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USS BIDDLE (DLG-34) at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Hawaii, in February 1968.
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(Saturday) March 13, 1943 – Part 2 of 3) "Three Hits And A Strike Out" Half a world away from the carnage inflicted by U-107 on Convoy OS-44, two more attacks occur. Miraculously, the casualties are extremely light. However, the Germans do not get away easily today. In the middle of nowhere, 358 miles southeast of the Azores, the American steamer "SS Keystone" (Pic 1) is straggling behind Convoy UGS-6 when she’s torpedoed by U-172 (IXC). Only two men are killed, and 70 are rescued. In the Caribbean, U-68 (IXC) attacks Convoy GAT-49 roughly 167 miles north of Urubia, Columbia. Her torpedoes claim two ships. One is the Dutch steamer "SS Ceres," (Pic 2) which breaks in half, and sinks in barely two minutes. Two men are killed, with 37 Survivors. The American tanker "SS Cities Service Missouri" (Pic 3) goes next, but not without a fight. The ship sinking under them, the US Navy Armed Guards man the guns and shoot back at the surfaced U-Boat. The rounds don't hit, but the German sub is sent crash-diving to escape nonetheless. With water lapping at the base of the gun mounts, the order is finally given to Abandon Ship. Two men are killed, but 52 survive. The survivors from both ships are scooped up by the WWI-ERA US Navy destroyer USS Biddle (DD-151, Wickes-Class). Back in the Atlantic, The End comes to a U-Boat at the hands of the Royal Canadian Navy. 315 miles northwest of Punta Estrunfo, Spain, U-163 (IXC) is caught by the Royal Canadian Navy Flower-Class Corvette HMCS Prescott (K161). The Canadians are relentless and the depthcharges accurate.. torn open under water, U-163 floods, and becomes an "Iron Coffin." She carries All Hands - 57 Officers and Men - to the seafloor with her. There are No Survivors. Just Another Day... and it's still not over. (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpv6RHgNRfK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Battle group spruance
Spruance entered her first major overhaul in 1980 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Upon "breaking" (unfurling) the flag on the halyards, they would play the theme song from the 1976 film Rocky as they increased speed and sailed ahead of the logistics vessel. fleet, had an underway replenishment breakaway flag (flown while pulling away from receiving supplies and fuel from a logistics ship at sea) that was a replication of the large yellow warning seen on the side of aircraft carriers, with red block letters saying "BEWARE JET BLAST" on a large yellow background. Spruance, being the first gas-turbine powered ship in the U.S. Spruance suffered a malfunction in one of her LM2500 Gas Turbine Main Engines and had to replace the engine while deployed. During this deployment, Spruance made a transit into the Black Sea to conduct surveillance on the new Soviet helicopter carrier, Moskva, as she steamed from her building shipyard to the Soviet Red Banner Northern Fleet. The other warships in this task force included USS Biddle, USS Conyngham, USS Milwaukee, and USS Mount Baker. Spruance 's first operational deployment was in October 1979 to the Mediterranean Sea, as a member of the USS Saratoga Carrier Battle Group. Also added to Spruance after several years of service was an eight-cell launcher for Harpoon antiship missiles. This replaced the original Mark 16 ASROC launcher. Spruance received one Mark 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) during the late 1980s. At first she was armed with two 5-inch naval guns, an ASROC missile launcher, and an eight-cell NATO Sea Sparrow missile launcher. Spruance was the first of a highly-successful class of anti-submarine warfare and anti-ship destroyers, and was the first destroyer powered by gas turbines in the U.S. Eventually, Litton's bid won the competition. Of the $30 million assigned, $28.5 million has been provided to three contractors. ( May 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īath Iron Works, General Dynamics and Litton Industries submitted proposals for production of DD-963 on 3 April 1969. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Spruance was decommissioned on 23 March 2005 and then was sunk as a target on 8 December 2006. Atlantic Fleet, assigned to Destroyer Squadron 24 and operating out of Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Spruance was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi, and launched by Mrs. USS Spruance (DD-963) was the lead ship of the United States Navy's Spruance class of destroyers and was named after Admiral Raymond A. 1 x 61 cell Mk 41 VLS launcher for Tomahawk missilesĢ x Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters.2 x Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes ( Mk 46 torpedoes).2 x quadruple Harpoon missile canisters.1 x 8 cell NATO Sea Sparrow Mark 29 missile launcher.2 x 5 in (127 mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 dual purpose guns.AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures.AN/SQR-19 TACTAS towed array Passive sonar.Mk 23 TAS automatic detection and tracking radar.
