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Day 27 of '30 Days Through Afghanistan'
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Day 26 of '30 Days Through Afghanistan'
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Air Force leaders outline plans before Senate committee
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz testified March 4 before the Senate Armed Services Committee to outline specifics about their $119.6 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2011. "The last two decades of sustained operations have strained our weapons systems," Secretary Donley said in...
Missouri Air Guard C-130s, crews fly to Chile
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Dynamic Duo: Twin brothers share love of music, Air Force
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Air Combat Command leader visits Davis-Monthan Airmen
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The Long War Journal
25 killed in Taliban infighting in Afghan North
More than 25 Taliban and Hezb-i-Islam Gulbuddin fighters have been killed during ongoing clashes today in the northern province of Baghlan. Fighters from the two groups squared off in the district of Baghlan-e-Markazi after the two groups disagreed over control of the region. "The clash between the Taliban and Hezb-e Islami...
Suicide bomber kills 14 in Pakistan's northwest
A Taliban suicide bomber described as a "boy" by eyewitnesses killed 14 Pakistanis in an attack on a civilian convoy in Pakistan's violent northwest. The young suicide bomber attacked a convoy carrying Shia traveling from the district of Hangu in the Northwest Frontier Province to the neighboring tribal agency of Kurram....
Top Taliban, al Qaeda leaders reported killed in Mohmand airstrikes
Faqir Mohammed, the leader of the Taliban in Bajaur and the deputy leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. Unconfirmed reports from Pakistan indicate that a senior al Qaeda military commander...
Pakistan detains senior Afghan Taliban leader: Report
Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency has detained another top Afghan Taliban leader. Agha Jan Mohtasim, the former Finance Minister during the Taliban regime and the son-in-law of Mullah Mohammed Omar, the leader of the Taliban, is said to have been arrested along with three associates, according to The Daily Mail and...
Suicide attacks pick up as Iraqis begin voting
Suicide bombers have struck in central Iraq for the second day straight as Iraqis prepare to go to the polls to choose their representatives in the March 7 parliamentary election. Two suicide bombers killed 14 Iraqis in Baghdad today, and 31 were killed in suicide bombings yesterday in the city of...
Afghan Taliban's 'surge commander' Zakir not in custody
The Taliban’s top military commander in southern Afghanistan has not been detained by Pakistani intelligence officials, despite reports of his capture last month. Mullah Abdul Qayum Zakir, the leader of one of the Taliban’s four regional military councils, is still directing operations against Coalition and Afghan and Taliban forces, according...
Stars and Stripes
Japanese lawmaker to propose Futenma plan
A minority member of Japan's new coalition government is ready to go along with U.S. Marine Corps air operations remaining on Okinawa, under one condition: All Marines must leave the island within 15 years. ...
Panthers secure top playoff seed
Jayson Brunson and Guam High are where they want to be, perched as the No. 1 seed entering next week's island boys basketball playoffs. But coach Joe Taitano says the Panthers' work is just beginning. ...
Iraqis will head to the polls Sunday under heavy security in an election that will determine the country's course as U.S. troops begin to depart. ...
With a rather lengthy title that screams for the use of some military acronyms and jargon, "SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3" delivers a very fun, action-packed and realistic th... ...
In "Aliens vs. Predator," you get to play as humans, Aliens and Predators. The way each species bypasses a locked door tells you all you need to know about the game. Humans us... ...
Black’s three goals lift Edgren girls
After enduring a winless regular season a year ago, Robert D. Edgren's Eagles girls soccer team found themselves soaring to two victories on Friday thanks to the fleet feet of transfer Jen Black. ...
Navy Reads
Life in Mr. Lincoln’s Navy by Dennis J. Ringle
Review by Bill DoughtyPresident Abraham Lincoln barely makes an appearance in Life in Mr. Lincoln’s Navy. The stars of the book are the average individual Sailors who populate the book. Sailor stories in letters, diaries and reports are used to show life aboard ironclads and wooden steam ships in the...
Review by Bill DoughtyHonor, courage and commitment in the face of prejudice, fear and disenfranchisement: This book shows the story of triumph of American democracy over small-mindedness and bigotry as its author introduces us to a special group of service members from World War II.Lyn Crost, correspondent for AP, Star-Bulletin...
