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Sunday, April 22, 2018
A Chinese flag is seen in front of the Friendship bridge over the Yalu River connecting the North Korean town of Sinuiju and Dandong in China
Navy

China Navy Drills In Pacific As Tensions Rise

by Adam Jourdan (Reuters) – Chinese naval forces have passed through waters south of Taiwan and carried out military exercises in the western Pacific,

April 22, 2018
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Saturday, April 14, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech as he reviews a military display of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in the South China Sea
Defense

Xi Presides Over China’s Largest-Ever Naval Operation

by Philip Wen (Reuters) – In full military uniform President Xi Jinping presided over the Chinese Navy’s largest-ever military display on Thursday,

April 14, 2018
Total Views: 127

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Taiwanese Coast Guard Ship
Navy

Taiwan Navy Ships Drop Anchor In Nicaragua To Salvage Diplomatic Ties

by Clare Jim (Reuters) A Taiwanese naval “Friendship Flotilla” of warships dropped anchor in Nicaragua on Monday just weeks after China urged Taiwan’s

April 10, 2018
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Photo of China's PLAN Liaoning aircraft carrier with escort ships underway
Navy

Vanuatu and China Deny Talks of Secret South Pacific Military Base

SYDNEY, April 10 (Reuters) – Vanuatu and China on Tuesday denied a media report that Beijing wanted to establish a permanent military presence in the

April 10, 2018
Total Views: 59

Saturday, April 7, 2018
Sea Trials of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Aircraft Carrier
Navy

Navy Backs Down On Carrier Shock-Testing

By Anthony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian has said the Navy should perform shock-testing soon to determine how well its new $12.9 billion

April 7, 2018
Total Views: 214

Royal naval support facility in Bahrain
Defense

New Royal Navy Base Opens In Bahrain

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The United Kingdom opened a permanent naval base in Bahrain on Thursday. The ceremony formally opening the UK Naval Support Facility

April 7, 2018
Total Views: 425

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Newly-appointed Commander of First Escort Division of JMSDF Ryoko Azuma salutes to soldiers in Yokohama
Navy

Japan’s Navy Appoints First Female Squadron Commander

by Nobuhiro Kubo (Reuters) – Japan’s navy on Tuesday appointed the first woman to command a warship squadron, including the flagship Izumo helicopter

March 6, 2018
Total Views: 161

Friday, February 2, 2018
Brooklyn Navy Yard Navy Warship Dry Docking
Navy

Historic Shipyard Turns From Ships To Technology

by David M. Levitt (Bloomberg) — America may never recover its glory as a manufacturing powerhouse, but the Brooklyn Navy Yard is doing what it can,

February 2, 2018
Total Views: 110

Monday, January 29, 2018
Australia's Future Frigate, Image via Lockheed Martin
Navy

Australia Breaks Defense Export Records With Naval Newbuilds

By Jason Scott (Bloomberg) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said his nation is aiming to break into the Top 10 of global defense exporters and is

January 29, 2018
Total Views: 106

Saturday, December 16, 2017
missing ara san juan sub
Lifesaving Incidents

Argentina Fires Top Admiral After Submarine Tragedy

by Nicolas Misculin (Reuters) – Argentina fired the head of its navy a month after a submarine disappeared in the South Atlantic with 44 crew members

December 16, 2017
Total Views: 71

Thursday, December 7, 2017
Argentina To Stick With Submarine Program Despite Disaster
Lifesaving Incidents

Argentina To Stick With Submarine Program Despite Disaster

By Hugh Bronstein (Reuters) – Argentina and other South American countries are likely to maintain or increase their submarine programs despite the

December 7, 2017
Total Views: 49

Friday, November 24, 2017
US Navy Search And Rescue Aircraft Pacific
Lifesaving Incidents

U.S. Navy Halts Search For Lost Sailors

TOKYO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy said it has called off a search for three sailors missing since a transport plane crashed in the Philippines Sea south of

November 24, 2017
Total Views: 49

Submarine Rescue Equipment Loaded Aboard US Navy Ship
Navy

Explosions Heard Near Missing Argentine Sub

Argentina (Reuters) – The Argentine navy raised the possibility on Thursday that a navy submarine missing in the South Atlantic suffered an explosion,

November 24, 2017
Total Views: 149

Monday, November 20, 2017
U.S. Navy Rolls Out New Measures After Deadly Collisions
Navy

U.S. Navy Rolls Out New Measures After Deadly Collisions

by Amy Sawitta Lefevre (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy has introduced new measures aimed at avoiding a repeat of two deadly crashes in the Asia Pacific region

November 20, 2017
Total Views: 129

Saturday, November 18, 2017
George H.W. Bush is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
Navy

U.S. Navy Releases Base-by-Base Sexual Assault Data

by Phil Stewart (Reuters) The U.S. military on Friday disclosed for the first time base-by-base data on sexual assault reports, showing a higher number of

November 18, 2017
Total Views: 46

Sunday, November 12, 2017
Trump Offers to Play South China Sea Peacemaker
Navy

Trump Offers to Play South China Sea Peacemaker

By Jennifer Jacobs and Andreo Calonzo (Bloomberg) U.S. President Donald Trump offered to help resolve territorial disputes in the South China Sea as he entered

November 12, 2017
Total Views: 50

Friday, November 3, 2017
Storm at sea
Blog

US Navy Memo: Back-To-Basics OR Outdated-And-Ridiculous?

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) After reading the U.S. Naval orders for Back-to-Basics reforms and the USS Fitzgerald and USS McCain investigation reports

November 3, 2017
Total Views: 63

Sunday, October 29, 2017
Navy Aircraft Carriers Underway in Formation
Navy

US Navy Deploys A 3rd Carrier To The Pacific

By Anthony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy has three aircraft carriers and their assorted missile-carrying vessels operating in or deploying to the western

October 29, 2017
Total Views: 580

Saturday, October 28, 2017
ROYAL NAVY submarine HMS Astute ready for operations
Defense

Royal Navy Sacks Coked-Up Submariners

(Reuters) – Britain’s navy has fired nine sailors serving on a nuclear-armed submarine after they tested positive for using cocaine, the country’s

October 28, 2017
Total Views: 281

Saturday, September 30, 2017
JLOTS Ship Offloading Army Tanks
Navy

Hurricane Relief – Where Are The US Army Watercraft?

By Michael Carr, US Army Watercraft Master (Ret) – Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas, then Hurricane Irma collided with Puerto Rico and smashed through

September 30, 2017
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