Petraeus and the ‘Pirate Brigade’ (updated)
July 27th, 2009 | Photos Pirates Ships The deckplates The Middle East | Posted by Phil Ewing
U.S. CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus addresses crew members aboard the destroyer Bainbridge July 27 // MC2 Nathan Schaeffer / Navy
Nothing too extraordinary about this Navy image of Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, making a few remarks for crew members of the destroyer Bainbridge.
Or is there?
Take a close look at Petraeus’ cover — definitely not a standard Bainbridge ship’s ball cap. Instead, it’s olive with a black bill, and, what’s this? A white skull in front of a pair of crossed swords and… wha? “USS Bainbridge: Pirate Brigade.”
Scoop Deck used technology to give you this closer look:
"As we ground-pounders say, hua Pirate Brigade!" // Navy photo, enhanced by Scoop Deck
Nice.
You may remember that the Bainbridge was the ship that had the Navy’s memorable encounter with pirates back in the spring… looks like the crew hasn’t forgotten about it.
What’s the best ship’s custom ball cap you’ve ever seen?
Update: Here’s the reason why he came aboard.
Comments
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Petraeus versus the Pirates « New Wars Says:
July 27th, 2009 at 5:36 pm[...] Hat tip to the Scoop Deck! [...]
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Five for Fighting 7/28/09 | linkthe.com Says:
July 28th, 2009 at 6:24 pm[...] Petraeus joins ‘Pirate Brigade‘ * Officer pleads guilty to $40M fuel-theft [...]
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Annabelle Says:
August 8th, 2009 at 10:51 amI can proudly claim that the ball cap is my design! Anyone who wants one should contact my ship’s PAO at pao@ddg96.navy.mil.
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The Scoop Deck – Book deal, casting call: Pirates, SEALs and a DDG Says:
January 29th, 2010 at 3:59 pm[...] by Somali pirates. In his cover photo, Phillips wears a command baseball cap (although not a Pirate Brigade cap) from the destroyer Bainbridge, which was instrumental in his [...]