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The Top Gun Prequel: A Salty Review

This post originally appeared on the USNI blog here. Well my snarky comments finally got me in trouble. I guess the Navy’s patience with my lack of historical appreciation ran out, so they assigned me Extra Military Instruction to study WWII history. I was perfectly happy assuming ‘Merica won World War II with a cunning… Keep Reading

Guy Snodgrass - Holding the Line
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New Podcast – Guy Snodgrass – Holding the Line

The kings of literary media interview Guy Snodgrass about his book, “Holding the Line: Inside Trump’s Pentagon with Secretary Mattis” and other issues involving his Navy knowledge as a retired Commander. Buy the Book Today: https://www.amazon.com/Holding-Line-Inside-Pentagon-Secretary/dp/0593084373 Keep Reading

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Bravo Zulu, CNO

This post originally appeared on the USNI Blog here. It’s no secret that our military is being politicized. In a sense, it always has been, but its certainly more pointed when information is being shared directly into our palms at the speed of our thumbs. I can tell it’s different today, because I find myself… Keep Reading

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Interview With a Retired Four Star Killing Machine

This post originally appeared on the USNI Blog here. President Trump’s relationship with the military has been in the news a lot recently, and our colleague Saltron 5000 has some things to say about it. So, we caught up with our favorite lovably lethal robot to discuss the President, retired Admirals, humans, machines, and a… Keep Reading

Commander Salamander: Origin Story
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Commander Salamander: Origin Story

In this newest episode of Salt Force One, the Salty crew gets the origin story from Commander Salamander. We discuss writing criticism to power, anonymously and otherwise. There is some chatter about yesteryear’s Navy, today’s cancel culture and dabble a bit on Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn. There was a Jack McCain mustache reference too, which… Keep Reading

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I Sent the Navy a Happy Birthday Text – It Did Not Go Well

This post originally appeared on the USNI blog here. Soooo… apparently the Navy’s birthday was yesterday? Yeah, I totally forgot. I was too busy brainlessly binging free video games on Steam (or whatever it is you guys assume millennials do all weekend).  Anyway, I texted the Navy to wish it a happy belated birthday. It,… Keep Reading

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