Dec. 7 Survivors: Favorite Authors, Books
By Bill DoughtyHistory tells us that many Sailors who were awake on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 7 – 68 years ago – were eating breakfast, heading to religious services, writing letters or reading.Pearl Harbor Survivor Ed Johann was 17 years old on Dec. 7, 1941, young enough to have...
UPDATE: Halsey’s Typhoon II -- Integrity
By Bill DoughtyFor former chief petty officer (retired lieutenant commander) Archie DeRyckere, the leadership lessons of Typhoon Cobra -- “Halsey’s Typhoon” -- are personal and last a lifetime.We linked DeRyckere’s website, Typhoon Cobra 1944 on our last blog post. He sent the following email to Navy Reads:Sir,That is interesting.The heroism...
Typhoon Cobra - Nimitz & Leadership '...Lessons of'
If you don’t read the entire review that follows, do yourself a favor and read Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet ADM Nimitz’s confidential letter of Feb. 13, 1945. It’s a thoughtful, reasoned and balanced treatise on accountability in time of war. It shows why Nimitz was such a...
Dr. Betances: "You Can't Lead if You Don't Read"
How important is reading? Ask Dr. Samuel Betances, diversity advisor to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, and three U.S. presidents...Betances, who conducted "Strengthening the Navy Through Diversity" training for nearly 1,000 people at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Oct. 13-15, talks about the power of books...and words...and mentors...and, most importantly,...
Latest Activity on Okinawa Hai Society
Candice Shields replied to Nicole Miller's discussion 'OT- Sporting Goods?' in the group the under 5 crowd u know the shopping complex where toys R us is in naha? the complex just before it has a HUGE sporting goods store, we went in there once & they seemed 2 have...
Nicole Miller and Christine DeL... are attending Claire's event
Nicole Miller and Christine DeL... are attending Claire's event Under 5's Easter Egg Hunt & Pot-luck Picnic! at Kenney Park (Kadena AB)April 3, 2010 from 10am to 1pmCome and enjoy an Easter egg hunt and Picnic at Kenney Park! Directions from Gate 1- Left at the first set of traffic lights....
Nicole Miller might attend Candice Shields's event
Nicole Miller might attend Candice Shields's event Under 5 playdate @ Okinawa City Athletic Field at Okinawa City Athletic Field ParkMarch 11, 2010 from 11am to 12pm~date & time tenative pendiing member input~ Join us for a playdate at Okinawa City Athletic Field Park. Fairly centrally located this park looks like...
Yolanda and Veronica Nissel are attending Kristina's event
Yolanda and Veronica Nissel are attending Kristina's eventPlay date picnic at Toguchi Beach! at Toguchi BeachMarch 8, 2010 from 11:30am to 1pmHello Ladies! I thought it would be a neat idea to have a picnic play date! Lets meet at toguchi beach parking lot! Pack a lunch and a blanket...
Bree Hebert replied to Bree Hebert's discussion 'Has anyone had to have their orders converted before??'what rank is your husband?...
Nicole Miller added a discussion to the group the under 5 crowd
Nicole Miller added a discussion to the group the under 5 crowd OT- Sporting Goods?Anybody know of a sporting goods place out in town? My husband started boxing again and he needs boxing shoes. We've already checked the BX and Risner Pro Shop, and his gym doesn't carry them either. ...
TacOps Security
Peltor H10A Optime 105 Over-the-Head Earmuff (Tools & Hardware) tagged “safety” 35 times
Peltor H10A Optime 105 Over-the-Head Earmuff (Tools & Hardware)By Peltor Buy new: $19.9933 used and new from $16.99 Customer Rating: ...
Clinton Anderson's Downunder Horsemanship: Establishing Respect and Control for English and Western Riders (Hardcover)By Clinton Anderson Buy new: $19.7742 used and new from $17.95 ...
Evenflo Top of Stair Gate (Baby Product) tagged “safety” 10 times
Evenflo Top of Stair Gate (Baby Product)By Evenflo Buy new: $39.993 used and new from $33.00 Customer Rating: ...
