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FADM Ron "Ghostdog" Russell CNO-SW

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LATEST REPORT 04/19/2008


from admiral bulldog......
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- More than three decades after a daring attempt to rescue prisoners of war in Vietnam ended in tragedy, a retired Navy SEAL was honored March 18 in Coronado, Calif. for saving the lives of his comrades.....
full story here ...... OPERATION THUNDERHEAD......here ...... USS Grayback...... here ........... .award photos here

 
LATEST REPORT 04/13/2008

Next General SeaWolves Meeting is Meeting: Sunday, Apr 27th, 2008 7pm EST Seawolves meetings are now hosted on: Ventrilo

FROM THE SEAWOLF MEETING April 13, 2008


much good cheer, you have be there to get it all
........full meeting log here

Division News in the sections below...
         


 
SIM NEWS

Three pages of discourse ....... here

Operation Flashpoint's big brother
Virtual Battlefield Systems has already been recognized as a training tool for the American Marines and several other armed forces round the world. The Command Engine builds on that level of gaming reality consequently you need to understand real command situations to make the best use of the Command Engine.
.....full story here


Today, the United States is awarding an unprecedented number of contracts to Private Military Corporations (PMC) in an effort to maintain its presence worldwide. Since the Vietnam War, this number has increase ten fold and is only rising. As the clear cut flow of the chain of command blurs and the military responsibilities of a nation slipping out of its own control, it is getting hard to tell who really holds the power. ....... full story here


Baker's role in weapons development is that of the rarely applauded computer tech—a modeling and simulation engineer who guides the design by tweaking the details in countless ways to achieve an optimum blueprint. And this is not limited to an initial design; as construction continues, various trade-offs of design elements must be tested by computers, and that means Baker is kept extremely busy running variables.......... full story here
 
Military News
The night before he was to enter a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program, Army Pfc. Chris Eckert swallowed a pill prescribed to help him sleep without the nightmares that have tormented him since he left Iraq..... full story here


It was about that time that Musack's loved ones discovered he was upset by some incident he never went into specifics about. In phone calls to his girlfriend and an aunt in October and November, he said he had made someone mad and was not going to be allowed to return home ....full story here


Charges against a fifth Marine over a firefight with insurgents in Haditha, Iraq, in November 2005 have been dropped, leaving counts pending now against only three of the eight originally accused by military authorities after U.S. Rep. Jack Murtha, D-Pa., launched a verbal assault on the U.S. military forces..... full story here
 
 
Military Humor

Things you Can't do in the Army: Part 2

51. Not allowed to quote "Dr Seuss" on military operations.

52. Not allowed to yell "Take that Cobra" at the rifle range.

53. Not allowed to quote "Full Metal Jacket " at the rifle range.

54. "Napalm sticks to kids" is *not* a motivational phrase.

55. An order to "Put Kiwi on my boots" does *not* involve fruit.

56. An order to "Make my Boots black and shiny" does not involve electrical tape.

57. The proper response to a lawful order is not "Why?"

58. The following words and phrases may not be used in a cadence- I hate everyone in this formation and
wish they were dead, Tantric yoga, Gotterdammerung, we've all got jackboots now, or anyreferences to squid.

59. May not make posters depicting the leadership failings of my chain of command.

60. "The Giant Space Ants" are not at the top of my chain of command.

61. If one soldier has a 2nd Lt bar on his uniform, and I have an E-4 on mine It means he outranks me. It does not mean "I have been promoted three more times than you".

62. It is better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission, no longer applies to Specialist Schwarz.

63. Command decisions do *not* need to be ratified by a 2/3 majority.

64. Inflatable novelties do *not* entitle me to BAQ or Separation pay.

65. There are no evil clowns living under my bed.

66. There is no "Anti-Mime" campaign in Bosnia.

67. I am not the Psychological Warfare Mascot.

68. I may not line my helmet with tin foil to "Block out the space mind control lasers".

69. May not pretend to be a fascist stormtrooper, while on duty.

70. I am not authorized to prescribe any form of medication.

71. I must not flaunt my deviances in front of my chain of command.

72. May not wear gimp mask while on duty.

73. No military functions are to be performed "Skyclad".

74. Woad is not camouflage makeup.

75. May not conduct psychological experiments on my chain of command.

76. "Teddy Bear, Teddy bear, turn around" is *not* a cadence.

