Good Saturday Morning March 13 .
I hope that you all have a great weekend.
Regards,
Skip.
Today in Naval History
March 13
1944—Torpedo bomber aircraft from Composite Squadron Ninety-Five (VC 95) based aboard escort carrier Bogue (CVE 9), along with USS Hobson (DD 464) and USS Haverfield (DE 393), Canadian frigate HMCS Prince Rupert and RAF Flying Fortress (No. 220 Squadron) sink German submarine U 575 in the North Atlantic.
1952—During the Korean War, counter-battery engagements by USS Manchester (CL 83), USS James E. Kyes (DD 787), USS McGinty (DE 365) and USS Douglas H. Fox (DD 779) are supported by aircraft from Task Force 77 silence enemy guns at Kalmagak during the Siege of Wonsan.
1963—USS Albany (CG 10) and aircraft from Navy Airborne Early Warning Squadron Four aid five ill crewmembers of Norwegian freighter Jotunfjell.
1993—USS Montpelier (SSN 765) is commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk, her homeport. The boat is the 15th in the Los Angeles-Improved class of attack submarines.
Today in History March 13
483 | St. Felix begins his reign as Catholic Pope. | |
607 | The 12th recorded passage of Halley's Comet occurs. | |
1519 | Hernando Cortez lands in what will become Mexico. | |
1660 | A statute is passed limiting the sale of slaves in the colony of Virginia. | |
1777 | Congress orders its European envoys to appeal to high-ranking foreign officers to send troops to reinforce the American army. | |
1781 | Astronomer William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus, which he names 'Georgium Sidus,' in honor of King George III. | |
1793 | Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin. | |
1861 | Jefferson Davis signs a bill authorizing slaves to be used as soldiers for the Confederacy. | |
1868 | The U.S. Senate begins the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. | |
1881 | Czar Alexander II is assassinated when a bomb is thrown at him near his palace. | |
1915 | The Germans repel a British Expeditionary Force attack at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in France. | |
1918 | Women are scheduled to march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York due to a shortage of men. | |
1935 | A three-thousand-year-old archive is found in Jerusalem confirming biblical history. | |
1940 | Finland capitulates conditionally to Soviet terms, but maintains its independence. | |
1941 | Hitler issues an edict calling for an invasion of the Soviet Union. | |
1942 | Julia Flikke of the Nurse Corps becomes the first woman colonel in the U.S. Army. | |
1943 | Japanese forces end their attack on the American troops on Hill 700 in Bougainville. | |
1951 | Israel demands $1.5 billion in German reparations for the cost of caring for war refugees. | |
1957 | The FBI arrests Jimmy Hoffa on bribery charges. | |
1963 | China invites Soviet Premiere Nikita Khrushchev to visit Beijing. | |
1970 | Cambodia orders Hanoi and Viet Cong troops to get out. | |
1974 | The U.S. Senate votes 54-33 to restore the death penalty. | |
1974 | Arab nations decide to end the oil embargo on the United States. | |
1981 | The United States plans to send 15 Green Berets to El Salvador as military advisors. | |
1985 | Upon the death of Konstantin Chernenko, Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the new leader of the Soviet Union. | |
1991 | Exxon pays $1 billion in fines and costs for the clean-up of the Alaskan oil spill. |
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Change the Clock
I know just how this guy feels.
Don't open this within hearing range.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKHAZhHfPrU
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To All,
We are actually Springing ahead tonight and lose an hour of sleep. I always have hated this one. I do remember cruising to the Western Pacific where we would change the time almost every day for the two weeks or so it took to get there and back and it was not to long where we were having breakfast 3 times a day.
Or so it seemed.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/fall_back_spring_ahead.html
Fall back, spring ahead
Get ready to go through the routine of turning the clocks forward an hour this weekend. Daylight savings time is coming to us... yet again.
Daylight savings time has been with us in the United States since the days of World War I. It has seen several changes since then but still exists essentially in its original form. Clocks are changed during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening.