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USS Biddle (CG-34) under steam off Vietnam
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April 6, 1776: Two Navies Meet
The battle took place on an exceptionally clear night with a nearly full moon. USS Andrew Doria and HMS Glasgow spotted each other between 1:00 and 2:00 am on April 6, about eight leagues (20 to 24 nautical miles) southeast of Block Island with the fleet headed in a generally southerly direction. Glasgow was heading west, destined for Charleston. Captain Howe came about to investigate the fleet and closed to within hailing distance over the next 30 minutes. Commodore Hopkins gave no signals during this time, so the fleet formed no battle line. This resulted in a battle that Captain Nicholas Biddle of Andrew Doria later described as "helter-skelter".
Howe first came upon USS Cabot, whose captain was Esek Hopkins' son John. Glasgow hailed Cabot for identification, to which the younger Hopkins replied, "The USS Columbus and USS Alfred, a 22-gun frigate." An overzealous seaman on his ship then tossed a grenade onto Glasgow's deck and the battle was engaged. Cabot, a lightly armed brig, fired one ineffective broadside of six-pound cannon shot. Glasgow countered with two broadsides from its heavier weaponry, killing Cabot's master, wounding Hopkins, and disabling the ship's steering. As Cabot drifted away, USS Alfred came up to engage Glasgow and the two commenced a broadside duel. A shot from Glasgow early in the action broke the lines to Alfred's tiller, causing her to lose steering and exposing her to raking fire. Her drift also made it difficult for Biddle's Andrew Doria to join the action, because the ship also had to maneuver to avoid the drifting Cabot. USS Providence held back; USS Columbus was able to join the action late, but her fire was so wild that little to no damage was done to Glasgow.
However, Glasgow was now exposed to fire from three ships, so Howe decided to break off the battle, in order to avoid being boarded, and made sail for Newport. Despite extensive damage to the sail and rigging, he pulled away from the pursuing fleet, which was fully laden with its captured goods. Hopkins called off the chase after several hours in order to avoid an encounter with the British squadron at Newport. His only prize was Glasgow's tender, which the fleet brought to anchor in New London, Connecticut on April 8.
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USS Randolph Against the Odds, 7th March, 1778 by Geoff Hunt
The subject of the painting is Captain Biddle’s brave but ultimately disastrous action in the Randolph, 32 guns, against the 64-gun HMS Yarmouth, which took place off Barbados on a moonlit night.
The Randolph appeared to be acting in defense of a small convoy of merchant vessels. After a short but fierce engagement lasting some fifteen minutes, Randolph blew up, showering the Yarmouth with debris, and apparently leaving no survivors. But four days later Yarmouth happened to be returning through the same area, and picked up four men from the Randolph who had somehow survived, with nothing to eat or drink, on a piece of wreckage.
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USS Biddle CG-34 US Navy USN
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USS Biddle DD-151, Wickes Class Destroyer
Commissioned: 1918
Decomm.: 1945
Fate: Sold for scrap
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Crucero lanzamisiles USS Biddle, el guerrero bromista
Crucero lanzamisiles USS Biddle, el guerrero bromista
La mañana del día 6 de marzo de 1979 hacían su entrada al puerto de Barcelona, tal y como estaba anunciado, dos buques de guerra de ls US Navy pertenecientes a la Sexta Flota del Mediterráneo, estos buques eran el crucero lanzamisiles USS Biddle (CG-34) al mando del capitán John Norman Ryan que iba acompañado de la fragata USS McCloy (FF-1038) al mando del teniente comandante Donald Alvin Dyer.…
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USS San Jacinto (CG-56), USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), USS Saratoga (CV-60) and USS Biddle (CG-34) underway on October 24, 1990. After 45 days on station in the Red Sea in support of Operation Desert Shield, USS John F. Kennedy and her battle group are being relieved by Saratoga and her battle group.
