Ed Henry

"So the Jaguars are playing in #DUUUVAL this season?" "Yes, Dave." "But people still seem to think they're playing in Orlando?" "That's correct, Dave." "So we need everyone to spread the news and help us lock down The 'Bank?" "It appears so, Dave."

@RSE_VB As I've gotten older I started to appreciate BuNos, it didn't click that Ds were that 'new' since Tomcats were retired, but yet I've definitely flown 161 era aircraft

I dropped my wife off for a dermatological procedure so I have some time to visit the NAS Oceana Air Power Park. It’s like being home again. #TomcatTuesday

@BrandonPerna I thought you showed restraint - I didn't know if I was impressed or disappointed 🤣

This was really cool. Unfortunately, Mina has to refer to me as “friend of the show” in perpetuity.

@md_1010xl @_John_Shipley Who does Ship project as the leading rusher, Tuten, CRod, or player not on roster yet (a la Jakobi Meyers)?

The #JaguarsToday question of the day asks you to: "Send us your Jacksonville Jaguars questions for @_John_Shipley." #DUUUVAL

@Jasonlewis54 I have my nit picks, but I see how you got most of these. Hunter, BTJ, and the Jags RBs are hard to place right now. I think 4 weeks in it'll be different but that's a projection

AFC South player rankings by position

@VikingSeaDub Not directly, but flew 60Rs (700 side numbers). I had always heard a story from Desert Storm about an S-3 dropping an aux tank on an Iraqi ship because they were Winchester. Don't know how true it is though

This is the most legendary story about an S-3 pilot that I’ve ever heard. Navy CAPT Phil Voss was the Commodore of the East Coast S-3 Wing when I showed up to the RAG in ‘93. Grab a bag of popcorn and enjoy this amazing story. It’s a remarkable aviation story from the late Cold War era. In 1985, Fawaz Younis (also known as Fawaz Yunis) was one of five terrorists who hijacked Royal Jordanian Airlines Flight 402, a Boeing 727, at Beirut International Airport. The hijackers (linked to a pro-Iranian Shia group) diverted the plane, failed to reach Tunisia as planned, and returned it to Beirut. They released the hostages but blew up the aircraft on the ground. Younis later sought involvement in drug trafficking. In 1987, the FBI orchestrated Operation Goldenrod: An undercover agent (posing as a drug dealer named “Joseph”) lured him aboard a yacht in international waters off Cyprus/Crete. Younis was arrested there and transferred to the U.S. Navy ammunition ship USS Butte (AE-27). U.S. authorities wanted to bring him directly to the U.S. for trial without risking another international incident like the Achille Lauro hijacking fallout. (In 1985, F-14 Tomcats from the USS Saratoga—the same carrier involved here—had forced an Egyptian airliner carrying Achille Lauro hijackers to land in Sicily, leading to the Sigonella crisis with Italy.) The S-3 Viking Mission Commander Philip “Phil” Voss (then CO of VS-30 “Diamond Cutters,” flying S-3A Vikings aboard USS Saratoga in the Mediterranean) was selected for the high-stakes transport. Voss was a highly experienced S-3 pilot with over 3,000 hours in the type, a Naval War College graduate, and a strong advocate for the aircraft. The S-3 Viking was a carrier-based anti-submarine warfare jet with typical unrefueled endurance of 6–7 hours—not designed for transatlantic flights, especially with a prisoner. Key challenges: • Crew and setup: Voss flew solo as pilot (no co-pilot or navigator to make room). A flight surgeon monitored the sedated Younis, who was secured in a Stokes litter (“clamshell”) strapped in the avionics bay behind the rear seats. Two FBI agents occupied the other crew stations. • Refueling and support: The squadron practiced air refueling. Voss launched from the carrier, joined a KA-6D Intruder tanker initially, then linked with a KC-10 Extender (from Seymour Johnson AFB) for the long haul. A second KC-10 supported the tanker mid-flight. They refueled three times. • Route: Western Mediterranean → Strait of Gibraltar → across the Atlantic (past the Azores) → Nova Scotia → U.S. East Coast. The flight lasted 13 hours and 10 minutes, covering 4,002 miles—a record for an aircraft launching from a carrier at the time. It ended at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C. Voss later recounted the mission in interviews, noting the improvisation (e.g., air traffic controllers’ confusion over the KC-10’s “wingman”) and the trust placed in him due to his expertise. Aftermath Younis was convicted in U.S. federal court of conspiracy, aircraft piracy, and hostage-taking. He received a 30-year sentence in 1989, served about 16 years, and was deported in 2005. This “Viking rendition” demonstrated the S-3’s versatility beyond its sub-hunting role and avoided jurisdictional headaches with European allies. Voss had a distinguished career, later serving as a wing commodore, and shared his experiences in oral histories. The story highlights the intersection of naval aviation, counterterrorism, and creative logistics in the 1980s. If you’re connected to Voss or the VS-30 community (given your S-3 Viking interest), there may be more squadron lore! Let me know if you’d like sources or related details.