Online Safety For Your Child: Learn Internet Safety For Kids And Keep Your Children Safe On The Internet (Paperback)By K M S Publishing.com Buy new:...
Stranger Safety (DVD) tagged “safety” 20 times
Stranger Safety (DVD)By Angela Shelton Buy new: $10.4935 used and new from $3.49 Customer Rating: ...
The First Years Hands Free Gate (Baby Product) tagged “safety” 33 times
The First Years Hands Free Gate (Baby Product)By The First Years Buy new: $47.009 used and new from $40.00 Customer Rating: ...
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President Obama and the Oval Office
Discuss among yourselves. I’ll start it off. Its very apparent, Mr. President, that you really don’t understand what this job is about, nor do you have any appreciation what so ever, it seems, for the history behind that desk you are using as a foot rest....
Cash for Clunkers? Cars or Medical Coverage?
This came through the email just now: A clunker that travels 12,000 miles a year at 15 mpg uses 800 gallons of gas a year. A vehicle that travels 12,000 miles a year at 25 mpg uses 480 gallons a year. So, the average Cash for Clunkers transaction will reduce US gasoline consumption...
I wrote this back in December of last year. The one big, glaring omission in this article (because he hadn’t made it at the time) is the absolutely stunningly unbelievable comment by Army Chief of Staff General Casey: “And as horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes...
I suppose they could have brought some mud onboard and charged the passengers for the additional entertainment… Flight Canceled After 2 Flight Attendants Get Into Fight Friday , February 26, 2010 A Pinnacle Airlines flight from Rochester, N.Y., to Atlanta was canceled after two flight attendants got into a fight, AJC.com reported. Two female...
My latest from the American Security Council Foundation. T. Boone Pickens had a post just before me, and my writing companion John Bolton (again) has one just after me. There I am…not saying I was the rose between two thorns, but…: In his acceptance speech on election evening in...
The Tools of Ignorance…updated
Sitting here at Borders, surrounded by knowledge and lore and information and books and words and pictures and music and whathaveyou, looking for the Great Albatross of Inspiration to poop on my head. Osmosis is a slow process. Borders, Woodbridge, VA. 10:12 am I don’t know if it is the distractions at...
Boots In Baghdad
Video from Fox News...
Did toxic chemical in Iraq cause GI's illnesses?
From the St. Augustine Record:By SHARON COHENAP National WriterPublication Date: 06/29/09Larry Roberta's every breath is a painful reminder of his time in Iraq. He can't walk a block without gasping for air. His chest hurts, his migraines sometimes persist for days and he needs pills to help him sleep.James Gentry...
Life after U.S. pullout brings worries for Iraqis
From Reuters:Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:48am EDTBy Daniel WallisBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Sitting in his small room in northern Baghdad, a pistol nearby and assault rifles stacked under the bed, Khalil Ibrahim is worried over Iraq's future.Six years after the U.S. invasion, Iraqis are contemplating the reality of life after a...
Remembering a HeroFrom an e-mail I received this morning:You’re a 19 year old kid. You’re critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley, 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray, Vietnam. Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8–1, and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away,...
"The United States must seek out opportunities for resolving the increasingly urgent impasse over Iran’s nuclear program and addressing the broader array of concerns about Iranian policy. The elections have not changed the fact that negotiations represent the best of a range of unappealing options available to Washington. However, as...
Media Cheer Obama's Golf Outings; Criticized Republicans' Trips to CourseTuesday, June 23, 2009By Penny Starr, Senior Staff Writer (CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama has gone to the golf course at least 11 times since he took the oath of office a little more than six months ago--three rounds were played...
Mudville Gazette
Q: Hi, I'm new around here. What time do they release the reports that conclude "we're going to lose the war in Afghanistan"? A: Fridays at 4 PM.The so-called "civilian surge" in Afghanistan is mired in bureaucracy and may not succeed in time to help the war effort, a State...
Painful Probe Proves Proper Planning Probably Prevents Painful Probes (plus piss poor performance)
There's been much commentary (among those inclined to comment) on the Ganjgal report (more accurately, the executive summary of the Ganjgal report) since its release late last month. The exsum is (obviously) a distillation to quick-look format of a more in-depth (and unreleased) report, but for a further step in...