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“No Survivors Off South Africa” 80 Years Ago, Today - (Saturday) November 7th, 1942: 365 miles southeast of Cape Aghulas, South Africa’s most southern tip, another ship is vaporized when U-159 (Type IXC) torpedoes the American steamer “SS La Salle” (Pic 1, under a previous name). Her cargo of ammunition goes up so violently, it sends up a 1,000 foot fireball and the blast is heard at Cape Aghulas. Pieces of her rain down in all directions – including wounding 3 men on U-159. No Survivors – All Hands, 60 Men, are killed instantly. In the Caribbean, “SS Ocean Justice” (No Photo), a British steamer is sunk by U-505 (IXC) 70 miles southeast of Mayaro, Trinidad; No Fatalities – 56 Survivors. Meanwhile, U-508 (IXC) clips two from Convoy TAG-19, roughly 63 miles northwest of Carupano, Venezuela. She sinks the British steamer “SS Lindenhall” (Pic 2), with 43 Dead and only six survivors. Her other victim is the American Liberty Ship “SS Nathaniel Hawthorne,” (Pic 3) with another 38 Dead and 14 Survivors rescued by the US Navy destroyer USS Biddle (DD-151, Wickes-Class, Pic 4). Heading to frozen northern waters, a pair of stragglers from Convoy ONS-142 are sent to the bottom in the middle of nowhere – 1,000 miles from each of Nova Scotia, England, Spain and France. Ireland is closest – only 885 miles away. The British steamer “SS Glenlea” (Pic 5) is sunk by U-566 (VIIC). 44 Dead, with the Captain taken POW by the Germans. 4 other men will endure a harrowing TWENTY ONE DAYS in a lifeboat before rescue on Nov. 28th. The other ship is the British steamer “SS Roxby” (Pic 6), sunk by U-613 (VIIC). 34 Dead, with 12 survivors who will endure a harrowing FOURTEEN DAYS at sea until rescued on Nov. 21. We go to the Barents Sea, 452 miles north of Norway, where the German Z-class Destroyer “Z27” (Pic 7) picks off the “SS Donbas” (Pic 8), a survivor of the Convoy PQ-17 fiasco. 49 Dead, 16 rescued – and captured. Z27 also sinks the escort guard ship SKR-23 (no photo) with 16 dead, and 27 rescued and captured. Lastly, in Bordeaux, France, the German freighter “Elsa Essberger” (Pic 9), enroute to Japan, is sunk by the British Royal Air Force. Just another day... (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckr1L3mNlPt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Shitlist Reviews - Aliens - 1986
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, I’m Amateur Fan 2.27 and welcome to the Shitlist, where bad movies (eventually) burn, seeing the arrival of Alien Covenant is literally around the corner, I thought it was about time to review the rest of the series which leads to the following sequel from the first film in 1979.
So today’s review I’ll be looking over the 1986 sequel directed by Terminator creator, James Cameron (yes I will be diving into Terminator 2 soon) Aliens, though this was probably set more on Action-Horror like Predator than it was Science-Horror such as its original film, it still holds itself as a pretty decent film at that with more Xenomorphs as well as more expansion towards the Alien franchise.
As usual we’ll dive into the production history first as which will be a lot more interesting towards both the franchise’s direction as well as the fan-base as well as direction of James Cameron’s career as a director.
David Giler declared that Brandywine Productions were immediately making a sequel to the 1979 success with full support from 20th Century Fox’s president Alan Ladd Jr though problems rose as Ladd left due to new owners Marc Rich and Marvin Davis stating that they had no interest in the sequel, claiming it would be too costly to make.
Though through a lawsuit for Alien Profits towards Fox, Giler won with ideas from executives to cross between movies like Walter Hill’s Southern Comfort and The Magnificent Seven; Whilst producer and development executive Larry Wilson looked for a writer for Alien II, Wilson came across James Cameron’s screenplay for The Terminator and passed it towards Giler feeling that Cameron was acceptable for the job.
As a fan of the first movie Cameron accepted the position and created a 45 page screen play though the movie was in hiatus as well as people disliking the pitch as it felt that the original movie didn’t have the budget to warrant a sequel.
