Greece or Bust

We arrive at the Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia today. We will try to fly Space Available on a Navy plane today to one of the following posted destinations:

Brazil

Lajes, The Azore Islands, Portugal

Ramstein, Germany


Rota, Spain


Naples, Italy


Crete, Greece


Many of the planes are also going on to the middle east but Space A passengers are not permitted to go to these destinations. Otherwise we would try for one of these more exotic locations.

We will try for Crete, Greece. I will periodically post photos and updates on this blog when I can get to the internet and if I can figure out how to post from my IPAD.


http://travelhullinger.blogspot.com/

Norfolk is a former home of mine. I spent one year here when I was 18 doing a little volunteer social work in the inner city. I was also a Reserve Officer with CincLantFleet in the late 1980's. Norfolk is an interesting town.

Africa Command

The American effort in the no fly zone in Libya is led by U. S. Africa Command, a fairly new major command.


http://www.africom.mil/research.asp

Mar 20, 2011 — U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers positioned in

coalition military bases and U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B

Harriers aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD3) launched

during the early hours in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, which is centered on protecting Libyan citizens from any further harm from Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi's regime, March 20, 2011.

Don't Believe It

I am sure that all of us get outraged emails forwarded to us, describing the evil deeds of either:


1. Horrible Liberals, and or


2. Horrible Conservatives.


Many of them are rubbish, having been edited and changed so that they completely change the truth.


The one below is part of an outraged attack on a Ms. Cindy Williams, supposedly part of the Obama administration against pay raises for the military.


The truth according to Snopes is that she was a Federal official in 2000 who wrote about military pay raises.


Moral of the story - Don't believe everything you read, even it came on your computer. Before you forward it, check it out on Snopes.com or http://www.truthorfiction.com/ . People are mad enough in this country without getting mad for bogus reasons.
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Email

If you get this more than once, Feel honored that you know more than one person who supports our Military and appreciates what they do.  If you don't forward it, you don't deserve Their sacrifice.     CINDY WILLIAMS was appointed by Obama as an Assistant Director for NATIONAL SECURITY in the Congressional Budget Office.....

Military Pay   

This is an Airman's Response to Cindy Williams' editorial piece in the Washington Times About MILITARY PAY, it should be printed in all newspapers across America .    

Ms. Cindy William Wrote a piece for the Washington Times denouncing the pay raise(s) Coming service members' way this year citing that she stated a 13% wage increase was more than they deserve.

etc etc evil unpatriotic people screwing the military etc etc.

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The truth according to Snopes.com and Truthorfiction.com

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/gipay.asp 

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/cindywilliams.htm

No Fly Zone

The U.N. Security Council voted on Thursday to authorize 
a no-fly zone over Libya and "all necessary measures" -- 
code for military action -- to protect civilians against leader 
Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

Well, now we are in one more war in the Muslim Arab World. 
But the new one is in Africa, no Asia. Progress, I guess.



One good deal after another. But I suppose it was the right 
thing to do. Gaddafi is a very evil guy and was and perhaps 
is going to kill a lot of his people.

Still, it is interesting to see this develop. The left is so 
angry about Iraq and Aghanistan. And now we add Libya.


On the positive side I just yesterday reported on plans to 
down size the military and the Marine Corps. Now perhaps 
we won't do that. 


More Federal expenditures in a war and rebuilding 
effort in Libya will be part of the economic stimulus effort. 
Not so good for the deficit, however.


Click to read more.

Congressional District Map

I love the way our Statesmen design our political districts. Very logical? 

Click to see your Congressional District

Illinois

http://illinois.hometownlocator.com/maps/congressional-districts.cfm

California

http://florida.hometownlocator.com/maps/congressional-districts.cfm

To see your state replace Florida with the name of your State

American Tsunami Video

Click to see the video


http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americans-in-japan-we-ran-for-our-lives/2011/03/15/AB2R0JY_modal.html?hpid=z8

Presidential Approval Poll

"The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 20% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -22. That is the president’s lowest rating since September (see trends)."

"Just 27% believe the bailouts were good for the United States. Fifty-seven percent (57%) believe they were bad."

Click to Read More:

Rasmussen Web Site

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/

My Thoughts

The very poor economy is hurting President Obama and all incumbents. They must turn the economy around if they hope to get another term. Not an easy task.