Blog # | Pub Date | Blog Title | Audio | |
182 | Dec 19, 2024 | Christmas Edition (2024) | #182 | Navy, Army |
181 | Dec 5, 2024 | Why Do I Keep Doing This? | n/a | Current |
180 | Nov 21, 2024 | My Best (3) Days in the Navy | n/a | Navy |
179 | Nov 5, 2024 | Grandparenting – What a Great Gig! | #179 | Current |
178 | Oct 22, 2024 | Midrats | n/a | Navy |
177 | Oct 9, 2024 | A Force to be Reckoned With | n/a | Current |
176 | Oct 1, 2024 | Dear Mom & Dad | n/a | Navy |
175 | Sep 17, 2024 | Night Shift | #175 | Navy |
174 | Sep 3, 2024 | Travel Orders | #174 | Navy |
173 | Aug 20, 2024 | Cruisin’ … It’s Not the Same | #173 | Navy |
172 | Jul 16, 2024 | A Change of “Scenery” (Red to Yellow) | #172 | Navy |
171 | Jul 2, 2024 | My First… Overseas Liberty Port | #171 | Navy |
170 | Jun 18, 2024 | An Honor & a Privilege | N/A | Navy, Army |
169 | Jun 4, 2024 | Military Ball Caps… and Rocks | #169 | Navy |
168 | May 24, 2024 | Memorial Day 2024… What it Means to THIS Veteran | N/A | Navy |
167 | May 14, 2024 | The Navy Introduced Me to a Lot of “Firsts” | #167 | Navy |
166 | Apr 30, 2024 | The Day I “Accidentally” Made 30 Kids Cry | #166 | Navy |
165 | Apr 16, 2024 | Back Then, I Could Sleep Anywhere | #165 | Navy |
164 | Mar 26, 2024 | It’s Not Just a Number | #164 | Navy |
163 | Feb 19, 2024 | Old Habits Die Hard | #163 | Navy |
162 | Feb 6, 2024 | My Best Day(s) in the Navy | #162 | Navy |
161 | Jan 18, 2024 | The “Pucker Factor” | | Navy |
160 | Jan 1, 2024 | Quotes… and Happy New Year! | N/A | Navy, Army |
159 | Dec 20, 2023 | The Bulge… “Revisited” | N/A | Army |
158 | Dec 5, 2023 | My Favorite Navy Jets (70s Version) | #158 | Navy |
157 | Nov 21, 2023 | Oh, the Places You’ll Go… | #157 | Navy |
156 | Nov 10, 2023 | “Missing Man” Table | N/A | Navy, Army |
155 | Nov 7, 2023 | Four Years & Counting | #155 | Navy |
154 | Oct 10, 2023 | Technology Rants | #154 | Life |
153 | Sep 26, 2023 | The “Dream Sheet” | #153 | Navy |
152 | Sep 11, 2023 | Never Forget | #152 | Life |
151 | Aug 22, 2023 | Return to the Aftermath | #151 | Life |
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Blog # | Pub Date | Blog Title | Audio | |
150 | Aug 8, 2023 | The Seabag | #150 | Navy, Army |
149 | Jul 25, 2023 | Short? “Five Days and a Wake Up” | #149 | Navy |
148 | Jul 10, 2023 | Anniversaries… | #148 | Navy |
147 | Jun 27, 2023 | An Unexpected and Unwanted Journey | N/A | Life |
146 | Jun 20, 2023 | Flight Ops: Another Fine Day in the Navy! | N/A | Navy |
145 | Jun 6, 2023 | D-Day: No Better Place to Die | N/A | Army |
144 | May 29, 2023 | Memorial Day 2023: What it Means to THIS Veteran | N/A | Navy, Army |
143 | May 16, 2023 | Flight Operations: Around the Clock | #143 | Navy |
142 | May 2, 2023 | An Unexpected Delight | N/A | Navy |
141 | Apr 18, 2023 | Letter Writing: A Different Generation | #141 | Navy, Army |
140 | Mar 14, 2023 | Car v. Utility Pole: Never a Good Scenario | N/A | Navy |
139 | Feb 28, 2023 | Is This What I Signed Up For? | #139 | Navy |
138 | Feb 14, 2023 | Sleep Problems… | #138 | Navy, Army |
137 | Jan 31, 2023 | Hookers… | #137 | Navy |