Scheduling conflicts arose towards Arnold Schwarzenegger caused the Terminator to be delayed in 9 months which other issues arose towards that but that’s for another time, though during his time on the Terminator, Cameron wrote a 90 page script for Aliens though it wasn’t finished but Fox’s new president was heavily impressed with the Terminator being a success stating that Cameron would direct the sequel to Aliens.
Following the success of the Terminator, Cameron and producing partner Gale Anne Herd, were given approval to direct and produce the sequel with a 1986 release with Cameron having the opportunity of creating a new world which wasn’t to follow the same formula as the first movie; but it had the chance of bringing a combat style movie focusing on the terror and less more on the horror.
Sigourney Weaver (who portrayed Ripley) had major doubts in reprising her character after meeting Cameron after learning that her payment would be worth less than she originally had in the first movie, though through some negotiations with Fox, Fox signed a contract stating that Weaver would get $1 million for the role, which they agreed with.
Cameron drew inspiration for the story from the Vietnam War which had a similar situation using a technologically advanced force in a hostile environment, the attitude also works for the Space Marines as well which they were portrayed as cocky and confident towards their victories, another inspiration was Starship Troopers which involved the drop and the bug hunt.
Aliens was filmed in over 10 months on a $18 million budget at Pinewood Studios in England, Cameron (bound on a low budget and a deadline) found it difficult to work alongside the English staff whom work feature tea breaks causing production to a complete halt. Aside from being admirers of Ridley Scott, the crew mocked Cameron for his youth and his experience to direct as well as Gale Anne Hurd for her marriage to Cameron at the time.
Cameron often clashed with director of photography, Dick Bush when the schedule couldn’t be met or lighting on sets leading Bush to be fired along with the crew, fortunately replacements were found in Adrian Biddle, Some of the Alien nest scenes were shot at the abandoned Acton Lane Power Station in Acton London, leading it to be the perfect place to film for its grilled walkways as well as corridors.
The release was heavily given due to fans of the successful predecessor, Aliens was released in July 18th of 1986 in the U.S.A. and August 29th in the UK, though it opened in 1,437 theatres with an average gross of $6,995 but after a few short weeks in the box office, it reached an astonishing $183 million dollars back.
Criticism on the movie was heavily promoting the film stating that it was better than the original giving a more approaching look towards the mythology of the franchise as well as how the Alien operates towards hostiles towards their home-world.
Now seeing that this movie is set a few years after the first movie (through movie time at least), I’ve re-watched the first movie to get into the knowledge of what’s happening through the side stories when it comes to Wayland-Yutani Corporation. The things I do for you guys.
This is one movie that I’m looking forward to watching especially as it’s one of the most successful movies of 1986. So without a doubt, let’s dive into the movie and see if it’s worth hating or loving.
This is Aliens.
The movie begins in Space as we see the space ship released from the Nostromo has been captured by Wayland-Yutani scientists to recover the damage that was given prior the first movie, but with a turn of events, the passenger inside (Ellen Ripley) has been placed into a deep hyper-sleep through the years of being stranded in space with the Nostromo’s cat Jonesy.
After being awoken by in a hospital bed on the nearby space ship known as Gateway Station by Wayland Yutani Corporation, Ripley is greeted by the cat from the first movie as well as Executive Carter Burke (Paul Reiser) whom seems friendly at first though Ripley has questions over her Hyper-sleep, only to find out that she’s been in sleeping for over 50 years.
This causes her to panic and have a heart attack of sorts only to reveal that she is in fact infected with a xenomorph which prepares to jump out of her stomach, this turns out to be one of her reoccurring nightmares however. Good starting point but a bit of a useless effect to spook the audience if you ask me.
A few days later as Carter prepares for a hearing that Wayland-Yutani have organised to talk about the incident over USCSS Nostromo, but Ripley has other ideas concerning her Daughter in the moment leading him to inform her that she is has died 2 years before her awakening, which surprisingly looks like Sigourney Weaver now... no offence Ms Weaver.
At the hearing, the Chairmen confirm that some of the incidents at the Nostromo were officially confirmed such as landing at the planet LV-426 for unknown reasons aside from leaving on the right course as well as being set on self-destruct by Ripley though Ripley intervenes that it was the life-form which they refuse to believe.
