2025 – The Year Everything Changed

It was the year of fire, The year of destruction, The year we took back what was ours. It was a new age, It was the end of history; It was the year everything changed. https://youtu.be/j1f29B5wjTY #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #yearinreview, #F14Tomcat, #Grumman, #Gettysburg, #Alabama, #Florida, #Pensacola, #Georgia, #Illinois, #NewYork, #Pennsylvania, #Tennesee, #Kentucky, #WestVirginia, #bison, #elk, #wildlife, … Continue reading 2025 – The Year Everything Changed

Short Takes: Unexpected Ships – The Unexpectedly Longest Ship

A Naval Academy riddle sends us across the vast, tractless oceans in search of The Longest Ship in Navy History.  Explore a mystery spanning nearly 700 miles from the Mid-Atlantic region up to New England in order to discover the unexpectedly longest ship the Navy ever (sort of) put to sea! https://youtu.be/1xShmPl5Qkw #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #ShortTakes, … Continue reading Short Takes: Unexpected Ships – The Unexpectedly Longest Ship

Pierside – Black Lions, Episode 2: Safety Wire Pliers

The celebration of the Navy’s 250th birthday continues as the odyssey continues!  My skills and qualifications to maintain F-14 Tomcat develop to near-perfection with the help and guidance of my fellow Black Lions.  Come aboard for a look at the tools we used to keep this magnificent aircraft flying, the certifications we had to obtain … Continue reading Pierside – Black Lions, Episode 2: Safety Wire Pliers

Pierside – Haunted Heritage for the Navy’s 250th Birthday!

October 13th of 2025 marks the United States Navy’s 250th anniversary.  Founded as the Continental Navy on October 13th, 1775, the Navy has grown from a small, ragtag force barely able to fend off dangers threatening America’s shores to the greatest maritime fighting force in human history. To celebrate these 250 years, as well as … Continue reading Pierside – Haunted Heritage for the Navy’s 250th Birthday!

One Hour at Heleloa

Spend a quiet hour at Heleloa - North Beach on board Marine Corps Base Hawaii – Kaneohe Bay. This is an audio-only recording of the surf at this small beach hidden on a Marine Corps base on Oahu. The video does have a slowly rotating slide show of images from North Beach (taken in 2018, … Continue reading One Hour at Heleloa

Short Takes – Vulcan!

Birmingham, Alabama boasts a giant world record—the largest cast iron statue on the planet!  Created to represent Birmingham during the 1904 World’s Fair, Vulcan today stands atop a towering pedestal, forever examining a spear he just forged.  Learn the history of this unique piece of Americana—and how a Roman god came to symbolize an American … Continue reading Short Takes – Vulcan!

Just My Thoughts – Pick a Side

The great Charlie Kirk was murdered one week ago today.  The violence and assassination culture of the Cultural Marxist left is now in open warfare against our constitutional republic.  There is no “moral ambiguity” here.  You either cheer on murder and terrorists and advocate for violence, or else you stand for life and the law.  … Continue reading Just My Thoughts – Pick a Side

Frontiers – Independence Day

The frontiers of the American experience are only beginning!  Come on down south to Mobile, Alabama, and celebrate our 249th Independence Day under the guns of history USS Alabama (BB 60) at Battleship Memorial Park! https://youtu.be/6Mc-H98CZu0 #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #Mobile, #Alabama, #BattleshipMemorialPark, #USSAlabama, #BattleshipAlabama, #IndependenceDay, #fireworks,

Happy Independence Day! A sneak F-14 Tomcat preview…

Happy Independence Day!  To celebrate, please enjoy this brief look at the upcoming “Pierside” documentary – BLACK LIONS!  This three-part story detailing my heady days as an F-14 Tomcat maintainer premiers in September! https://youtu.be/SNdeZq2NU08 #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #F-14Tomcat, #Tomcat, #navalaviation, #Navy, #militaryaviation, #documentary, #aircraftcarrier,

Short Takes – Fort Donelson

The early days of the Civil War appeared to foreshadow only defeat and humiliation for the Union, but an obscure general from Illinois forever altered that narrative.  Take a trip to the quiet, beautiful hills of northwestern Tennessee and learn how Ulysses Grant gave the Union its first real victory when he capture Fort Donelson. … Continue reading Short Takes – Fort Donelson