77. The MP checkpoint is not an Imperial Stormtrooper roadblock, so I should not tell them "You don't need to see my identification, these are not the droids you are looking for."

78. I may not call block my chain of command.

79. I am neither the king nor queen of cheese.

80. Not allowed to wear a dress to any army functions.

81. May not bring a drag queen to the battalion formal dance.

82. May not form any press gangs.

83. Must not start any SITREP (Situation Report) with "I recently had an experience I just had to write you about...."

84. Must not use military vehicles to "Squish" things.

85. Not allowed to make any Psychological Warfare products depicting the infamous Ft. Bragg sniper incident.

86. May not challenge anyone in my chain of command to the "field of honor".

87. If the thought of something makes me giggle for longer than 15 seconds, I am to assume that I am not allowed to do it.

88. Must not refer to 1st Sgt as "Mom".

89. Must not refer to the Commander as "Dad".

90. Inflatables do *not* need to be displayed during a room inspection.

91. I am not authorized to initiate Jihad.

92. When asked to give a few words at a military ceremony "Romper Bomper Stomper Boo" is probably not appropriate.

93. Nerve gas is not funny.

94. Crucifixes do not ward off officers, and I should not test that.

95. I am not in need of a more suitable host body.

96. "Redneck Zombies" is not a military training aid.

97. Gozer does not dwell in my refrigerator.

98. The proper response to a chemical weapon attack is not "Tell my chain of command what I really think about them, and then poke holes in their masks."

99. A smiley face is not used to mark a minefield.

100. Claymore mines are not filled with yummy candy, and it is wrongto tell new soldiers that they are.

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04/16/2008 Individual Points For: 04/2008

Rank Callsign Total Points
1 Pjb 277
2 Uzzi 257
3 Smackie 220
4 Apollo 195
5 Mchale 139
6 Blood 96
7 Ratte 68
8 Hess 36
9 Clearride 31
10 Airborne 21
11 Gmt2001 20
12 Fissile 10
13 Adui 8
14 Juhlin 7
15 Hef 7
16 Cavok 6


Fleet Points For: 04/2008

Rank Fleet Total Points
1 6th 503
2 1st 387
3 Ssn-hq 303
4 5th 205


Promotions For: 04/2008

Date Callsign Promotion Reason
2008-04-11 apollo LT to LCDR Promotion
2008-04-05 blood LTJG to LT Promotion
2008-04-01 barry loa to 5th Transfer
2008-04-12 gray dawn loa to 6th Transfer
2008-04-12 patch 5th to retired Transfer
2008-04-01 r.e.m.f SWCA to ENS Promotion
2008-04-10 r.e.m.f tg2 to 1st Transfer
2008-04-13 jrock tg1 to inact Transfer
2008-04-13 prack tg2 to inact Transfer
2008-04-13 testctg tg2 to inact Transfer
2008-04-07 clearride 6th to ssn-hq Transfer
2008-04-14 uzzi DDWD-SSN Appointment
2008-04-15 gmt2001 ENS to LTJG Promotion


Awards For: 04/2008

Date Callsign Award Ribbon
2008-04-01 apollo Recruiting Ribbon recruiting_ribbon.gif
2008-04-01 r.e.m.f National Defense Ribbon national_defense_ribbon.gif
2008-04-13 gmt2001 Good Conduct Ribbon good_conduct_ribbon.gif
2008-04-15 pjb Navy Achievement Ribbon navy_achievement_ribbon.gif
ON PATROL
Change Orders here ..... .Bureau of Naval Records here ...... tactics page here ........ officer kirk recovered the dw platform sobcs here.
The Turkish submarine TCG SAKARYA arrives on 20 June 2003 in ODESSA harbour. The submarine is part of the NATO exercise COOPERATIVE PARTNER 2003, taking place this year in Ukraine. ....full story here .... more here

 
 
 
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<S> Sir

Please find attached this weeks 4BDEC Report

Respectfully

LTC Athos 4BDEC-AA
War College Instructor

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2008-04-01 SGT Greebo Expert Infantryman Badge


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Whilst so far this month has been very quiet we have a scrim
Call of Duty 4 scrim in the process of being organised for next weekend.
 



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The military long has had a "one size fits all" approach to physical training. The morning PT routine of calisthenics followed by a group run doesn't vary much from Army post to Marine base, or from years ago to today. ....full story here
 
 
 
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