This raises a bunch of questions such as looking at the mother-drive that was loosely connected to the main ship from Nostromo which would give a lot more detail into why they landed, or maybe referencing a distress beacon given off at the same location or more possibly looking over the programming that was in Ash’s Circuits... just pointing that out is all.
One of the chairmen request whether there was life found on LV-426 leading to a female member to state that is was just a rock leading to no indigenous life, which raises the question of a HUGE FREAKING SHIP IN ONE OF THE MOUNTAINS... or possibly is that they probably didn’t have the attention on looking to begin which.
This raises another question that if they did manage to find the spacecraft then surely they would look under the origins of the space-craft or the xenomorph to begin with... ah that’s when Prometheus comes to play... smart move there Ridley.... smart move.
Ripley refuses to believe that they will close the case over her mental health leading them to remove her flying licence as well as giving her psychological health evaluations. Ripley then requests on searching the planetoid again in search for the eggs though is put down when the main Chairmen Van Leuwen states that human has started living there for 20 years only to find nothing aside from terraforming the planet to a breathable atmosphere.
This is gonna bite you back in the ass if something major happens at that Colony (which is known as Hadley’s Hope) isn’t is Van... and guess what happens, a family at LV426 arrive at the spaceship from the first movie, only to be attacked by the face-huggers leading to a single surviving child.... told you about them not looking hard enough...
At Gateway Station however Ripley is met by Burke only for him to give her valuable information on the Colony having trouble with communications, leading him to request her for advice, they also state that they will send marines to search the Colony for survivors in case something major comes around.
Though Ripley refuses to give them advice but through some persuasion Carter manages to get her licence reinstated, let me just inform you that she only defeated the first Xenomorph through LUCK that doesn’t make her a freaking expert on killing them. After some nightmares, Ripley reluctantly agrees with Burke’s idea only for her idea to destroy them and not to research them.
This attention is given to the Marines Spaceship known as the USS Sulaco where we first meet the Colonial Marines, Corporal Dwayne Hicks (played by Terminator star Michael Biehn), Private Hudson (played by the late great Bill Paxton) Private Vasquez (played by Jenette Goldstein), Sergeant Apone (played by Al Matthews), Executive Officer Bishop (played by legendary Lance Henriksen).
Commanding Officer Lieutenant Gorman (played by William Hope), Privates Drake, Frost, Spunkmeyer, Crowe and Wierzbowski (played by Mark Rolston, Ricco Ross, Daniel Kash, Tip Tipping and Trevor Steedman), Corporals Ferro and Dietrich (played by Colette Hiller and Cynthia Dale Scott... Christ that’s a lotta people.
After being introduced to the Marines, Bishop is heavily requested by the marines to play five finger fillet with a knife by Hudson leading him to place his hands on Hudson to do the task... I’d like to mention that that was not relating to the script or the movie, it was just placed in the movie via a skill that was incredibly well done.
Anyway this reveals Bishop to be a synthetic also known as an Android to you Alien fans out there, leading to Ripley’s instant distrust when he states that Ash was an older model due to the glitches in his system. Shortly after breakfast, the team are briefed about what the threat is leading to some iconic scenes from the movie especially the ‘chicken shit outfit line’.
We also get a chance to see the outlook of the space dock as well as the infamous cargo-loader as the Marines prepare for their descent into LV-426.I have to admit one thing, they look freaking awesome with the pulse rifles as well as the looks of the armour, very science fiction looking.
They arrive at the Colony only to find that no-one is around, but the power is still online, as they enter the main complex of the building the interior design has clearly been destroyed with wires hanging from the corridor ceilings, I have to admit, this is a pretty good atmosphere for an Alien movie.
They set their motion sensors only to find nothing aside from structural damage from the inside, though with Hudson a life form is seen moving, only to find out that is was in fact a gerbil, the building looks mainly secure as the Marines have searched through the majority of the complex leading Ripley, Burke, Bishop and Gorman to gain entry to search the CPU units to find information.
They search through a med-lab and manage to come across Facehuggers trapped in vials only to find that 2 are still left alive, though they manage to find some information on the Facehuggers, movement is found nearby only to be revealed to be a survivor, a young girl named Newt; whom quickly runs from them only for Ripley to use her mother’s intuition to calm her down.