The stated intent of daylight savings time is to make better use of daylight. The supposed tangible benefits are that it reduces crime, lowers energy usage, and reduces traffic accidents. One has to wonder, however, if the marginal improvement in these areas, if there are actually any, are worth the inconvenience of it all.
A 2017 poll found 74 percent of Americans want to end daylight savings time. I'm one of them.
Given the lack of public support for daylight savings time, it's a marvel that it is still with us. And this is despite the fact that there are no powerful self-interest groups fighting to preserve it. This attests to the power of the status quo, of the tendency to keep what already exists. Little wonder then why it is next to impossible, say, to eliminate a government program, not to mention an outmoded government department, once it has established itself.
If elected representatives at the state and federal levels can't give people what they want on the relatively simple, nonpartisan matter of the clocks, what chance is there that they can implement constructive reforms on anything at all? Little, I'd say.
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Dog Watching Lion King
Amazing.
https://biggeekdad.com/2019/03/dog-watching-lion-king/
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LOOKING BACK 55-YEARS to the Vietnam Air War—13 March 1966...
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com "More on December 1965 Ops"
http://www.rollingthunderremembered.com/rolling-thunder-remembered-13-march-1966/
Vietnam Air Losses
Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady's work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
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This Day in U S Military History
March 13
1781 – Astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus, which he named 'Georgium Sidus,' in honor of George III. He initially though it was a comet. It is the 7th planet from the sun and revolves around the sun every 84.02 years. It is 14.6 time the size of Earth and has five satellites. The planet Uranus is a gas giant like Jupiter and Saturn and is made up of hydrogen, helium, and methane. The third largest planet, Uranus orbits the sun once every 84 earth years and is the only planet to spin perpendicular to its solar orbital plane. In January 1986, the unmanned U.S. spacecraft Voyager 2 visited the planet, discovering 10 additional moons to the five already known, and a system of faint rings around the gas giant.
1895 – Award of first submarine building contract to John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Co. In 1895, John Philip Holland received the U.S. Navy contract to build a submarine. The Plunger would have been the first submarine destined for service in the U.S. Navy. However, foreseeing her failure because of an overly optimistic set of requirements, he began building another submarine using his own money and plans. This vessel was later christened USS Holland. This was truly the first successful U.S. submarine in America's Navy. After some acceptance tests in the Potomac River (she wasn't certified for the high seas), she was delivered in 1900 and became a model against which all subsequent submarines were compared. She could attain a speed of 7 knots on the surface with her 45 HP gasoline engine and about 5.5 knots submerged on her batteries. Her hardy crew consisted of one officer and five enlisted men. 1901 – Benjamin Harrison (67), 23rd president of the United States (1889-1893), died in Indianapolis.
1944 – On Bougainville, US forces mount a counterattack, with armor and air support, and recapture most of the ground lost during the last few days.
1944 – On Hauwei Island, the small US forces overrun the Japanese garrison. Artillery units are landed to support planned operations on Manus Island.
1945 – The 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 9th Marine Regiment attacked through "Cushman's Pocket," Iwo Jima. This was the last strongpoint of enemy resistance on the island.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
KYLE, PATRICK J.
Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1855, Ireland. Accredited to: Massachusetts. Citation: For rescuing from drowning a shipmate from the U.S.S. Quinnebaug, at Port Mahon, Minorca, 13 March 1879.
*CRAIN, MORRIS E.
