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Short story…Taking a family vacay to Florida a few years back. We always bring food and picnic at rest stops along the way. Got a bunch of fresh stuff at our local Walmart, including a triple sized container of cherry tomatoes, for $5.99. Crazy good deal. Got to the border and declared...

That would definitely explain her reaction. The Captain was having a pretty solid laugh when I brought it up.

The reason I asked the Captain and the Cox’n was because it had “Cox’n” embroidered into the fabric on the back of it. As I mentioned, I’ve never seen that before and was curious, but their reaction when I brought it up was almost like an inside joke.

Got an opportunity to spend a little time with HMCS MARGARET BROOKE this afternoon in Toronto. Welcoming crew, informative officers and a nice chat with the Captain and the Cox’n made for an awesome visit to see these useful and impressive vessels. I noticed the Cox’n had his own chair on the...

Would it not make the most sense to use the same set up from AOPS?

Just as a note, the Danes do not currently operate subs in their Navy, though there has recently been some discussion about either procuring some new boats or strengthening ties with those that do. This doesn’t change your point that the Baltic could already be crowded with subsurface friendlies.

I would also suggest that the 4 “light” icebreakers of the current MEMTV (RISLEY/GREY/BARTLETT/LAMARSH) should be counted And their round American women??

I’d agree with a containerized modular system and I’m certain the platform will be able to deploy TRAPS etc. What I meant in my original post is that I doubt the ship will have a hull mounted sonar or isolated plant machinery that are inherent in more ASW focused ships. I’m also not sure how...

In the most recent interview, Topshee indicated a dozen corvettes. As an exercise I plotted out what that might mean and it seems like that would give one at sea on both coasts, one possibly in the Caribbean/port visits south and one going to Africa/Euro port visits, simultaneously and more or...

Agreeing with all of the above here, but also adding that we’re still reportedly short on maintainers, pilots and support staff for our current fleet. I’m no expert, but I think it’s unlikely we’ll be in a position to operate a fleet of over 120 fighters any time soon. If we have to have a...

If you can make that happen, I’d be looking to see if we could swap you in for the current US ambassador…

5 years ago, I would’ve been extremely skeptical that it was potentially a foreign operation. Having recently watched a documentary on how much time/money/effort Putin has spent on sowing division thru spooling up all sides of the political spectrum in the west, I am now at least willing to...

If that’s true, and I have no reason to doubt otherwise, it may be the only silver lining from this terrible incident. I’ve been long suspecting the only thing that could force Americans to put being American first (ahead of political affiliation) is some kind of attack from an outside actor...

That joke’s a bit of a reach, no?

Am I reading this right and that you don’t think a 3rd JSS would be beneficial?

That’s Anne with an “E”…for evisceration. The Butcher of Avonlea.

Good luck with your algorithms, going forward…

This you??

What about an outright purchase that helps to grease the wheels of some other procurement or a form of diplomatic detente? Before the RCD’s come onboard and with the CPF’s being used increasingly sparingly, we could be a useful part of multinational task forces as suppliers and force enablers.

Looks like they’ll take your old beater in on trade. Maybe send a few MCDV’s there to knock the price down a bit…