Fortunately Newt manages to talk as Bishop does some research on the dead Facehuggers leading to Hudson to find the colonists through the main CPU, good news is that he’s found all of them but the bad news is that they are all together; the marines manage to track them down leading to a cooling tunnel of the main colony.
They enter the cooling tunnels only for interference to hit their cameras leading them to enter the Alien Hive which is looks pretty awesome with the setting and all... kudos to the set designers, Ripley finds a problem stating that if their weaponry is involving explosives, they would cause a rupture in the cooling system leading the station to be a fusion reactor.
On the Brightside they manage to find the remaining colonists, the bad news they are all dead from the Xenomorphs, to make matters worse, movements are still detected on the motion trackers leading them to come closer and closer to the Marines, this causes the Xenomorphs to attack leading to a bloodbath.
This leads Ripley to drive the military tank to the Marines location causing damage to the Hive causing what’s left of the soldiers to fall in, and to leave the facility. As they pull up in the wastelands of LV-426 they have a talk on what’s going to happen leading options whether to leave the planet or to return to exterminate them.
Burke on the other hand has other ideas on using them for funding as well as stating that he hasn’t got the authority to perform extinction on the Xenomorphs, the survivors, Hicks, Hudson and Vasquez are in shock of what’s to happen and even though the task is under MILITARY JURISIDICTION, Hicks is placed to the task on returning to the ship and nuking the planet from orbit.
This leads to another surprises as the Xenomorphs have entered the space-ship that sent them only for them to be attacked causing the ship to crash...err plot twist? Anyway with no escape from the planet, they rejoin Bishop in the main complex leading for them to prepare to defend themselves, but another problem arises however as it would take nearly 3 weeks for rescue to find them.
They manage to prepare themselves for one night after going blueprints of the main complex, during their preparation, Hicks gives Ripley a locator in-case she gets into trouble or lost, I can see the positives in that but I can see more negatives, such as what happens if it doesn’t work? Ripley takes Newt into bed to make sure she’s secure and also gives her the locator that Hicks gave her for safety.
Shortly after discussing over how the Xenomorphs operate, they discuss on how they were originally produced believing that they are in fact formed from eggs believing that there might be a larger Xenomorph or an Alien Queen, this raises a bunch of questions on how the Queen can perform on a hive mind level but that’s gonna raise a bunch more questions on Nature itself and as Jurassic Park has told all of us, Nature finds a way...
Though something comes up when Bishop refuses Ripley’s request to destroy the Facehuggers as Burke wants them alive, Burke wants to use them for profit (as all corporations do, here’s looking at you Umbrella) which raises the most ridiculous question I’ve heard when Ripley mentions to getting it past quarantine, How are they going to Impound it if they don’t know about it?.... Ladies and gentlemen please slap your forehead with the palm your hand in confusion on how stupid that question is.
Hell I’m not even going to answer that bloody question due to his incompetence, the best thing about it is that Ripley has way more dirt on him as he does on her as She looked into the history of the colony and discovering that all the colony missions towards the space ship were organised by Burke himself.
After a brief argument, the Xenomorphs begin their attack leading the sentry turrets in the tunnels to begin their thing leading multiple dead monsters by their doorstep, another problem arises as the crash from the cooling tunnels as damaged the ventilation system which could lead to a nuclear bomb on their hands.
Though a solution is at hand though as the colony transmitters for communications can be repaired manually which Bishop volunteers for, the team however manage to return to see the Turrets returning fire against them leading to the Aliens to run in defeat. Hudson and Vasquez are given the perimeter walk as Hicks trains Ripley with the Pulse Rifle; I have to admit this is the turning point towards her character making her the first female action hero.
In the meantime, Bishop manages to fix the transmitter for the Colony and requested an immediate ship for support as Gorman awakens from a concussion, leading Ripley to leave him for some sleep in the Med-Lab only to discover that Burke has locked her in with the living Facehuggers, as well as sabotaging the camera in the Med-lab.
Ripley does manage to get their attention by setting the fire alarm causing Hicks, and the marines to intervene killing them instantly causing the whole team (aside from Bishop obviously) to interrogate him, via the interrogation the Aliens cut the power and prepare to attack in full force via the ceiling vents.