Obama's General Opposes DADT Repeal
"I was one of the service chiefs when the "don't ask, don't tell" compromise was reached in 1993," writes General (retired) Merrill McPeak.I know some will see these ingredients of the military lifestyle as a sort of absurd, tough-guy game played by overgrown boys. But to prepare warriors for a...
Dr.Mohammed is an Iraqi blogger who just moved to America, where he's discovered an unexpected language barrier:It has been about 18 days since I arrived to Houston but it felt like months; somehow now I feel I belong here, I was really terrified of the cultural shock , the reaction...
"Report: Army denied aid to team under fire" reads the headline in the Marine Corps Times.Nearly two hours after the initial call for help, helicopter air support arrived -- but not before the unit took heavy casualties. The delay occurred because Army officers back at the tactical operations center refused...
This should be interesting: Adam Kokesh on YouServed Radio, tonight 7PM ET. For background, read this. Update: More from Tim Sumner. Afterward we're all going to the concert. Do not miss that.......
Danger Room
Army ‘Mad Scientists’ Study Swarming Mines, Facebook Attacks
Forget the Oscars, the event I want an invitation to is the Army’s annual mad scientists’ ball. That’s right, the Army actually holds an an annual conference — formally titled the “Mad Scientist Future Technology Seminar” — that brings together scientists, science fiction writers, futurists, academics and members of the...
DARPA Pushes for Fail-Proof Prosthetics
Better prosthetic devices have been a major Pentagon priority for years. Now, they want to make the devices longer-lasting, more reliable and better able to integrate directly with the human brain. DARPA, the military’s risk-taking research agency, is launching the next phase of its Revolutionizing Prosthetics program, which was started in...
Despite New Policy, Pentagon Still Wary of the ‘Tubes
The Pentagon last week issued a new “open door” policy on social media last week. So how did an Air Force network administrator find out about the change? Not through their chain of command, but by reading about it on Danger Room. “I found out how the policy changed through Danger...
Hurry Up and Wait for the Gajillion-Dollar Stealth Plane
The news isn’t getting any better for the Pentagon’s star-crossed effort to design and procure an all-purpose stealth jet. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is supposed to be a sort of Swiss army knife of the skies: It will replace everything from the tank-busting A-10 to the carrier-launched F/A-18. Andrea Shalal-Esa...
Mullen: Give ‘Soft Power’ a Chance
In Afghanistan, the top U.S. general has placed heavy restrictions on the use of force, limiting air strikes and artillery support. In a major speech last night, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen had a message: This is the new American way of war, so get...
Israelis Nix Op After Facebook Fiasco (Updated)
In Israel, the military had to call off an entire operation after a trooper posted the time and place of an upcoming raid in the West Bank on his Facebook page. D’oh! According to Associated Press, the soldier boasted that his unit was planning on “cleaning up” the village. It’s the...
okinawa hai!
Nani Kore?: Egg Fruit and Passion Fruit
It's fruit time again! I'm a delayed gratification girl, so I'll start with a fruit I'm a bit ambivalent about. But it's SUPER interesting, so worth giving a try. And who knows, it may turn out to be YOUR favorite......
International Adoption Workshop
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN Twice a year MCCS offers an International Adoption Workshop through the Marine and Family Services Center. The workshop covers issues pertaining to both international & domestic adoption (don’t let the title fool you!). Adoption is possible......
CONTRIBUTED BY ERIN STRAIT Of course Okinawa has plenty of homeless people, and there are those few faces that you recognize time and time again. One specifically I have seen all over the island, usually hanging out in underpasses with......
CONTRIBUTED BY ANNASTASIA MCPHERSON When my girlfriend told me about the new reflexology place in Jusco, I really didn’t think much of it. I mean I have CoCok’s right? Then a few weeks later after a long day of my......
So, I'm S-S-S-S-SUPER excited. Our new Submission-Powered Okinawa Hai begins today! I feel the need to where an S t-shirt... but how 'bout this cutie instead: Join us this week as Annastasia tells us about a new pampering spot, Erin......
"Housou" - Neighborhood Broadcasting
Last summer we moved to a new residence to get away from the irritating drone of jet-planes taking off and landing right beside our house, and while we now enjoy living in a relatively quiet and peaceful neighborhood, we aren’t......
