Quicksand Fans

From Lex's blog, a couple of posts - one current, and the other tales of ye good olde days ,proving that naval aviators are somewhat insane

Whats holy crap in Russian?

and

The Unbearable Lightness of Paddles


I used to think our Starfighter guys were nuts; then you start hearing the almost-killed stories from sailors

Wow! Not fun and games at all.

I read that a few years back the armed forces did a stress study- put heart monitors on different military personnel. The highest stress level, even higher than combat? A night carrier landing.

Wild stuff! Thanks for the links!

Pitching Deck


VFA-195 somewhere off Australia dealing with some, um, large swells

This is the vid from a couple years ago that got some shore types panties in a knot -- not about anything the girls did, but it showed "classified" footage -- a cardboard sign on a door supposedly saying "reactor room" which isnt even on the proper level Eventually the staff weenies lost out , especially since both the boss and the admiral approved of it

Women of USS Ronald Reagan

Like the guy in chicken suit at around 0:52