Burke manages to slip away through the fight only to get himself killed in the process, this also leads to Hudson’s death as well which is more harsh than I can think of, during the fight, Ripley and the remaining escape through the vents which leads to Vasquez and Gorman to pass as well, Newt gets Separated from leading to one of the Xenomorphs to grab her in a sewage system.
Now both alone, Hicks and Ripley escape the facility with some casualties leading for the secondary Drop-ship to pick them up thanks to Bishop’s help, they enter the drop-ship and Ripley prepares for a suicide mission to fly back into the fusion reactor in hope to find Newt, she arms herself with a pulse rifle as well as a flame-thrower, she manages to enter the Alien Hive, torching the place as she looks for Newt, only to save her before a Facehugger performs the procedure.
Though something big stands in her way as Ripley looks for an exit, The Alien Queen, I have to admit the designers for her made a very good job especially making her way bigger than all the others, Ripley decides it’s a bright idea to start setting the eggs on fire as well killing the Xenomorphs that stand in her way, pissing of the Queen.
Ripley does escape with the Queen in hot pursuit following her in the elevator which raises how the Queen has human intellect but that’s for another day leading Ripley to await for Bishop to fly them out of the Fusion Reactor before it destroys the Colony, believing that they have fled the queen along with it.
At the Sulaco, they dock the ship believing the nightmare is officially over only for it to return as the Queen somehow managed to stay with them by holding onto the Ships landing gear. Leading to Bishop’s demise, Christ Henriksen, first the Terminator now this? What next becoming a demon in the form of a pumpkin? Well technically Bishop is still active aside from being literally torn in half.
Ripley orders Newt to hide so she can prepare for one final battle, she uses one of the Cargo Loaders and says the classic line ‘get away from her, you bitch’ and prepares a fight, she forces it towards the Airlock and traps it with the Cargo Holder (or as I call it the Loader Bot (sorry Borderlands) leading her to force it out into space, killing the Queen once and for all.
Ripley places the rest of the surviving crew into the Hyper-sleep chambers and prepares for another long sleep knowing that the Nightmare is officially over.... that’s until I review Alien 3 at least.
And that was Aliens
Possibly still one of the best Action movies by far relating to a horror franchise, granted it had more iconic scenes from the first movie but the story is still there when it comes to action/horror, especially with corny one-liners as well as signature scenes that no-one will forget.
The acting though is something I need to address first, the main villainous route is just bizarre as well when it comes over to Carter Burke, I mean come on everyone knew he was going to be the obvious bad guy towards it, you could practically smell the smugness of him.
Though the character development in Ripley was something I was fond of, especially as she grew more of a survivor as well as an Alien Killer, I have to admit one thing that James Cameron can do is making weak characters to stronger personalities such as Sarah Connor in the Terminator series (not Lena Headey nor Emilia Clarke for that matter as they are non cannon).
The movie though is something I must address first, mainly towards the logic in following the previous movie towards this one, I admire the ideas towards changing the setting to a more open area but there wasn’t enough moments of science fiction which was relating towards the action, after all the movie is set in the future.
The logic towards Wayland-Yutani’s plans for the Xenomorphs make no sense as well, such as if they have managed to find the ship were the Alien came from or possibly knew of the Aliens existing then why don’t they do something simple such as send some scientists to discover it rather than a mining colony.
Granted the terraforming idea was cool but that was only mentioned which raises more questions than answers on how exactly did they make the atmosphere breathable in the span of 57 years or how did they manage to find natural energy to supply them with food rations or water or another question how did they manage to find energy to create the Fusion Reactor?
Aside from the logic the movie is possibly a step down its direction from the points I made out during the review, the main problem I can think of is the consistency between the characters as the Marines are supposed to be hardened bad-asses only to find out that they are cowards (Hudson for example).
Aside from the negatives the positives easily overpower it, such as the design for the sets which were exceeding the original designs, as well as the Alien Queen included, though there were some things I would change about the Queen’s official design on reveal, it’s still an impressive idea nevertheless.
