MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas from our Surface Scotties!

CONGRATS TO VADM PAPP IN HIS NOMINATION AS 24th COMMANDANT OF THE COAST GUARD

MAWS is pleased to see that VADM Papp (Gold Ancient Mariner) has been nominated by Secretary Napolitano to serve as 24th Commandant of the Coast Guard...just as our staff here predicted on 11 DEC.

http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/index.php/2009/12/update-president-obama-intends-to-nominate-and-appoint-vadm-papp-as-the-24th-commandant-of-the-coast-guard/

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Federal Government Operating Status in the Washington, DC, Area: CLOSED Monday, 21 Dec 09

• Federal agencies in the Washington, DC, area are closed. Nonemergency employees (including employees on pre-approved leave) will be granted excused absence for the number of hours they were scheduled to work. This does not apply to employees on leave without pay, leave without pay for military duty, workers' compensation, suspension, or in another nonpay status.
• Telework employees may be expected to work from their telework sites, as specified in their telework agreements.
• Emergency employees are expected to report for work on time.
• Employees on alternative work schedules are not entitled to another AWS day off in lieu of the workday on which the agency is closed.

Posted on December 20, 2009 at 4:35 PM at: http://www.opm.gov/status/

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The Rise and Fall of a Military Blogger

We here at the Surface Force Center for Maritime Advanced Warfare Studies have been following the situation in the below linked Military Times article as well. All the more reason why bloggers/writers who are still on the government payroll may be best suited to remain anonymous or utilize a semi-anonymous pseudo-name.

http://militarytimes.com/offduty/technology/offduty_blogger_120809/

SHIFT TO DISQUS

MAWS has shifted to DISQUS for member comments.

Ping.fm

MAWS is now up on ping.fm as well. Twitter, FB, LinkedIn, Blogger and Posterous accounts are now all inter-connected for more efficient information dissemination.

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SURFACE FORCE STATEMENT ON THE ARREST OF JIM ATKINSON

We here at the Surface Force Center for Maritime Advanced Warfare Studies have no comment at this time, but will be following this very closely. It should be noted though that Mr. Atkinson is highly respected in his field though.

Intel expert? Armed offender? EMT's background shows contrasts - GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_342225554.html

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PROSPECTIVE USCG COMMANDANT GOUGE

Some of our sources know some people who know some people who know some people that have said that VADM Papp, Commander Atlantic Area is to be nominated as next CCG. We here at the Surface Force Center for Maritime Advanced Warfare Studies (MAWS) wish VADM Papp all the best.

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Straight Up B.A.M.F.

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Things that this guy does better than you: party, rock out, and be a complete bad ass.
Pennsylvania

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STATEMENT ON TODAY'S CGBLOG REVEALATIONS

We find today’s revelations concerning possible manipulation of CGBlog by outside forces as disturbing as the anti-Coast Guard tone CGBlog has taken over the past few weeks with threads created by a vocal minority of malcontents with no sea time peddling inaccuracies and misinformation about Coast Guard operational readiness/safety and allegations of failures on the part of Coast Guard leaders and program managers to provide effective cutter material support. It is not a giant leap to believe that CGBlog will continue to alienate more real Coasties as they continue to march on an agenda obviously driven from elsewhere.