I want to say a few words about Elaine Luria

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54. No need to apologize

I was an airdale in the navy. Attached to a P-3 squadron.
VP-40 based out of Moffett Field. Cold war so we spent our time chasing Soviet Submarines. Mostly in the Northern Pacific and the China sea.

We were part of the 7th fleet and operated out of Misawa Japan mostly with occasional detachments to NAS Adak Alaska and NAS Diego Garcia.

There's a rivalry between the submariners and airdales so we call subs boats just to get a rise out of them...lol

One of the best books I've ever read is Neptune's Inferno by James D. Hornfischer. It's the story of the U.S. Navy's role in the Battle of Guadalcanal. I highly recommend it

I always had trouble understanding the Air Force structure. Between Commands and Squadrons and Groups and Airwings....

Good to meet you!