Why you can’t get swine-flu vaccine
Government requirement for single-dose syringes instead of multidose vials slowed things considerably.

Major Shipment of Iranian Arms Seized
Israeli naval commandos intercepted a ship carrying “hundreds of tons” of arms from Iran to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia

Selecting and Ordering a Custom Hunting Rifle
Chapters include Custom Varmint Rifles, Rifles for Alaska, Custom Rifles and Kids, and What About a Wildcat?

Pete Hoekstra cites his opposition to bringing Gitmo detainees to Michigan
In letter soliciting funds for his campaign for governor

JSTARS Wars
The Air Force’s E-8 Joint STARS is proving to be a powerful force in the Afghanistan war.

Chilton: U.S. Needs More Ready-to-Launch Satellites
No “bullpen” of satellites and no stock of launchers ready for quick launches if needed.

India Seeks To Bolster Transport With 10 C-17s
Nice.

J8II Ground Attacker
The Chinese are converting old interceptors into attack aircraft.

More Frigates Sought for EU Somalia Mission
3 or 4 have been committed, but they’ll need at least 6 or 10. Really, you can never have enough frigates. Where is the 21st-century FFG7?

Airman among 6 killed in bar shooting in Mexico
Another was seriously wounded. Juarez is terrible and getting worse. Secure the border.

The Story of ‘Operation Orchard’
How Israel Destroyed Syria’s Al Kibar Nuclear Reactor

The use of German tanks in Soviet army
Photos and info about captured tanks in WW2.

Taiwan says China starts building first aircraft carrier
They will attempt to get it into service by 2012, they claim.

201st Carnival of Homeschooling
Lots of links at The Informed Parent.

USS Enterprise repair bill now $605 million
Big ‘E’ now won’t be ready until January.

11 airmen survive Sudanese confrontation
Previously-classified 2006 incident could have ended quite badly.

Tommy Gun: How General Thompson’s Submachine Gun Wrote History
Haven’t read it but it looks interesting.

AR Guns & Hunting
New online magazine focusing on tactical guns for hunting.

A Tale of Two Marines
I suppose that if you have the luxury of quitting, you can just fucking quit. But if that’s not an option, you figure out a way to win.

Airmen Bomb Silly Safety Belt Rules, on Facebook
Airmen are ordered to wear the reflective accessories from the late afternoon on. That goes for domestic installations, and for war zone bases, too.

Navy on Yorktown: Fix it or junk it
Museum ship in South Carolina needs at least $100 million for repairs to rusting hull. Earlier this year a local writer suggested disposing of her.

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Without “prudent worrying,” we run a greater risk of a nasty military surprise
When war comes, US leaders must fight with the forces in hand.

British nuclear expert dies in 40-metre plunge
Police are investigating after a British nuclear energy expert involved in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme fell 40 metres to his death from a UN building in Vienna.

Survival Knife Bayonet
For Your Handgun.

Star Wars The Clone Wars: The Complete Season One
I haven’t watched any of these, but I really liked the original series. This series (and the movie that kicked it off) are different, but my kids have enjoyed what they’ve seen.

Cheney’s Speech
Countering all the claims that the Bush administration left no plans in place for Afghanistan. Obama’s new plan is just like the old plan.

Combat’s positive effects examined
Post-Traumatic Growth. Don’t hear much about that.

How lean manning saps morale, puts sailors at risk
“Lean manning at sea means one thing: sleep deprivation.”

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Obama Missile Defense Blunder
“This comes in the context of already deteriorating Central and East European confidence in America.”

No joke: College removes zombie plan from site
If zombies attack the University of Florida, the students are doomed.

C-17 delivers first M-ATVs to Afghanistan
300-500 light MRAPs to be delivered for each of the next three months.

The Senators’ C-17 Debate
Buying 10 more transports despite USAF claims that they aren’t needed.

Still no charges for accused Colo. faker
Supposed gay war hero and 9/11 survivor who campaigned for anti-war candidates was just a liar but may not be prosecuted.

Ken Burns: National Parks – America’s Best Idea
Murdoc’s caught a few bits of this series on PBS and loves it.

Israel Takes Delivery of 2 German-Built U212 Subs
Diesel/AIP boats.

Military to open new investigation into battle that killed nine soldiers
Another look at July, 2008, battle at Wanat, Afghanistan.

Boston Tea Shirt
Great T-Shirt from Ranger Up.

U.S. willing to let go of Icann
What could possibly go wrong?

Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story
Smithsonian Channel 2-parter about a WPA project to create state guidebooks. It premiers this Sunday.

In Revolutionary Color
Amazing 100-year-old color photos from Russia.

School speech backlash builds
No backlash here. Murdoc’s kids are homeschooled.

At Last, A Graph That Explains Scifi TV After Star Trek
Not sure about accuracy but is certainly interesting to look at and think about.

Solar Panels Built Into Roads Could Be the Future of Energy
Each mile of interstate could take 500 homes off the grid.

Telegraphs Ran on Electric Air in Crazy 1859 Magnetic Storm
Auroral Current. Cool.

Feral Houses
Overgrown abandoned houses in Detroit.

Canned Tactical Bacon
Yes. Canned Tactical Bacon.

Global Warming Could Forestall Ice Age
I can never keep up with whether we’re saved or doomed.

NLOS-C Being Put Down
The NLOS-C program is essentially on hold. NLOS-C video here.

Finally Uncensored: IAF Plane “Downed” Iraqi Jet in 1982
Without a shot being fired.

