Grampaw Pettibone Squadron of the Association of Naval Aviation

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Retired Army officer to speak in Garden Grove, Thursday, July 11, 2019

On: July 5, 2019

The Grampaw Pettibone Squadron of the Association of Naval Aviation (“GPS”) announces lunch and presentation by Hammond McKie Salley, Major, US Army, Infantry (Ret), at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2019, at Elks Lodge # 1952, 11551 Trask Ave., Garden Grove, CA. 92842-1952. The topic is “Mess with the …continue reading

Retired Navy captain to talk on naval logistics

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On: February 24, 2019

In: Military, Navy

“The jets don’t fly until the oiler comes by!” Lieutenants study tactics, but Admirals study logistics. Nowhere is this axiom of the warfighter more true than in the process of keeping ships and aircraft fueled and supplied during long sea deployments. No battle group deploys without at least one “Oiler,” …continue reading