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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Somehow I survived incessant rain *and* managed to run a 10:00 minute mile? Hell yeah. 🌧️🏃🏽‍♀️💨🏅💪🏼 #Army10Miler #PersonalRecord

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

⚓️It’s publication day!📕 Feeling deeply humbled that my research appears in Ed Marolda’s edited volume with John Hattendorf, Richard Mobley, and Norman Friedman—scholars whose work shaped my understanding of Navy history and strategy. Grateful for the chance to contribute to a field built by giants.

Book cover for COLD WAR STORM: the u.S. NAVY AT TGE FALL OF VIETNAM AND THE LOOMING SOVIET THREAT. The background features a dramatic, dark toned scene with USS Kirk (DE 1087) under heavy clouds. The overall design uses red tones to convey urgency and the geopolitical stakes.

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good morning. ☕️ 👻 🎧 🪴 🪏

Heather drinking coffee out of a Bernie Sanders 2016 mug, wearing a Buc-cee’s Halloween-themed shirt that doesn’t not glow in the dark, even though it was marketed as such.

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Humbled to receive the Joint Civilian Service Achievement Medal, and grateful for the guidance, mentorship, and professional development that shaped my work with the Joint History and Research Office over the last year.

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I have not run in over two weeks because of a work project that kept me late everyday. But I did the Annapolis 10-Miler and *didnt die* despite event planners throwing in the Severn River bridge within the last two miles of the race. 😮‍💨 🏃🏻‍♀️💨🏅

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

My non-supervisory colleagues at the Pentagon (literally) made me a Funko POP! My detail ends in fifteen business days, and having this on my desk will absolutely make my remaining time more joyous. 🧸💟🫂

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Behold! My rubber plant. Her name is “Unruly.”

An over 6-foot-tall ficus plant with a small flag that reads, “You grow, girl!”

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Welp. I did it. I wrote a book. Checkout review edits for QUEER IN THE COLD WAR: THE CIVIL-MILITARY BATTLE OVER THE LAVENDER SCARE are with @bethanywasik.bsky.social. I am amassing images and permissions, hoping this 📸 from the Henri Leleu Papers at the GLBT Historical Society will be the cover.

A man posing with a sign that reads "I served honorably” outside the federal building in San Francisco, ca. 1966.

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The first full draft of QUEER IN THE COLD WAR: THE CIVIL-MILITARY BATTLE OVER THE LAVENDER SCARE is with @bethanywasik.bsky.social at @cornellupress.bsky.social. It covers not only the experiences of active duty personnel, but those of reservists, veterans, and retirees, too.

A group of picketers outside of the Federal Building in San Francisco. Signs read "Homosexuals were accepted in World War II, why not now?" and "Homosexuals serve honorably by perjuring themselves."

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

It is with great relief (and exhaustion) to report my submission of the final chapter of QUEER IN THE COLD WAR: THE CIVIL-MILITARY BATTLE OVER THE LAVENDER SCARE to @bethanywasik.bsky.social at @cornellupress.bsky.social. Photo Credit: Joan E. Biren (June 1987)

In this black-and-white image, Leonard Matlovich, an American Vietnam War veteran, being arrested during a protest in front of the Reagan White House. He is wearing his Air Force uniform and has his hands crossed behind his back. Two police officers stand on either side of him wearing kitchen gloves. The officer on the left homds a small American flag.

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I went to Yale and all I could afford was a sweatshirt. 👀💸

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Easing back into my natural brunette.

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Too late for SMH, but I finally splurged on business cards. ⚓️ I frickin’ love them. 😍

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I picked up a hitchhiker on my walk home. 🌬️🐝

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I *updated my signed academic book collection to include several newly autographed books from #SMH2026. Thank you for your contributions! 🖊️ 📖 * Not pictured: signed books at the office, which include ~every~ book from BJ Armstrong and Trent Hone.

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I achieved BOTH of my goals today: (1) finish the marathon ✅ and (2) complete it in under 6 hours ✅. I’m going to go collapse in the shower now. #YuenglingMarathon

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Made it to Virginia Beach! 🏖️ After surviving tunnel traffic—IYKYK—stopped at the Convention Center to pick up my race packet. ☘️🏃‍♀️💨 I run my *first* marathon on Sunday. 👇🏼 This is what 40 looks like! 👌🏼

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

By happenstance, or the universe, I was able to witness the Buddhist monks walk their final stretch down Crystal Drive in Arlington, VA toward their destination, Washington, D.C. They began in Fort Worth with “a simple message about blocking out the noise of a messy world and finding tranquility.”