DoD Buzz
After a two-year effort, an international ban on the use of cluster bombs will go into effect on Aug. 1. And, just as it did with the landmark landmine ban, the United States refused to sign the treaty and has no plans to scrap its inventory of cluster bombs. But...
Army officials say they want to open up the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) competition to any company that builds combat vehicles, not just BAE and General Dynamics. They are hoping other builders can gain entry into the niche armored fighting vehicle market, said GCV PM Col. Bryan McVeigh. He also...
Carter Reassures, SASC Sets F-35 Hearings
Sen. John McCain is worried about the F-35 and thinks the Defense Department has done a pretty lousy job of telling Congress about the program's woes. "As a strong supporter of the F-35, as a person who supported cancellation of the F-22, I'm very disturbed" about how the Pentagon kept...
Ta Da! Boeing Unveils Its KC-X
Boeing unveiled the plane it will offer for the KC-X airborne tanker competition today, including a little movie and a press release. There was no mention of a 777 tanker, just the long-expected 767. One of the more intriguing adds to the new bid was the news that the new...
No one at the Pentagon has been willing to say the Joint Strike Fighter buy might get smaller until now. But Robert Hale, the comptroller and thus the main money man, made it explicit today. "If there is cost growth, I think we will just have to reduce the buy,"...
President Barack Obama issued an executive order this week changing the line of succession at the Defense Department, reversing changes made by the Bush administration in 2005. The deputy secretary of defense remains the immediate successor if the secretary of defense is unable to perform his duties, but the March...
SpouseBUZZ
"18 Days is All About Separation" Saving Abel Live Tonight!
Rockers Saving Abel explain the meaning of their song "18 Days," from the set of an aircraft carrier. Pretty cool stuff. Now here's something fun.... Saving Abel will be performing in the Persian Gulf tonight at 10:00 EST, as part......
Not Avon, but Special Agent lady calling...
The phone rang. It was the guard from one of the gates of our gated community here in Civilian Land. I wasn't expecting a visitor so I was only half listening, waiting for the pause so I could say that......
SpouseBUZZ LIVE 2010 Tour: Registration Now Open!
The SpouseBUZZ crew is getting ready to hit the road for our 2010 tour, and we couldn't be more excited about it! Tour dates and locations are as follows: March 20: Fort Hood, Texas May 1: Nellis AFB (Las Vegas,......
I love being a two parent household. When my husband returned, I put away my super-mom cape and started behaving as if the world would continue functioning if I didn't take care of every single last thing. Other than a......
American Legion Debuts Video For Younger Generation Anti-terrorism Family Awareness Air Force Video Competition Begins Interstate Compact Eases Transitions For Military Children Dot Mil Docs Episode Available - Heart Disease, Stress, Depression Free Tax Assistance Prior Authorizations and TRICARE More......
We’ve all been there. The days when Murphy decides to poke his head around and suddenly it seems like everything that can, is and will be going wrong. He especially likes to make his presence known during a deployment or......
One Marine's View
Things are good, and getting better in the local area. Since we have pushed the bad guys out and kept the area under Coalition Influence, the enemy threat & intimidation campaign has come to a standstill. Imagine your everyday actions......
Combat operations have ebbs and flows. Within a blink of an eye there can be more activity and friction that you ever thought could be present, then it grows even more. Usually those types of efforts have results, good and......
Shit happens fast and before you know it things have changed for certain that cannot be changed back. You must never take for granted what you are doing. For, what you are doing is consuming resources that you only get......
Al Qaeda blamed for Quran burning
Gang- Below is an article of yet another attempt by the enemy to action a desperate tactic against us. It didn’t materialize as we mustered locals, silenced crowds and educated locals to ensure they understood that the enemy is desperate......
Are we making a difference? We have been in country for some time now. We have seen the area go from bad to good in weeks. Local nationals defending what is theirs against an intimidating enemy, which is a huge......
Gang- It’s been a very busy couple of weeks around our neck of the woods. Bad guys getting froggy, temperatures dropping, and ill tempered mice massing in large groups! …It’s all good, no worries. Your Marines are doing great things......