I first met Jim Dotson in the fall of 1990. If the phrase “larger than life” ever applied to anyone, Jim was...
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Hell in the Smallest Possible Place.
A cadre of fighting men, abandoned by their government to four years of prison camps and Marxist...
Coronado in June
Another summer, another few months of attempting to maximize my support to the reserve and minimize my time...
The End of an Era….Finally
Somehow I missed this one, so we get to have a “gun thread”. This is my review of O’Hara’s Nitro Irish Red:...
Cuddling a Hooker
The year was 2008. I walked into the chow hall at Talil AB. Grabbed my food, and walked past several...
Shop Time With Zwak
One of my favorite air rifles is a pre-war Haenel III in .22. Beautiful wood, great metal work, and shoots...
The Three Jacobs
Many Glibs posts leave you with a song. I'm going to give you some walk-up music to set the mood instead....
Naming the Fleet 2
The next ship is one I only have a tangential connection to – the USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) is named after Vice...
Naming the Fleet
The naming of ships in the United States Navy has undergone a few iterations over the years. The first ship...
Autopsy of an Amphib
Autopsy of an Amphib A deep dive into the Bonhomme Richard Fire Report. There may have been other articles...