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Warship Wednesday (on a Thursday) Nov. 16, 2023: The Darkest Twist
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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Salute, answered
The first salute to the flag of the nascent United States was received in Oranje Bay by the Colonial Navy Brig-of-War Andrew Dorea (14 guns), an 11-gun return fired from Dutch-held Fort Oranje on the...
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BHR Replacement Green(ish) lit
From yesterday’s DOD contracts, a future 5th America-class amphibious assault ship, LHA-10: Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, is awarded a $130,000,000 not-to-exceed undefinitized...
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Preserving Ms. Higgins
US Coast Guard-manned LCVP landing craft carried invasion troops toward Luzon in Lingayen Gulf, 9 Jan 1945 PA31-17, a humble 36-foot long LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, and Personnel), or “Higgins...
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Butaritari Smoke Rings
80 years ago today: The heavy cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA-36) is seen bombarding Butaritari Island, Makin Atoll, on 20 November 1943, shortly before U.S. Army forces landed there as part of Operation...
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Warship Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023: From Midway to Trafalgar
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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103 Carrier Deployments in 13 Years
Aviation Ordnancemen, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, perform routine maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN...
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Counterdrone Backpacks for Subforce
An interesting post from Groton-based Submarine Squadron (COMSUBRON12) Twelve last week shows submariners undergoing counter-UAS training on board Submarine Base New London. The pictures show the...
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Warship Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023: As Easy as 123
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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Celebrating 45 Years of the Hornet
On 18 November 1978, the aircraft that would become the F/A-18 Hornet took its first flight. Rolled out in September 1978, the first McDonnell Douglas YF-18A Hornet – before the F/A-18A– was marked...
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What’s Under the Hood
How about this amazing 80-year-old original Kodachrome. Official caption: Essex-class fleet carrier USS Lexington (CV-18). Aviation mechanics work on the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 engine of a Grumman...
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48 Years Gone
Check out these images from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy Photograph Collection. 45 caliber Colt automatic pistol, Model 1911 A1, # 207-501-9, engraved by W. Ward, shows Army scenes. This image...
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Deck the Discone with Boughs of Holly…
Check out these amazing shots of the Iowa-class battleship, USS Wisconsin (BB-64), as she currently sits at the Nauticus Maritime Museum in Norfolk, decorated for the holidays as part of the museum’s...
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Poncho of the High Seas
Some 80 years ago today: Poncho, the mascot of USS White Plains (CVE 66), 11 December 1943 as the ship conducts her shakedown cruise between Astoria and San Diego. In the background, note the jeep...
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Hawaii Cruiser Cluster, 80 Years Ago
Eight cruisers, including some of the most decorated and famous of the Pacific War, just taking a break before getting back to the push to Tokyo. Via Haze Grey History: “A cluster of cruisers moored...
View ArticleGetting Muddy with the ‘Bees
One of the best “events” I ever attended in Las Vegas was a talk given by Mike Rowe several years ago during the SHOT Show. To be sure, it was a very red-blooded crowd (Lt. Col. Oliver North was like...
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Wildcat Screech
80 years ago today, we see a tragedy in slow motion, with General Motors FM-1 Wildcat, BuNo# 46744, code L12, skidding to a rough landing across the flight deck of the escort carrier USS Manila Bay...
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Drone Swatting Duty Ramps Up
If you don’t think the next naval war will be drone-centric, you aren’t paying attention. In fact, we are fighting one right now. Via CENTCOM (emphasis mine): In the early morning hours of December...
View ArticleNavy Band Ringing in the Season
For your seasonal enjoyment, how about the 90-minute annual Holiday Concert by the combined ensembles of the United States Navy Band? Held at the DAR Constitution Hall in DC over the weekend, it...
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Meet Prosperity Guardian
(Oct. 14, 2023) Chief Fire Controlman (Aegis) Kenneth Krull, from Jacksonville, Florida, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), mans the combat systems...
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