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Community Build Contest
FOUR days and counting, Community Builders, until the close of Build Session 2 of our "Community Build Contest", make sure your images are uploaded (or ready to upload) and in your "BLOG" thread by the end of the day on July 31, to be eligible for this months points to be added to your total....Keep modeling!
2008 IPMS/USA Nationals MSW Roll Call
MSW Managing Editor Mark Smith (Gunny) is looking to put together a "face to callsign" session, MSW group photo, and just an all around BS opportunity. Sound off here if you plan to attend.
MSW Roll Call
NEW Reference Site
Modeler/author, Mike Ashey has launched a new online web resource!
Reference Site
Upcoming Photo Etch Releases from Hasegawa
Hasegawa announces their upcoming 1/700 photo etch releases due out this month.
1/700 Detail Up Photoetched Parts for Hikawamaru
1/700 WWII Japanese Navy Ships 1-shiki 2-go type 11 Catapult
USS United States Website
The USS United States Foundation has made a temporary web site at:
http://www.geocities.com/ussunitedstates/edu.html
Foundation president Edward C. Zimmerman, Jr., states It is not the best but somewhat informative. I would, however, suggest that if you have any questions, especially on the technical side of this gallant frigate, please contact me directly at USSUNITEDSTATESatYahoo.com
This Day in U.S. Naval History
1915 - Sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order.
1916 - Navy establishes a Code and Signal Section which initially worked against German ciphers and tested the security of communications during U.S. naval training maneuvers.
1926 - Team of scientists from Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Carnegie Institution determine height of the Ionosphere through use of radio pulse transmitter developed by NRL.
1945 - USS Callaghan (DD 792) is last ship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack, off Okinawa.
1973 - Launch of Skylab 3, the second manned mission to the first U.S. manned space station, was piloted by MAJ Jack R. Lousma, USMC with CAPT Alan L. Bean, USN as the Commander of the mission and former Navy electronics officer, Owen K. Garriott as Science Pilot. The mission lasted 59 days, 11 hours and included 858 Earth orbits. Recovery by USS New Orleans (LPH 11).
Russian Navy Day Celebration
Russian Navy Day celebration events will commence on July 27 in the waters of Sevastopol Harbor despite Ukraine's opinion
Russian Navy Day celebration events will commence on July 27 in the waters of Sevastopol Harbor and on the main square of the city, as reported to RIA Novosti by the first deputy chairman of the state administration in Sevastopol, Vladimir Kazarin on Tuesday.
Earlier, on Tuesday, Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vladimir Ogryzko announced that the celebration of Russian Navy Day will only be carried out on the Black Sea naval installations, and no citywide event will take place.
"The holiday will be a full-fledged one, with a military parade, a performance by Navy bands and a large concert on the Nakhimov Square. There will also be beautiful bright fireworks, which the Black Sea Fleet is known for." - said Kazarin.
According to the head of the Ukrainian office of political exterior, Navy Day should not be celebrated in Savastopol, because the Russian side was late in presenting the program of events to the Ukrainian Cabinet for approval.
"A certain violation of the time frame did indeed occur. However, when the Minister of Defence visited us in Sevastopol, he assured us that, given the importance of this holiday, the Ukrainian side is prepared to provide assistance to the Russians in making sure that the celebration will be of the highest rate. We have already received the Cabinet's approval for this celebration," - said Kazarin.
Earlier, on Tuesday, Vladimir Lysenko, the senior council of the Russian Embassy in Ukraine, reported to RIA Novosti, that on April 21 the Russian side had cleared all issues regarding the ship parade and the sports-military celebration of Russian Navy Day, with Sevastopol's government, in accordance with Resolution 378 of the Ukrainian Cabinet, which outlines the functioning of the Black Sea Fleet.
Kazarin also reported, that upon the Ukrainian side's request, such events and airplane and helicopter flyovers of the Sevastopol Harbor, as well as the firing of all weapons were excluded from the celebration program.
"There are rules now, both in Russia and Ukraine, which forbid the passing of aircraft over cities. Besides, you know about the recent incident in Paris, when live ammunition was accidentally used during special forces exercises and some spectators were wounded. Therefore, there will be no shooting. There will probably be an imitation of such through loudspeakers," - said the Sevastopol Governor's deputy.
Photo of the Day
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Kirishima (DD 174) transits Pearl Harbor on its way to open sea to participate in Rim of the Pacific
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