Comments on: Hugo Chavez is Gonna Love This One

By: Michael L Merritt

Michael L Merritt — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:09:16 +0000

Our Navy…“Defenders of Freedom” to all the world! Hu-Rah!!! Thank You Jesus!!! First Fleet is assembling with CVN-70 as the Flag…When 7 Carrier Attack Force’s…“The Archangel AF” is sighted by the Persians, may The LORD bring the liar to his knees…Just show UP…are enemies in their high places” will give up…And pray not any innocent be harmed!!! Thank You Jesus!!! NO one can stand against US’s!!!
Chief Michael SWCzar

By: Michael L Merritt

Michael L Merritt — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:07:40 +0000

By: Bronk

Bronk — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:16:23 +0000

HooYahh Chief B!! Love the first section you wrote, many others of us are awake, aware of this and we never flunk lunch either. Thanks for the post, and F(%$ Hugo if he can’t take a joke: It’s only small rockets incoming to his house, right?
Bronk

By: mattrmsf

mattrmsf — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:24:33 +0000

“If you rotate a division or battlegroup to Iraq, do you really want to change over every uniform…“
Uh, yes. When I was in the Marine Corps we’d be issued desert gear, and then we’d switch out whenever we entered Middle Eastern areas, 7th Fleet I believe. It’s not that hard.

By: Old Crusty Chief

Old Crusty Chief — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:57:59 +0000

I really shouldn’t try to write in the afternoon… especially before a bit of mental lubrication (D1R on the MRC).
GTFU vice STFU.
Cheers,
Chief B.
Oh, and since I didn’t write it yesterday: I think you’re doing a fine job, Christian. Message received re Chavez. He’s a chowderhead who’ll likely have an “accident” before too long. Concentrating that much power in so few hands in South America has had a tendency to concentrate envy and greed among upwardly mobile lieutenants. Being a pompous dickhead generates a few spiteful enemies, too.
If I were Chavez I’d have the willies over flying, driving around in cars, eating, drinking, appearing in public, being around people I don’t know, being around people I do know, sleeping in the same place twice, and many other things that provide opportunities to get shot, stabbed, poisoned, blown straight to hell.
Given that Venezuela is pretty much a lit fuze of indeterminite length, I think it’s a prudent move to stand up 4th Fleet. Which, contrary to the machinations of some minds here, is more an administrative move than anything else. Adm. Kernan and his staff will be able to keep a closer watch on Hugo and the other knuckleheads.
If the Middle East oil fields are nearing peak production, the South American reserves will become very important to a great many people. China’s and India’s ravenous and growing appetites for POL top that list. Does anyone believe that its not in our vital interest to ensure that South American oil flows freely and safely to the U.S. market?
Cheers again,
Chief B.

By: M. Thompson

M. Thompson — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:28:33 +0000

Well, is he as much of a pirate as Jonas Ingram, who led the Fourth Fleet from from ’43 to ’44?

By: DC2 Jennings

DC2 Jennings — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:42:16 +0000

You guys don’t understand sarcasm do you?
Keep up the good work Christian.
DC2

By: Harlequin

Harlequin — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:03:17 +0000

Pathetic article — just shows who pays the bills here — time to delete this websites link as biased propaganada that it is.
wonder is sorcha faal works here now

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:08:44 +0000

I stand corrected. To sglover, glass houses, chief.
When your mom picks you up from the playground, maybe we can talk about maturity.

By: DC2 Jennings

DC2 Jennings — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:57:25 +0000

Fleets are numbered based on the geographic location. As an example the Sixth Fleet is the Med. Ships rotate in and out of these fleets based on their deployments with only flag staff usually staying (unless their is a flag ship such as the LaSalle in the 6th Fleet). I can guarantee you nothing is comparable between how the Army and Navy organizes their military power.
To me this really isn’t a change in how we do things down south. SOUTHCOM was in Rossy Roads Puerto Rico until we closed it down. The Navy has conducted UNITAS and drug ops missions in this area for decades.
The one big issue Christian brought up and no one the posts looked at is the fact that the flag officer in charge is a SEAL. That means more black ops down there above and beyond what we currently do.
DC2