Resurrect the Raptor
Steve Forbes says get more F-22s.

Russia Holds US Humvees as Trophies
Captured awaiting shipment home when the Rooskies attacked Georgia.

Marines Looking at Adjustable M16 Stocks
But Conway is against it.

Boeing delivers B-52 with digital upgrade to Air Force
Combat Network Communications (CONECT). Set your CRM-114 Discriminator.

F-35B “Warthog”
Hanging all sorts of stuff off a Lighting.

How to turn seawater into jet fuel
Maybe we can fight fight rising sea levels by requiring everyone to drive an SUV that gets less than 12 MPG.

New Va.-class sub construction problem
Weapons-handling gear assembled incorrectly.

Operation: Soccer Escort
Out of all the jobs I have done, 90% of my clients arrived at their destination unharmed.

Greenpeace Leader Admits Arctic Ice Exaggeration
Says that it was “a mistake” to claim that the Arctic would be ice-free by 2030.

Air Force urged to consider Navy F-18s
Navy F-18s could possibly fill the Air National Guard’s fighter gap.

“Obama As Hitler” Poster Was A Democrat/Union Plant At John Dingell Townhall
Oops.

Nuclear Cruiser Could Be Cheaper Than Non-Nukes
Right.

Press Largely Ignored Incendiary Rhetoric at Bush Protest
No way.

Michigan’s Population Exodus
Murdoc’s not looking to flee. Yet.

Stoeger Tactical Double Barrel
A tactical side-by-side shotgun?

F/A-18 may perform ‘hands-off’ carrier landings by 2011
To test X-47B systems.

The New Book Banning
Children’s books burn, courtesy of the federal government.

Obamas set to relax at prominent Republican’s $20-million private estate
OMFG!!! You mean with all the things going on in the country he’s taking a vacation?!? [/sarc]

Was Hillary jetlagged? That’s a hell of an excuse for the lady who purveyed the 3 a.m. ad!
“Snapped”?

Fancy dropping into Pitetsbkrrh?
Pittsburgh tower fails spelling test

Inouye Ignores Veto Threat Against F-35 Engine Funding
Wait, the F136 not-dead-again? I thought it was most recently dead-again after previously being not-dead-again.

189th Carnival of Homeschooling
The Lolcats edition.

France confirms Russian-manned ship found

A Russian-manned cargo ship that vanished in the Atlantic last month has been found near Cape Verde, the French Defense Ministry said Friday.

Ministry spokesman Capt. Jerome Baroe said Cape Verde coast guards confirmed the Arctic Sea was discovered Friday afternoon about 520 miles off the former Portuguese colony off the West African coast.

GI to Get MoH for Valor in Afghanistan
Sgt. Jared Monti of Raynham died trying to rescue wounded comrades during a battle with Taliban insurgents.

Israel Says Tanks To Get New Anti-Missile System
Trophy system for Merkava tanks.

MasterPiece Arms .45 Tactical Carbine
Everything has a tactical version these days.

Family: Speicher found far from crash site
Still things to be answered.

SAF’s Gun Rights Policy Conference
In St. Louis this September.

Extra training may mean more time between combat tours for Stryker soldiers
2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment headed to Bulgaria and Romania fro three months.

RAAF’s white elephant in the sky
Each of Australia’s F-111s requires 180 man-hours of service for every hour in the air.

Audio care packages for service members with Google Voice
Google announces a program to automatically extend Google Voice invites to anyone with a .mil e-mail address.

NAVAIR fuels team plans Super Hornet biofuels flight test
Navy looking to test 50-50 blend similar to USAF tests with coal-based jet fuel.

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Troops who crashed wedding criticised
US troops crashed a wedding and “breached Irish neutrality.”
US soldiers ‘did not gatecrash wedding’
Except that they were there by invitation of the bride and groom.

A Petition to Name the Next United States Navy Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier the USS ENTERPRISE
Some yahoo submitted a Congressional bill to name CVN 79 or CVN 80 the USS Barry Goldwater.

Who’s afraid of the big, bad Chinese aircraft carrier?
The Varyag.

House Reverses Itself, Votes To Kill F-22 Buy
To be honest, I really thought this would end up going through. My guess is that another attempt will be made soon.

It’s Official – Ridley Scott is Directing the Alien Prequel!
That loud noise you just heard was Murdoc’s disappointment that an already-ruined franchise is going to be even ruineder. This is one of the only cases where a movie with a character waking up and realizing that the past few movies were all a bad dream is actually a GOOD idea.

Tactical Assault Flintlock
Replica Revolutionary War rifle has NYPD all worked up.

Air Force tests anti-ground C-130 laser
Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) incinerates test dummy.

US Air Force seeks 60 airlifters for irregular warfare
Looking for something in the King Air 350 class. Despite so much “fighter jock” mentality, there seems to be a persistent irregular warfare faction in the USAF.

Ernie Pyle
Great site at the Indiana University School of Journalism

‘Clunkers’ program runs out of cash
What a joke.

Used F-16s for Iraqi air defense?
High-hours Vipers for the Iraqis? Sell them used birds cheap, buy new F-16s for the USAF to replace them.

2 wheels from C-5A Galaxy jet out of Westover Air Reserve Base fall into woods in Belchertown
Oops.

USAF slammed for pranging Predators on manual
USAF using fully qualified human pilots to handle unmanned aircraft at all times has resulted in unnecessary, expensive crashes.

The 187th Carnival of Homeschooling
Lots of Homeschooling links.