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The M39 Revolver Cannon, Spoils of War
Don’t let anyone tell you that a revolver is too slow. Besides blisteringly fast Single-Action shooters like Bob Munden and the iconic Jerry Miculek, there’s the M39 cannon. We stumbled upon a great...
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Looking back at Sandy and the 602nd
Below, we see Sandy at work, just 60 years ago. U.S. Air Force Douglas A-1G (AD-5N) four-seat night attack Skyraider (ex-Navy BuNo 132619) nicknamed “Carolyn’s Folly” from the 602nd Fighter Squadron...
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The Whisper of, ‘Remember’
Remember your friends, relatives, and those who gave their last full measure today, gents. It’s not about saving 25 percent on bedding. Official caption: “USS Saratoga (CV-3), 5 November 1943, during...
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Of Blockades and Commerce Raiders, 2026 Edition
So can we just talk for a minute, not of politics, but of naval tactics at work in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Arabian? As any fan of the blog knows, we lean pretty hard into the stories of the...
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$2.5 billion per hull, grease pencil not included
Official caption: “Keeping Tally. A sailor tallies launches as the USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of...
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Doodlebugs over Nassau
The amphibious assault ship “USS Nassau (LHA 4) cruises in the Gulf of Oman,” during Desert Storm by John C. Roach. with air cover provided by two AV-8B Harrier IIs of Marine Attack Squadron 331...
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Bravo Zulu Capt. Williams!
Capt. Elmer Royce Williams (Ret.), the United States Navy’s most recent Medal of Honor recipient, will celebrate his 101st birthday in April. Capt. Williams was formally inducted into the Hall of...
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Living up to her potential
Some 75 years ago this week. The “long-hull” Essex-class fleet carrier USS Leyte (CV-32) is seen loading aircraft at Yokosuka, Japan, for transportation to the U.S. at the end of her Korean War combat...
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Panama flashback
Panama Defense Force patches, including that of the Macho de Monte jungle commandos, captured during Operation Just Cause in December 1989, at the USAF Armament Museum, Eglin AFB (Chris Eger) More Just...
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A family reunion in the Indian Ocean
The Sri Lanka Navy, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, just took possession of a ship almost as old as the service. A familiar old friend, ex-USCGC Decisive (WMEC-629), a B-Type...
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Warship Wednesday 10 December 2025: Dutch Avenger
Here at LSOZI, we take a break every Wednesday to explore the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period, profiling a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which...
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Chosin Thanksgiving
75 years ago. Official caption: Thanksgiving Turkey is prepared for members of the Camp Pendleton-based “Fighting Fifth” Marine Regiment near the Chosin Reservoir of North Korea, 21 November 1950. At...
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Warship Wednesday (on a Thursday) 30 October 2025: End of the Line
Here at LSOZI, we take a break every Wednesday to explore the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period, profiling a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which...
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York in the Bay
80 years ago today: The King George V-class battleship HMS Duke of York (17) in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945, the day the instruments of surrender were signed by representatives from the Empire of...
View ArticleU.S. Army Chaplain Corps Looks Back on 250 Years of Service
There are a lot of 250th anniversaries this year, looking back at 1775. One of the most overlooked is the Semiquincentennial of the founding of the Army’s Chaplain Corps (DACH). Established during the...
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Operation Cochise
3rd Marine Division AOR, Vietnam, 12 August 1967. “Army of the Republic of Vietnam Rangers dash from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 CH-46 Sea Knight [its ramp seen to the left] during...
View ArticleBarbarossa in the rear view
The German DW network has just released (in English) a sobering and fairly honest look at the massive 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union by the Axis, an event now 84 years past. It is two hours long in...
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Cooling heels
It happened 75 years ago today. “Two North Koreans captured by men of F Co., 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, south of Chinju, Korea, are being searched and interrogated by a South...
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Warship Wednesday, July 16, 2025: Flat Iron Warrior
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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Goodbye, horses
No, not the Q Lazzarus song made infamous by Ted Levine, we are talking about the Army’s latest initiative to divest itself of equines, something it has been doing in slow motion since 1917 despite a...
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