FLEET WEEK 2009

Celebrate Fleet Week at the Intrepid Museum complex, and tour other Navy and Coast Guard ships, as they visit New York Harbor. Don’t miss out as the military branches battle each other in the famous ‘Tug of War’ and ‘Stem to Stern Relay Race’. Be sure to watch Fleet Week’s most “heated” contest, as chefs from the visiting ships compete for the title of ‘Best Chow’. Visit military displays on pier 86 from all branches of the armed forces, concerts and so much more! Join us for the annual Memorial Day ceremony on the flight deck of Intrepid and the unfurling of the 100ft long American Flag.

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I haven’t looked at this site very carefully — however it looks interesting.

US ARMY BAND “Pershing’s Own”

Well it’s Saturday April 18, 2009 and I am going to drive to Brooklyn to see one of my daughters. I was born in Brooklyn — as was my father. We’re going to find the house my parents lived in when I was born. Should be fun…. just in case you forgot — GO ARMY!

A couple of Saturday morning jokes borrowed from the DP:

A private is on duty in the motor pool when the phone rings: “Soldier,
can you tell me what equipment is available for use immediately?” The
voice on the other end asked. “Well, sir, we have two tanks, a half
dozen half-tracks, two armored personnel carriers, a couple of
motorcycles, and fat-ass Johnson’s deuce.” “Soldier? Do you know
who you are speaking to?” “No sir.” “This is Major Johnson, your
commander!” “Uh Sir? Do you know who you are speaking to?” “Not
yet!” “That’s good! Bye, you Fat-Ass!”

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Having just moved into his new office, a pompous, new colonel was
sitting at his desk when an trooper knocked on the door. Conscious of
his new position, the colonel quickly picked up the phone, told the
trooper to enter, then said into the phone, “Yes, General, I’ll be
seeing him this afternoon and I’ll pass along your message. In the
meantime, thank you for your good wishes, sir.” Feeling as though he
had sufficiently impressed the young enlisted man, he asked, “What do
you want?” “Nothing important, sir,” the trooper replied, “just here to
hook up your telephone.” 

Battle of Mogadishu (1993)

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (United States)

PHOTOGRAPHY / 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)

I saw this on another blog. I think it is public domain.

Very funny.

[YOUR FAMILY MIGHT BE TOO HOOAH IF:

Your wife's favorite shade of lipstick are light green.
You go to a barbecue and insist that your family feed in a tactical chow line at five meter intervals
Before you hit the road on vacation you conduct rehearsals, backbriefs, PCI, and cover your convoy checklist.
Your wife has more jumps than most LTs in the company.
Your kids call the yard their MWR area.
Your kids call their mother "Household 6."
Your kids use the "F" word at least five times in every sentence.
Your kids volunteer to pull air guard on the school bus.
Your doorbell sounds off with the current challenge and password.
Your house has sector sketches posted by every window.
You give the command "Fix Bayonets" at Thanksgiving Dinner.
Your kids show their meal cards at the kitchen door, except the oldest, who is on separate rations.
You make your daughter sign out on pass on Prom Night.
Your kindergartner calls recess "smoke break."
Your wife calls foreplay "prepping the objective."
Your wife conducts an AAR after sex.
Your wife "takes a knee" in the checkout line at the Shop Rite.
You do your "back to school" shopping at the U.S. Cavalry store.
Your kids call the tooth fairy "Slicky Boy."
Your son fails the third grade but tells everyone he was a "phase three recycle."
Your kids salute their grandparents.
Your wife's "high-n-tight" is more squared away than your commander's.
Your kids get a LES for their allowance.
Your grandmother won "All American Week" and "Best Ranger."
Your older kids call the youngest one "Cherry."
Your kids recite their ABCs phonetically.
Your dog's name is "Ranger."
All your possessions are military issue.
Your kids call their sandbox "NTC or CMTC"
You have pull-up bars outside the kitchen door.
Your daughter's first haircut was a flattop.
Your kids pull fireguard.
Your newborn's first words were "all OK Jumpmaster."
The only channels you get are Fox, and Military.]

 Romantic scenes, songs, youtubes from movies.

New York Rangers

March 8, 2009 

Rangers put away Bruins, run winning streak to three

[Nikolai Zherdev's goal late in the third period lifted the Rangers to their third straight win, a hugely important 4-3 victory over the league-leading Boston Bruins on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.]

My daughter  thought of  a  yogism in 2002.  She was working until 0300 hrs or 0400 hrs for months at a time. So one 0400 hrs she said to herself,  “I have to go to sleep — it’s getting early.”

It’s going to get earlier even earlier tomorrow.

MILITARY AND LOCAL TIME – TO CHANGE OR NOT TO CHANGE?

[When using local time, the Military observes Daylight Savings Time, if recognized by the state or country that the base is located in.

When it comes to operational matters (such as communications, training exercises, deployments, ship movements aircraft flights, etc.), the military must often coordinate with bases and personnel located in other time zones. To avoid confusion, in these matters, the military uses the time in Greenwich, England (Greenwich Mean Time or GMT).  However, the U.S. Military refers to this time zone as Zulu Time, and they attach the "Zulu" (Z) suffix, to ensure the time-zone referred to is clear. ]

MILITARY TIME QUIZ

YOGI BERRA QUOTES