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

“Avēdē kedēvē.” 🪄 I had a glove in my mouth (so I could record it).

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I just shoveled snow for the first time ever. Holy hell. That was painful. 🛀 May I be an honorary midwesterner?

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I love how these shelves turned out. 🤩 * Before anyone comes at me: Yes. I know Kikuchi’s ‘Vampire Diaries’ series isn’t manga. They’re the height of manga, so that’s where they’ll go.

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I’m really happy with that time. I haven’t been training like I should, ut I’m almost positive this is my first sub-10 minute-mile 10K in YEARS. 11.5 hours to 40! 🎂 🎁 🎉

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Last race of my thirties! 🏃🏼‍♀️💨🥶

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Enjoying the last four days of my thirties. 📸 💁🏼‍♀️🍰🗓️

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Clean Christmas continues with a thorough cleaning of the living room and the reorganization of the bookshelves to accommodate our new selections. 📚🍂☕️🧣🎄

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

It took me ALL DAY. My dining room is tidy and my plants attended to. L Sometimes a nice reset does wonders for the mind. 🍂 l☕️🧣

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

This is not what I meant when I said I wanted to be in a crime drama.

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Like @kevinmkruse.bsky.social, I don’t have any books of my own to suggest (next year, I’ll have one I hope y’all will read!). So here are some books I read this year that I *highly* recommend:

Book cover for Queer Career by Margot Canaday

Cover of It Came From the Closet, edited by Joe Vallese

Cover of Charlie Brown’s America by Blake Scott Ball

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

My grandmother’s Thanksgiving cactus—Aleta, named after her—is looking GORGEOUS this morning. Happy Thanksgiving week! 🦃 🍂 Stay safe. Stay warm. Drink water. Center yourself first. 🫂

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

My academic books have only ever known the (dis)comfort of the floor. Today, they graduated to shelves, and they look fantastic. 📚💫

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

It took me all morning and part of the afternoon, but I have a freaking jungle dining room. 🪴😍🌱

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

I forsook the Navy this morning for the Army 10-Miler. 😆 I was 00:04:02 faster this year! Completed in 1h 55m 11s, averaging an 11:31 min/mile. 🏃🏼‍♀️💨🏅Nap time!

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

He was just a signer (in a Rock’n’Roll band). 🎤🎼🎸

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

5K this morning at @visitoccoquan.bsky.social benefitting CFH Affordable Housing (cfhva.org). I’ll probably do two laps, since I average six miles per run. 🏃🏼‍♀️💨

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Had a most ~disagreeable~ afternoon, so this is much better. 🥱🫖💤

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Thrilled to return my author’s agreement for my chapter—𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝘆: 𝗭𝘂𝗺𝘄𝗮𝗹𝘁, 𝗭-𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲—in an edited volume from @usni.org, forthcoming in 2026. 🥹📖🖊️⚓️💪🏼

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Half marathon this morning along the D.C. canal in my new post-McMullen USNA merch. #BeatArmy

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

What is wild is that I’ve not heard of Private Snafu! Scuttlebum, from what little I’ve found thus far, was featured in a series of posters displayed at the Damage Control Training Center at Philadelphia. Aside from his illustrator (Bil Sullivan), that’s it. I’ve found nothing else.

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Thank you for the live-action shot of me at #McMullen2025, Mark! hope everyone who attended—standing room only!!—enjoyed our panel on damage control. I plan to do *something* with The [Twenty] Tragedies of Scuttlebum: The Navy’s Damage Control Caricature, so stay tuned!

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I ran into Dr. Ed Marolda (whose work I low-key fangirl over) at #McMullen2025, and he told me that my chapter in the forthcoming volume 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘚 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘢𝘮 𝘞𝘢𝘳 required **no edits** 🥹 He hopes @usni.org will release the volume in 2026. 📖 I can’t wait.

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

I wanna die. 🥵🏃🏼‍♀️💨 But I did it. 🏅 *and* First Place Women’s Age Group 30-39! 🥇

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Midday race in mid-September. I may regret this. 🥵

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

01:55:22 🏃🏼‍♀️💨 Let’s goooooooo!!! 🏅 Mt. Vernon’s #GeorgeWashingtonPatriotRun Beat last year’s time by 4 minutes and 32 seconds in the muthafuckin rain!

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Heather M. Haley @heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Tending to my #UrbanJungle today. This is but one of many microjungles in my apartment. 🌿🌱🪴🍃

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