Army Watercraft: who is responsible? I am for one, but there are many others. By CW4 Michael W. Carr, US Army Marine Warrant Officer (Retired) I am responsible for Army…
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U.S. Army Watercraft: Lost at Sea -Opinion
This week for $51,000* on the Government Services Administration (GSA) website, you can purchase a modern US Army 128 ft ocean Tug (LT). These tugs are capable of ocean towing,…
Leadership: It Will End Your Career – Opinion
LTC Colonel Alexander Vindman has demonstrated exemplary leadership, as have Navy Captains Brett Crozier and Charles McVay, but all three were fired. Summarily removed from their positions of responsibility despite decades of unwavering and unblemished service, and despite the Soldiers and Sailors...
Carr: Feet First
By CW4 Michael Carr “Find the feet first,” I kept saying to myself. “Feet first, not the head.” I did not want to find the head. I had to find the body. There was no-one else in the small fishing village of Cordova AK who had SCUBA gear. The fisherman had fallen from the Cordova […]
Carr: Foam Lance Under the Ice
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Carr: Fog, Fog Fog…and Fatigue
By Michael Carr – Standing was the only option, but I was now falling asleep standing up. I would drift off, my knees would buckle, and I would suddenly wake up as I collapsed in my sailboat’s cockpit. Staying awake for more than 20 minutes at a time was becoming more and more difficult. The […]
Carr: Pride of Baltimore
By Michael Carr – We all respected Jan Miles, captain of the schooner Pride of Baltimore. His vessel was faster, sleeker, bigger, and better funded than the rest of us who sailed schooners. He most likely had the best coffee too. He and “Pride” won every schooner race and Pride was the star...
A Sea of Sand: Like a Kingfisher Flashing Across the Pool
By Michael Carr – Joint Base Balad Iraq is surrounded by sand. When you drive out its gates, all you see is sand. Sand blows onto the road, it consumes your horizon in all directions, it fills your nose, ears, and mouth. It jams your weapons. Sand reflects the bright sun, making the wearing of […]
Carr: You Have Illegally Disposed of Garbage
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Down Comes the Lamp Post: Your Past is Always Part of You
By Michael Carr – Portsmouth Virginia’s Inner Harbor seawall is lined with lampposts spaced about 25 feet apart. They are ornate, built of steel and concrete, and stand at the edge of the seawall, where you can use them for support when you peer over the pier’s edge to admire boats tied up along...