Sunday - September 03, 2006
Things To Do This Weekend, Part II
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Permalink • Friday - September 01, 2006
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Ahhhhhh, Labor Day weekend at last. I want to wish you all a safe and happy holiday time off from work this weekend. Enjoy the rest. You all deserve it. There will be light posting here over the next three days as I plan to enjoy a little R&R myself. I leave you with this outstanding photo of the sunset from the golden beaches of Bali in the beautiful South Pacific.
Just imagine yourself walking along this beach thousands of miles from civilization with an ice cold beer listening to the waves crash ashore at your feet and a gentle breeze blowing in from the ocean. The sand and sea foam caress your tired feet and the air smells fresh and clean. The only sounds you hear are the waves, the wind and a lone seagull. Let it take you away ....
“Bali Sunset”
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“This is an exciting time for the crew,” said Capt. Todd R. Miller, commanding officer of Wasp. “This is exactly the sort of mission we’ve been training for and are ready for.” Wasp will deploy to the Eastern Mediterranean to provide support to the American embassy in Beirut and Department of Defense (DoD)-approved humanitarian assistance efforts. Crew members aboard Wasp had very little notice before preparing for the deployment, but have confidence the ship is well equipped for the mission.
“Any small repairs we have to make I’m sure will be completed within a matter of days,” said Electronics Technician 3rd Class Brandon Heartman, a member of Wasp’s communications department. “We’ve just got to do what we’ve got to do.” Storekeeper 1st Class Elona Colm, the hazardous material coordinator on Wasp, said many Sailors are both anxious and excited about the deployment. “
It was a very big surprise,” Colm said. “The crew members had about two weeks to get ready, but we are prepared for anything.” Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman Pete Brown, a crew member of Wasp’s Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment, said it was hard to leave his family so suddenly. “It’s always difficult to leave your family, but the most important thing is to get the ship ready to go,” said Brown.
“Because we have maintained the readiness of the ship, our concern was mostly for the Sailors,” said Miller, “to make sure they are stable both with their families and financially.” According to Miller, the Navy remains committed to six-month deployments, but the ship’s schedule will depend on how long it takes to complete the required mission. “This is a great opportunity for our Sailors,” said Miller. “You can sense the excitement of the crew when you walk around and look at their faces.”
-- Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Katrina Scampini, Fleet Public Affairs Center Atlantic
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Permalink • Wednesday - August 30, 2006
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“Are You Looking At Me?”
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Permalink • Tuesday - August 29, 2006
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“Supernova 1994D in Galaxy NGC 4526”
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Hubble
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Permalink • Monday - August 28, 2006
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This picture was taken on March 21, 1966. Nine months after this picture was taken the three men on the left would go down in history to be remembered for all time. I remember it well. The news literally wiped the war in Vietnam off the news pages and TV screens for a few days. Can you name these three men? Click here if you give up ...
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Permalink • Sunday - August 27, 2006
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“Peacemaker”
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Permalink • Thursday - August 24, 2006
Shot Of The Day
A pigeon seeks relief from soaring temperatures in a fountain in Catena Square in Riva Del Garda, northern Italy, August 23, 2006.[Reuters]
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Permalink • Monday - August 21, 2006
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“Growl!”
Warthog Territory
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Permalink • Thursday - August 17, 2006
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“Eiger Nordwand”
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The Eiger Nordwand (north face) holds a unique place in mountaineering legend. Last of the great north faces of the Alps to be climbed — after the North Face of the Matterhorn and the Grand Jorasses — it was for a century considered unclimbable. Eiger translates to ogre, and this huge, gnarly north face of the Bernese Oberland has lived up to its name by killing the first nine climbers who attempted it. The landmarks of the face: the Difficult Crack, the Swallows Nest, the Death Bivouac, the Hinterstoisser Traverse, the Ramp, the Traverse of the Gods, the Spider, the Exit Cracks are by now indelibly burned into the fabric of climbing history.
The face was first climbed in 1938 by a group of four Germans and Austrians that included Heinrich Harrer. In the sixty years since it has been the scene of a dozen now famous epics, and has claimed more than 50 lives. And although the reality of helicopter rescue has since the mid-’70s removed the do-or-die commitment the face once demanded, it remains a serious undertaking.
Conditions are everything on the Eiger, where rockfall can prove even more deadly than the lethal difficulties of the rock and ice that make up the crumbling 6,000-foot face. Freezing nighttime temperatures are necessary for a safe ascent, assuring the loose rocks remain frozen in place for long enough each morning to allow climbers to reach the relative safety of a handful of protected bivouac sites.
-- “The Face Of Fear”
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Permalink • Wednesday - August 16, 2006
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“Say Cheese!”
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(some troop in Iraq with a wicked sense of humor)
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Permalink • Tuesday - August 15, 2006
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“Spirit Over St. Louis”
A B-2 Stealth bomber from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flies over the St. Louis Arch on Aug. 10. The B-2 flyover was one of several events celebrating Air Force Week in St. Louis.
-- U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle
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Permalink • Friday - August 11, 2006
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Four F-15 Eagle pilots from the 3rd Wing walk to their respective jets at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 5, for the final flight of Maj. Andrea Misener (far left). To her right are Capt. Jammie Jamieson, Maj. Carey Jones and Capt. Samantha Weeks.
-- U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown
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