I’m pretty sure they have the list of participating aircraft wrong, which is pretty typical for reporters that know nothing of aviation. They mention F-18’s Navy aircraft, but no Naval units are participating. https://t.co/6v634oMkca
🚨📰⚓️ #USNAVY UPDATE: Navy Accepts Accelerated Delivery of Future USS Patrick Gallagher
WASHINGTON - The U.S Navy accepted delivery of future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127), the final Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer, from Bath Iron Works, May 28.
The delivery, which marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy, was accelerated by more than two months, due to exceptional builder’s sea trials. The trials executed hull, mechanical, electrical and combat systems at sea testing in series, during a single accelerated effort.
“Our nation’s leadership, including Secretary Hegseth and Acting Secretary Cao have been very clear—build ships faster,” said William Mahan, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition. “Thanks to innovative collaboration between the Navy and industry, we’re doing exactly that.”
@curatorWH@aniemyer A bulka is even better, and unfortunately more difficult to find than the elusive bialy. For those not in the know, a bulka is an elongate, almost French bread shaped bialy, and typically is the equivalent of about three times the amount of dough in a bialy.
In the crest of USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), why does St. George have a birch branch on his head?
His grandfather, Anders Björkegren, shortened his name to Gus Burke around 1860. So Arleigh's original surname was Björkegren, which translates to "birch branch".
We almost had Arleigh Björkegren-class destroyers.