Rank and organization: Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company E, 141st Infantry, 36th Infantry Division. Place and date: Haguenau, France, 13 March 1945. Entered service at: Paducah, Ky. Birth: Bandana, Ky. G.O. No.: 18, 13 February 1946. Citation: He led his platoon against powerful German forces during the struggle to enlarge the bridgehead across the Moder River. With great daring and aggressiveness he spearheaded the platoon in killing 10 enemy soldiers, capturing 12 more and securing its objective near an important road junction. Although heavy concentrations of artillery, mortar, and self-propelled gunfire raked the area, he moved about among his men during the day, exhorting them to great efforts and encouraging them to stand firm. He carried ammunition and maintained contact with the company command post, exposing himself to deadly enemy fire. At nightfall the enemy barrage became more intense and tanks entered the fray to cover foot troops while they bombarded our positions with grenades and rockets. As buildings were blasted by the Germans, the Americans fell back from house to house. T/Sgt. Crain deployed another platoon which had been sent to his support and then rushed through murderous tank and small-arms fire to the foremost house, which was being defended by 5 of his men. With the enemy attacking from an adjoining room and a tank firing pointblank at the house, he ordered the men to withdraw while he remained in the face of almost certain death to hold the position. Although shells were crashing through the walls and bullets were hitting all around him, he held his ground and with accurate fire from his submachinegun killed 3 Germans. He was killed when the building was destroyed by the enemy. T/Sgt. Crain's outstanding valor and intrepid leadership enabled his platoon to organize a new defense, repel the attack and preserve the hard-won bridgehead.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for March 13, 2021 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
13 March
1911: Capt W. Irving Chambers (USN) joined the Bureau of Navigation to devote his efforts exclusively to naval aeronautics. (24)
1917: The birth of Army air intelligence took place when Chief Signal Officer Brig Gen George O. Squier approved an intelligence subdivision office in the Aeronautical Division. (24)
1958: The USAF Ballistic Missile Committee picked Lowry AFB to become the first Titan I base. (6)
1959: Aviation Cadet E. R. Cook soloed in a TT-1 Pinto and became the first student in naval aviation history to solo a jet without previous experience in propeller aircraft. (24) An Aerobee-Hi rocket launched from White Sands took the first ultraviolet photos of the sun from an altitude of 123 miles. (24)
1977: TAC received its first air refuelable Combat Talon C-130 Hercules. (16)
1993: STORM OF THE CENTURY. Through 14 March, 301 RS helicopters saved 93 people after a major blizzard swept over a third of the US from the Gulf of Mexico to New England. (16) (26)
1994: The first Taurus booster lifted two military satellites into space from Vandenberg AFB. (16) (26)
2007: The first MQ-9 Reaper, a newer, larger and stronger version of the MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, arrived at Creech AFB, Nev. The 42nd Attack Squadron commander, Lt Col Jon Greene, flew the MQ-9 more than 250 miles in two hours to land there. (AFNEWS, "First MQ-9 Reaper Makes Its Home on Nevada Flightline," 14 Mar 2007.) At Little Rock AFB, Ark., General Duncan McNabb, the Air Mobility Command commander, delivered the first combat-ready C-130J Hercules to the 463d Airlift Group. (AFNEWS, "Air Mobility Command, 463d Airlift Group Welcomes First C-130J," 15 Mar 2007.)
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Thanks to MICRO
COVID Vaccine - Alert
This happened yesterday and is important information for all in our age group.
A friend had his 2nd dose of the vaccine at a local vaccination center, after which he began to have blurred vision on the way home.
When he got home, he called the vaccination center for advice and asked if he should go see a doctor, or be hospitalized.
He was told NOT to go to a doctor or a hospital, but just return to the vaccination center immediately and pick up his glasses.
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Thanks to Carl
The Real Reasons Why Millions Of Americans Will Defy Covid Mandates And Vaccines
March 13, 2021
I suspect a large portion of the public is at least partially aware when they are being pushed or lured into a specific way of thinking. We have certainly had enough experience with institutions trying to manage our thoughts over the years. Governments and mainstream media outlets in particular have made the manufacture of public consent their top priority. This is what they spend most of their time, money and energy on. All other issues are secondary.
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Thanks to Craig ... and Dr Rich
Electric cars? ... Really?
As an engineer I love the electric vehicle technology However, I have been troubled for a longtime by the fact that the electrical energy to keep the batteries charged has to come from the grid and that means more power generation and a huge increase in the distribution infrastructure Whether generated from coal, gas, oil, wind or sun, installed generation capacity is limited A friend sent me the following that says it very well. You should all take a look at this short article.
