Tailhook Daily Briefing

Tennis Anyone?

I saw this photo over at Pinch Paisley’s Facebook page and thought many of our readers would appreciate a quick trip down memory lane.  Pinch graciously allowed me to snipe it.    Photographer’s own caption to this great “nostalgic image” is:

“There was a reason they called the F-14 a ‘flying tennis court’”.

What’s your caption? (submit in comments below).

Also if you would like to have one of your images posted here on TDB, please send it to me,, or send me a link to it (if you already have it posted on the internet in a gallery somewhere) I’ll be glad to convey the 1,000 word stories of our history.  Just contact me at carmichaelj@comcast.net .

What to Get the Aviator who has Everything… and tick off your HOA in the Process.

Many readers may be familiar with the illusionary Garage Door coverings that change the look and feel of you bland garage.  For example:

Obviously a bit of fun in the neighborhood to camouflage the fact that your garage is actually occupied by a 1998 Honda Civic, a “Mom Van”, 3 bicycles with 6 flat tires that haven’t seen the bike path in 3 years, last December’s Christmas decorations, a set of golf clubs, and a dangling tennis ball telling your wife when to stop the mom van to not plow though the family room wall.

Well, the company that came up with this fun idea “Style Your Garage” has expanded their camouflage offerings to include a few door coverings that may appeal to Tailhookers… all the while completely upsetting the sensibilities of the HOA Nazis!  

So your Tierrasanta, abode could be converted from:

To look like this…

Here are a few more examples of their work [link]

And one to get if you really want to annoy the neighbor across the street… [Link]

Docu-Drama “A Day in the Life of CVN CO, Mike Manazir”

Created a year ago or so… by LTJG Rivera and IS2 Wulwick, the following chronicles a day in the life of then CO of the Nimitz, Capt. Mike “Nasty” Manazir.

As accurate as any Michael Moore film for sure!!!

Enjoy!

 

 

The Producers would also like to thank their primary sponsor.

Good Way to Remove Yourself from the Gene Pool!

Base safety Ops be damned! 

 

And yes, I know this is not an F-18 (Looks a little like a Mirage F1 to me) but I have no control over what the posting agent names his video.   Tell you what, how about we turn this into a “You Caption It” post.

So… Caption away... in the comments.

The Air Force Solution to Bird Strikes

The Naval Aviation Community is all to aware that smacking any of our fine feathered friends at anything over “On Speed” can be detrimental to ones health (certainly the bird’s) and at minimum can make flying an already inherently unstable Jet slightly more challenging than giving Ted Kennedy dancing lessons.

It is really disheartening for our buddies in the P-3 community when the damn things come up and smack them from behind!

For those that may need reminding. I provide for your digestion some poignant images of the effects of “Feather Blasting”!

   

 

  

And here’s one that had to be especially disturbing to the Co-Pilot of this next corporate jet…the squishy noise behind the CRT was felt more than heard!

Well after that brief reminder of what can happen when the effects of sudden deceleration trauma are shared between flyers, I give you a solution the US Air Force has come up with to help lessen the incidences of collisions, not just with birds, but well… with damn near anything.  Certainly there will not be any Republicans getting in the way of this Trash Hauler!

Pretty sure I don’t want to see what’s on the aft cargo doors!  Wasn’t Ms Pelosi the one who was all bent outta shape when certain Air Force buses planes were not made available to her and her entourage?

HT: Giorgio (for the idea)

New Warning Labels on Carriers?

Anyone notice the new warning at the ramp?

I was appreciating this very  well composed photo (above) of an HS-3 Seahawk approaching the fantail of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) taken by Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Laird when I noticed something I had not seen before…

Closer inspection of the ramp reveals…

 

Deck department humor?

You Caption it Friday 3-13-09

Apply your creative wit in the Comments Section!

Does Anything Strike You as Odd About One of these Photos?

I was reading a few reviews of the damage sustained by the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) after she grounded on a reef near Honolulu’s Reef Runway a week or so ago.  And in seeing the ship out of the water it was hard to pay attention to the damage.  Something was distracting.  Especially when compared to other ships of the line.  See if you can see what I mean in when compared to a few of her sisters (and a cousin).

  

Something just seems odd, peculiar even.  I mean outside the damage a 9,600 ton cruiser can sustain while high centered on a coral reef in Hawaii.

Maybe one of the Black Shoes known to visit these here parts can help enlighten the Tailhook community as to what’s up with this.  Or if not we’ll turn this into a “You Caption It Friday".”

Seriously… Is someone watch’n a bit too much “Color Splash” on Home and Garden TV?

Not that there’s anything wrong with that…

You Caption it Friday (November 14th, 2008)

Odd things are happening on the USS Ronald Reagan!  Want proof?  Here you go...

 

Feel free to caption either or both of them #1 and/or #2 in the comments.

U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Oliver Cole

You Caption it Friday - Blue Suiter Style!

Well?... Have at it in the comments section.