
From DOD: Wing Inflatables Inc., Arcata, California, is awarded a $31,921,100 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the purchase of up to a maximum 904 Enhanced –...
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Back-to-Back Gulf War Champ: End of an Era
Beretta recently announced the end of an era as the final M9 pistol left the factory for bound for a U.S. military contract. A variant of the Beretta Model 92, which was introduced in the 1970s, was...
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Lurking Around the Bones of CV-67
Via COMNAVSURFLANT: Sailors from pre-commissioning unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) tour decommissioned ship USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) currently moored at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Sailors from CVN...
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McHenry (or Derna) Flag at the Golden Gate
SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 11, 2021) Sailors aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7) man the rails as the America-class amphibious assault ship prepares to pull into San Francisco for an annual Defense Support of Civil...
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Homeward Bound, 57 Years Ago
On 14 September 1964, the ex-USS Alabama (BB-60), arrived at the entrance of Mobile Bay in her namesake state after a 5,600 nm tow from mothballs at Puget Sound, where she had rested since her...
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Warship Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021: Hurricane ASW
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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RAN getting into the SSN Game, apparently
The Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service has been around since 1964 but the Ozzies have been running subs going back to the Great War-era British E class submarines AE1 and AE2, which we have...
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Phinal Trap, 35 years ago
Official caption: A U.S. Naval Air Reserve McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II aircraft from fighter squadron VF-202 “Superheats” lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS America (CV-66) on 18 October 1986....
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Willys & Worthog
We have previously covered the tale of the 190th Fighter Squadron’s 75th anniversary A-10 Thunderbolt II made up to emulate the antecedent squadron’s P-47D Thunderbolt’s Northwest Europe 1944 livery,...
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Warship Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021: The Story of an Unsinkable Carrierman, and...
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their...
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The Queen Waves Goodbye to her most Powerful Consort
How’s this for a great photo-ex? Triple flattops. HMS Queen Elizabeth, USS Carl Vinson, and JMSDF Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga transiting in formation with an airborne flypast comprising...
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Cat Stands the Dog Watch
For reference, National Cat Day 2021 is today (29 October) so I went meta to get a historical image of a cat and kittens in a Cat(alina). Original caption: 19 June 1945. A cat may look at a king, as...
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Warship Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021: Alert, you Deserved Better
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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