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Irish Pennant

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State, USAID, Archives - let’s just vote him Wardroom Mess Treasurer Right Away.

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Rubio acting director of the National Archives

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February 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM

Irish Pennant

@irishpennant.bsky.social

Wisconsin fundraising since Navy doesn’t pay the bills anymore.

December 31, 2024 at 2:45 PM

Irish Pennant

@irishpennant.bsky.social

“Chat GPT, generate me a tweet insanely lacking in self-awareness. No, more. More. Keep going. I’ll let you know wh…”

Djinn & Tonic 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇱 @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · Dec 29

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Yee Long-Ma on the other website, saying "Please post a bit more positive, beautiful or informative content on this platform"

December 30, 2024 at 8:43 PM

Irish Pennant

@irishpennant.bsky.social

Look, I know the Navy’s got recruiting issues and this guy does some great stuff, but some days I wonder if sending an O6 to do an MC2’s job is the answer.

Photography of football players rushing onto the field after a big stop. The picture is taken from behind the end zone.

December 28, 2024 at 3:16 AM

Reposted by Irish Pennant

Kelsey Atherton

@atherton.bsky.social

Has anyone retold the story of the Hannukah Revolt but with fighting robot suits? Mech-abees is right there

December 27, 2024 at 10:07 PM

Irish Pennant

@irishpennant.bsky.social

SWOs getting defensive about the Gettysburg incident.

James Brolin’s character from the West Wing, a gray haired man in a tuxedo saying “blue on blue engagements, boy, I don’t know”

December 23, 2024 at 3:17 AM

Irish Pennant

@irishpennant.bsky.social

Boy Mom and Dad that $100 doesn’t seem so expensive now, does it?

eBay listing for the GI Joe toy USS Flagg aircraft carrier toy. The asking price is listed as $49,999.

December 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM

Irish Pennant

@irishpennant.bsky.social

Well this seems … not good for the program.

Great value for Navy and USMC in shaping operations. Not sure what you’d get out of it once the shooting starts.

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Landing Ship Medium Stalled Over Cost, Navy Cancels RFP - USNI News

The development of a new landing ship key to the Marines Corps’ island-hopping strategy in the Western Pacific is on hold due to Navy concerns over cost, USNI News has learned. After receiving bids fr...

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December 19, 2024 at 12:22 PM

Irish Pennant

@irishpennant.bsky.social

Have served with and know multiple trans service members.
They have all served and continue to serve with honor.
This is utter bullshit.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Nov 25

News has just broke that Trump plans to eject trans people from the military within days of inauguration.

Trans servicemembers who have served 19 years will lose their pensions and healthcare.

This is obscene. They served our country, and will be kicked to the side like trash.

Trump reportedly plans to swiftly eject trans troops within days of inauguration

Trump’s actions could eject thousands of current trans service members

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November 25, 2024 at 3:26 AM

Irish Pennant

@irishpennant.bsky.social

“What’s our plan to rebuild critical munition stocks in the Pacific?”
“You asked about a new working uniform”

An African American man in colonial era attire (tri corner hat, white shirt, vest) seated next to a standing white man (George Washington) in an ornate military uniform (blue jacket with gold trim and white pants). It is the actors Keenan Thompson and Nate Bargatze from a skit from Saturday Night Live.

November 21, 2024 at 3:59 PM

Irish Pennant

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“My phone is in my rack I swear” lol.

An African-American woman in a tan jacket and red safety vest wearing a red helmet. She is working on missiles on the flight deck of a US Navy Aircraft Carrier. She has a patch on her sleeve that Reads PEDCON - my phone is in my rack, I swear. PEDCON means “personal electronic device condition” and reflects shipboard efforts to control electromagnetic emissions from such devices. Photo by US Navy.

November 21, 2024 at 12:06 AM

Irish Pennant

@irishpennant.bsky.social

SecDef, when asked about Hegseth’s comments about women in the military:

Well, you know, I don't know the potential nominee, so I can't comment on— and won't comment on anything that he said. I don't know what his experiences are, but I can tell you about my experiences with women in the military and women in combat. And they're pretty good. You know, and I was— I told a story earlier today where ... when I was a one star, I was a deputy commander of the Third Infantry Division. And you remember that Third Infantry Division was the major element that conducted the attack, or the assault, from Kuwait all the way up to Baghdad, and was very instrumental in taking the city of Baghdad. And I was the deputy commander for maneuver, so I was at the front edge of the battle. My goal was to be in a position where I could see and feel the fight.
And so that meant that I had to be right there, you know, right behind the lead elements.
And I was. In my headquarters, in my command post were several very courageous and very proficient women who did amazing things to support our effort and support their colleagues. So in my three tours, three long tours to Iraq and then one tour in Afghanistan, every place I went, there were women doing incredible things. And they were adding value to the overall effort, whether they were pilots, whether they were operational experts, whether they were intel experts. You know, I see things differently, and I see that because of my experience, and that experience is extensive. And so I think our women add significant value to the United States military. And we should never change that. And if I had a message — to answer your question — to our women, I would tell them that, you know, we need you. We have faith in you. We are appreciative of your service. And you add value to the finest and most lethal fighting force on Earth.

November 20, 2024 at 1:43 PM

Irish Pennant

@irishpennant.bsky.social

Old SWOs looking at SWOs today.

screenshots from movie “Breaking Away.” A middle aged white man with brown hair says “he’s never tired. he’s never miserable. His wife (out of scene says “he’s young.” He replies “When I was young I was tired and miserable.”

November 20, 2024 at 3:53 AM

Irish Pennant

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(Stares at the current state of our shipyards and dreams of that time we got the battle-damaged USS Yorktown (CV-5) back out to sea in ~3 days).

Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · Nov 18

Reposting for a reminder that large scale combat operations call for an industrial base the like of which most people can’t imagine

Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · Sep 2

Holy crap. 295 guns per kilometer for the attack on Berlin. That's unreal.

November 19, 2024 at 4:25 AM

Irish Pennant

@irishpennant.bsky.social

The founding fathers line - how does she say it with a straight face?

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Nov 18

Longtime Trump ally Monica Crowley on President-elect Trump’s appointments:

“Everyday I wake up and it’s like Christmas morning. What kind of incredible pick are we going to get today? We have not seen this kind of talent pool since the Founding Fathers.”