136 | Jan 17, 2023 | What Makes the Flight Deck so Exciting? | #136 | Navy |
135 | Jan 3, 2023 | You Mean There’s More to an Aircraft Carrier than the Flight Deck? | #135 | Navy |
134 | Dec 31, 2022 | Quotes… and a Happy New Year! | n/a | Navy, Army, Marines |
133 | Dec 20, 2022 | A Veteran’s Christmas | #133 | Navy, Army |
132 | Dec 6, 2022 | The Navy That Stayed with Me Through The Years | n/a | Navy |
131 | Nov 21,2022 | Japan Air Lines 747: Engine Out | #131 | Navy |
130 | Nov 8, 2022 | The Missing Man Table | #130 | Navy, Army |
129 | Oct 25, 2022 | I May Have Left the Navy, But… | #129 | Navy |
128 | Oct 11, 2022 | Into the Aftermath | n/a | Today |
127 | Sep 27, 2022 | Rig the Barricade | #127 | Navy |
126 | Sep 12, 2022 | World War II: The Bloody Moselle River Crossing | n/a | Army |
125 | Aug 30, 2022 | Nighttime on the Flight Deck, Part 2: Recovery | #125 | Navy |
124 | Aug 16, 2022 | Nighttime on the Flight Deck, Part 1: Launch | #124 | Navy |
123 | Aug 2, 2022 | I Thought I’d Heard Everything, Part 3 | #123 | Navy |
122 | Jul 19, 2022 | “Three-two…” and other Navy “numbers” I Will Never Forget | #122 | Navy |
121 | Jul 5, 2022 | The “Decision” | #121 | Navy |
120 | Jun 14, 2022 | Merging the Past with the Present | #120 | Navy |
119 | Jun 7, 2022 | No Better Place to Die (repost) | n/a | Army |
118 | May 27, 2022 | Memorial Day 2022: What it means to THIS Veteran | n/a | Navy, Army |
117 | May 10, 2022 | “Mail Call!” | #117 | Navy, Army |
116 | Apr 26, 2022 | A Veteran’s Bond | #116 | Navy |
115 | Apr 12, 2022 | Never Forget… | n/a | Army |
114 | Mar 29, 2022 | Those Dastardly “Triggers” | #114 | Navy |
113 | Mar 15, 2022 | “Another Day in Paradise…” | #113 | Navy |
112 | Mar 1, 2022 | “Eject! Eject” – Excitement from the Flight Deck | #112 | Navy |
111 | Feb 15, 2022 | Navy “Orienteering” | #111 | Navy |
110 | Feb 3, 2022 | The Four Chaplains | n/a | Army |
109 | Jan 18, 2022 | A New Chapter… Saying Goodbye to a Great Lady | #109 | Navy |
108 | Jan 4, 2022 | Emergency Breakaway: This is NOT a Drill!!! | #108 | Navy |
107 | Dec 21, 2021 | Christmas ’75: Coming Home… | #107 | Navy |
106 | Dec 7, 2021 | Pearl Harbor: Never Forget | n/a | Navy |
105 | Nov 23, 2021 | See You at the Red Light | #105 | Navy |
104 | Nov 9, 2021 | After Weeks at Sea, Finally… PI Liberty (Part 2) | #104 | Navy |
103 | Oct 26, 2021 | After Weeks at Sea, Finally… PI Liberty (Part 1) | #103 | Navy |
102 | Oct 12, 2021 | Adieu, Kitty Hawk… and Thank You! | #102 | Navy |
101 | Sep 28, 2021 | From the Flight Deck: Indescribable Beauty | #101 | Navy |
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Blog # | Pub Date | Blog Title | Audio | |
100 | Sep 14, 2021 | Milestones | #100 | Navy |
99 | Sep 7, 2021 | Dismissed for Academic Reasons… | #99 | Navy |
98 | Aug 31, 2021 | Flight Ops: Aircraft Recovery | #98 | Navy |
97 | Aug 24, 2021 | Everything I Needed to Know About Life I Learned in… Boot Camp? | #97 | Navy |
96 | Aug 17, 2021 | Sivry, France: October 2, 1944 | n/a | Army |
95 | Aug 10, 2021 | Birds of a Feather… | n/a | Navy |