IF ELECTRIC CARS DO NOT USE GASOLINE, THEY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN PAYING A GASOLINE TAX ON EVERY GALLON THAT IS SOLD FOR AUTOMOBILES, WHICH WAS ENACTED SOME YEARS AGO TO HELP TO MAINTAIN OUR ROADS AND BRIDGES. THEY WILL USE THE ROADS, BUT WILL NOT PAY FOR THEIR MAINTENANCE!
In case you were thinking of buying hybrid or an electric car:
Ever since the advent of electric cars, the REAL cost per mile of those things has never been discussed. All you ever heard was the mpg in terms of gasoline, with nary a mention of the cost of electricity to run it. This is the first article I've ever seen and tells the story pretty much as I expected it to.
Electricity has to be one of the least efficient ways to power things yet they're being shoved down our throats. Glad somebody finally put engineering and math to paper.
At a neighborhood BBQ I was talking to a neighbor, a BC Hydro Executive. I asked him how that renewable thing was doing. He laughed, then got serious.
If you really intend to adopt electric vehicles, he pointed out, you had to face certain realities. For example, a home charging system for a Tesla requires 75 amp service. The average house is equipped with 100 amp service. On our small street (approximately 25 homes), the electrical infrastructure would be unable to carry more than three houses with a single Tesla, each. For even half the homes to have electric vehicles, the system would be wildly over-loaded.
This is the elephant in the room with electric vehicles. Our residential infrastructure cannot bear the load. So as our genius elected officials promote this nonsense, not only are we being urged to buy these things and replace our reliable, cheap generating systems with expensive, new windmills and solar cells, but we will also have to renovate our entire delivery system! This latter "investment" will not be revealed until we're so far down this dead end road that it will be presented with an 'OOPS...!' and a shrug.
If you want to argue with a green person over cars that are eco-friendly, just read the following. Note: If you ARE a green person, read it anyway. It's enlightening.
Eric test drove the Chevy Volt at the invitation of General Motors and he writes, "For four days in a row, the fully charged battery lasted only 25 miles before the Volt switched to the reserve gasoline engine.
"Eric calculated the car got 30 mpg including the 25 miles it ran on the battery. So, the range including the 9-gallon gas tank and the 16 kwh battery is approximately 270 miles.
It will take you 4.5 hours to drive 270 miles at 60 mph. Then add 10 hours to charge the battery and you have a total trip time of 14.5 hours. In a typical road trip your average speed (including charging time) would be 20 mph.
According to General Motors, the Volt battery holds 16 kwh of electricity. It takes a full 10 hours to charge a drained battery.
The cost for the electricity to charge the Volt is never mentioned, so I looked up what I pay for electricity.
I pay approximately (it varies with amount used and the seasons) $1.16 per kwh. 16 kwh x $1.16 per kwh = $18.56 to charge the battery.
$18.56 per charge divided by 25 miles = $0.74 per mile to operate the Volt using the battery. Compare this to a similar size car with a gasoline engine that gets only 32 mpg. $3.19 per gallon divided by 32 Mpg = $0.10 per mile.
The gasoline powered car costs about $25,000 while the Volt costs $46,000 plus. So the Canadian Government wants loyal Canadians not to do the math, but simply pay twice as much for a car, that costs more than seven times as much to run, and takes three times longer to drive across the country
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Thanks to Tom
FYI - stupid is stupid does. Tell me where the Air Force is going to fly from when all the SEA and SWA bases are closed? Or when we have to go to South America or Africa? Or we'll just keep the carriers we have out to sea for 11 months like they did the Nimitz or just keep double-pumping them like they are doing with the TR and Ike....
Remember the lesson we learned in Korea in early 1950s…skip
Somebody needs to explain to them what fatigue life means to both equipment and people....
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Thanks to Barrel
The Democratic Rip Off
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