The score is mostly forgettable as I was more focused on the action as well as the visionary direction Cameron took on, which he’s known for (well done Cameron).
The official rating for this movie would be Hitlist due to the set design and the action sequences, though if it wasn’t for the action then I would have serious doubts on my final judgement, this movie is possibly one of the best all round, I highly recommend it.
I’m Amateur Fan 2.27 and join me next time as I dive into the sequel to well... the sequel.... I’ll see you guys later.
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USS Texas (CGN-39) on her second deployment with USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USS Mississippi (CGN-40), USS Biddle (CG-34) and her Carrier Battle Group in the Mediterranean Sea.
Photographed by PH3 Cruz was taken on August 1, 1981.
NARA: 6391568, 6391565, 6391564
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USS ARIZONA (BB-39) moored to a pier in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia. This was soon after her refit and modernization.
Note: USS BLAKELEY (DD-150) and USS BIDDLE (DD-151) docked near her.
Date: March 2, 1931
NARA: 19-LC-19B-1, 19-LC-19B-5, 19-LC-19B-3, 19-LC-19B-4, 19-LC-19B-2
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Remembering the 30th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm
The guided missile frigate Reid fired the first shot of Desert Shield/Desert Storm on 18 August 1990 and, later the same day, it was followed by USS Robert G. Bradley. In separate incidents, both ships fired across the bows of Iraqi tankers leaving the Arabian Gulf, the first attempted enforcement actions of United Nations Security Council Resolution 661 (passed 16 August), which declared an embargo on Iraqi oil (and stolen Kuwaiti oil) from leaving Iraq and prohibited goods from entering. The tankers called our bluff and kept going as the actual use of force to enforce the embargo was not authorized by the UNSC until 26 August. Nevertheless, also on 18 August, England and Scott diverted ships in the Red Sea and North Arabian Gulf, the first diversions of Operation Desert Shield. By the beginning of September, U.S. Navy enforcement of the UN sanctions was well underway, averaging 40 intercepts and four boardings per day—1,000 intercepts by 16 September.
On 19 August, the Commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, Vice Admiral Henry H. Mauz, was designated as the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command after flying in to Bahrain. By the time the Seventh Fleet flagship, Blue Ridge, arrived in Bahrain on 1 September, three U.S. aircraft carriers and a battleship were already on station in the Central Command area of operations (AOR), ready to counter any further Iraqi aggression. Following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August, the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower transited the Suez on 7 August, the same day that Independence arrived in the Gulf of Oman (U.S. Air Force F-16s first arrived in Saudi Arabia on 10 August). Battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) transited the Suez on 17 August and entered into the Arabian Gulf on 24 August. Saratoga (CV-60) came through the Suez on 22 August. A fourth carrier, John F. Kennedy (CV-67), arrived in the Red Sea on 14 September.
The first fast sealift ships arrived on 27 August. As there were no established U.S. bases in Saudi Arabia, without sealift the Air Force and Army would have run out of bombs and ammunition in short order had the war commenced at that point.
The hospital ship Comfort arrived 7 September and Mercy by 23 September. Between 4 and 11 September, 20 Atlantic and Pacific Fleet amphibious ships arrived in the CENTCOM AOR and, by 16 September, all were in the Gulf of Oman, carrying the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.
On 31 August, the cruiser USS Biddle conducted the first boarding under UNSCR 661; the empty ship was allowed to proceed into Aqaba, Jordan. On 4 September, the destroyer Goldsborough intercepted and boarded the Iraqi cargo ship Zanoobia, which was found to be carrying prohibited cargo and was diverted, the first diversion of an Iraqi-flag ship. On 27 September, the frigate Elmer Montgomery had to fire warning shots to get the Iraqi tanker Tadmur to stop for boarding.
Rear Adm. Sam Cox (USN, ret'd.) is the director of Naval History and Heritage Command. He is responsible for the Navy's museums, art and artifact collections, the research library, 150 million pages of archives, and for collecting and interpreting U.S. Naval history throughout the world. In his 37-year naval career, Cox served as an intelligence officer, retiring in November 2013, as the senior naval intelligence community leader and from both command of the Office of Naval Intelligence and as director of the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office. He also previously served as director of Intelligence (J2), U.S. Cyber Command.
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