94 | Aug 3, 2021 | Flight Deck Operations: Aircraft Launch | #94 | Navy |
93 | Jul 27, 2021 | My Last Fire | #93 | Navy |
92 | Jul 20, 2021 | Walking Through Fire… Literally | #92 | Navy |
91 | Jul 13, 2021 | Blog Update(s) and… a “New” Book | n/a | Navy |
90 | Jul 6, 2021 | Are We There Yet? | #90 | Navy |
89 | Jun 29, 2021 | What’s it Like… Fighting a Fire? | #89 | Navy, GFD |
88 | Jun 22, 2021 | I Thought I’d Heard it All… Pre-Texting | #88 | Navy |
87 | Jun 15, 2021 | I Thought I’d Heard it All… Personality Passwords | #87 | Navy |
86 | Jun 9, 2021 | No Better Place to Die (WWII, D-Day+3) | n/a | WWII Army |
85 | May 31, 2021 | Memorial Day 2021 | n/a | Navy, WWII Army |
84 | May 25, 2021 | Those First Few Weeks… | #84 | Navy |
83 | May 18, 2021 | Flight Deck “Skittles” | #83 | Navy |
82 | May 11, 2021 | V-E Day (1945) & Beyond | n/a | WWII Army |
81 | May 4, 2021 | Flight Deck Dangers: Launch & Recovery | #81 | Navy |
80 | Apr 27, 2021 | New Orders! That’s NOT What I Asked For, But… | #80 | Navy |
79 | Apr 20, 2021 | What Did You Do in the Navy, Granddad? | #79 | Navy |
78 | Apr 13, 2021 | WWII, 76 Years Ago: Buchenwald Horror | #78 | Army |
77 | Apr 6, 2021 | Bremerton Shipyards April ’77: Adios | #77 | Navy |
76 | Mar 30, 2021 | Set the Mail Buoy Watch… FNG Tasks | #76 | Navy |
75 | Mar 23, 2021 | Work Hard, Play Hard: Liberty Call | #75 | Navy |
74 | Mar 16, 2021 | Spit Shining in COVID Times | #74 | Navy |
73 | Mar 9, 2021 | Boot Camp: “Hello Dollys…” and Other Things I Can’t Forget | #73 | Navy |
72 | Mar 2, 2021 | “Those” Memorable Moments, Part 2-NAS Agana, Guam | #72 | Navy |
71 | Feb 23, 2021 | The Swear Jar | #71 | Navy |
70 | Feb 16, 2021 | “Chit,” “Bird Farm,” “Scuttlebutt”… What!? | #70 | Navy |
69 | Feb 9, 2021 | 100 Years Ago, Can You Imagine? | #69 | Life |
68 | Feb 2, 2021 | Flight Ops: Another Fine Day in the Navy! | #68 | Navy |
67 | Jan 26, 2021 | Flight Ops: A Day in the Life of Crash & Salvage | #67 | Navy |
66 | Jan 19, 2021 | Paying It Forward | #66 | Navy |
65 | Jan 12, 2021 | IYAOYAS | #65 | Navy |
64 | Jan 5, 2021 | “General Quarters, General Quarters…” | #64 | Navy |
63 | Dec 29, 2000 | “Last Call… 2020” | #63 | Navy |
62 | Dec 22, 2020 | Flight Deck Shenanigans | #62 | Navy |
61 | Dec 15, 2020 | There’s a Reason for the Flight Deck “Foul Line” | #61 | Navy |
60 | Dec 7, 2020 | December 7, 1941: “A date which will live in infamy“ | n/a | Navy, WWII Army |
59 | Dec 1, 2020 | The Night We Foamed the Airport Runway | #59 | Navy |
58 | Nov 24, 2020 | “Nuggets of Normalcy” – Thanksgiving Style | #58 | Life |
57 | Nov 17, 2020 | That “70s Thing” We Did | #57 | Navy |
56 | Nov 11, 2020 | Veteran’s Day & Happy 1st Anniversary, “A Veteran’s Journey” | #56 | Navy |
55 | Nov 3, 2020 | Here, Hold My Beer-Skydiving | #55 | Navy |
54 | Oct 27, 2020 | Westpac ’75 Aircraft Carrier Squadrons | #54 | Navy |
53 | Oct 20, 2020 | You Always Remember Your First… | #53 | Navy |
52 | Oct 13, 2020 | 30 Days and a Wake up! | #52 | Navy |
51 | Oct 6, 2020 | Shore Patrol: It’s Not Just a Job, It’s an Adventure | #51 | Navy |