@GeneFrenette That's right where I'd like it to be. Good enough to show his athletic skill and he has balance in his life, but not so high that it's anything above a hobby. It's not like he's playing a round Sunday morning before a game (or probably much at all in season)

#Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence golf game making gradual improvement. Stands T44 at 0 points (modified Stableford scoring) among 90 players at American Century Championship at Lake Tahoe. Translation: Trevor played bogey golf. Pretty good in competitive tourney where u get no gimmes.

@RSE_VB I can think of a Class B from trying to take cool pictures and an A from a guy trying to look cool. There are ways to look cool and be badass but you need to plan and have skill. Nuggets aren't demo pilots for reasons

Spot on. The number of Class A mishaps (loss of life/loss of aircraft) from doing stupid sh*t is pretty low but it isn’t zero. In this case, the aircrew endangered civilians. A lot? No. But again, not a zero amount. If you wanna shine your ass hot dogging over the desert or water by yourself? Fine. You and your crew (and the families) may pay a heavy price. In this case, loss of Wings? Nah. But an ass reaming by a General and being grounded/in hack (Duty Officer for two weeks is a good teaching moment), sure.

@md_1010xl Success - win a playoff game Failure - miss the playoffs Depends on injuries, context, and how those games go. If the stars play well but we lose a weird snow game or to the eventual champs in a last minute FG that's different than having 3 turnovers and getting blown out

The #JaguarsToday question of the day: "What is the minimum level of accomplishment that the Jacksonville Jaguars need to have in 2026 in order for YOU to consider the season a success?" #DUUUVAL

@EODHappyCaptain Navy here - depended on the email and recipients. If it was a high vis opsum I made sure the O6 and O5s were first in the template (O3 at the time) In Navy official message traffic it is a thing to prioritize command addresses by seniority

I need you guys to weigh in on this because I’ve been thinking about it all morning. If you’re in the military; Do you place people in order of seniority on an email? I usually do that with the highest ranking person and after that it’s a free for all. What do you think?

@trutriciahelfer Goes to show that Toasters are fracking masters of disguise

Somewhere between ranch owner and Bond villain;)

@BrandonPerna I bet if he used manscaped he wouldn't have felt the need for arson

I’ve been tagged in this multiple times. This is not me, and I’ll prove it on my next livestream.

@md_1010xl @1010XL @1010xlfattony @RHasNoJ 1. Chris Rodriguez - run when we want to 2. Dennis Gardeck - pass rush? 3. Ruke Orhorhoro - more pass rush 4. WR Travis Hunter - unicorn 5. Caleb Ransaw - worth the wait? Honorable Mention for Ray Lane, but mostly that's on special teams, and I'd consider him a 'starter'

Early start for the Tuesday Top5 on #JaguarsToday on @1010XL: "Based on the ESPN offseason depth chart, which five NON-starters are you most excited about for the 2026 Jacksonville Jaguars?" #DUUUVAL @1010xlfattony @RHasNoJ espn.com/nfl/team/depth…

@md_1010xl @1010xlfattony @iame2thet Wide receiver I think the biggest thing is the Jags don't have a glaring weakness instead of some great advantages, except the passing game

.@1010xlfattony is back and @iame2thet is guest-Producing!! Which position group is the strongest for the 2026 Jacksonville Jaguars?

@RSE_VB It manifests more tangibly in the ship material condition, but this is another impact of 2 decades of longer than designed deployments and super optimized workup schedules. Add in extra non-flying BS, a decent economy, and ending GWOT (meaningful missions)

The Navy has forever sought to retain talent by adding things to the “good” side of the scale but never considers taking things off the “bad” side. Nine month long deployments with record days at sea and the family/life costs of that. Staggering OPTEMPO and short deployment turn-arounds. Money doesn’t buy that time back. Free college doesn’t buy that time back. Nothing will. So they “vote with their feet”, as we say. taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-rese…

@KendraMiddleton I feel bad for your DMs after posting this

If Mexico beats England I am skinny dipping

@RealDeclanReed @ayeejuju I was thinking their heart broke and turned into stone.

@ayeejuju For those that don't get it, it's "Lost Love" or "Love Lost". The problem is, this concept literally only works at all if it's the "VE" that is falling to reveal the "ST". This way looks fucking stupid and is inherently unreadable.

@FarvaPrice Much like carrier maintenance, decades of high optempo and poor quality of life causes long term problems within the talent pool that are not easily fixed

More flight time and more money is always the start. The harder challenge is to make squadron command a goal that all aspire to. Sometimes we don’t do a good job of that. Strike-Fighter Aviation’s Expertise Crisis usni.org/magazines/proc…

@_John_Shipley That says something when Jags people are supporting a Titan

I mean it when I say it’s one of the most egregious rankings this already flawed history of a list has ever had lol

@mikenelson586 This one I'll cut them some slack. Balkan history / politics are notoriously complex IMHO. Slobodon Milosovich bad is about the best you can hope for.

Based on a lot of the memes posted around the US/Bosnia game tell me people don't actually know what happened during the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s and whose side we were on and who we were against