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Monday, September 4, 2023
How The Defense Transportation System Works
Evergreen

How Does The Pentagon’s Massive Global Transportation System Work?

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Contrary to popular belief, Maersk is not the world’s largest shipping company, nor is Delta the world’s largest airline.

September 4, 2023
Total Views: 10992

Thursday, August 24, 2023
US Navy Admirals and a naval color guard at A Ceremony in Washington. Photo by USN
Navy

Despite Sexual Assault Reforms, The US Navy Still Guards Secrets

by Megan Rose (ProPublica) As President Joe Biden announces major reforms to how the military prosecutes sexual assault, the U.S. Navy is still shrouding those

August 24, 2023
Total Views: 1711

Thursday, August 17, 2023
Canadian Royal Navy Ships HMCS Saskatoon and HMCS Yellowknife
Navy

Canadian Royal Navy Spending Is Disappointing

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg) Over a long career in the Navy, I sailed into many of Canada’s beautiful ports and commanded a Canadian frigate,

August 17, 2023
Total Views: 31866

Saturday, August 5, 2023
A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard sails next to Stena Impero at Bandar Abbas port
Navy

Iran Navy Readies Drones And Missiles As US Marines Prepare To Board Oil Tankers

(Reuters) – Iran has equipped its Revolutionary Guards’ navy with drones and 1,000-km (600-mile) range missiles, Iranian news agencies

August 5, 2023
Total Views: 82794

Crimea Kerch Strait bridge guarded by Russian navy warship
Navy

Naval Drone Strikes Will Likely Slow Russian Oil And Grain Exports

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) Ukraine attacked an oil tanker it said was supplying Russian forces and warned that ports, including commodity hubs, may be at

August 5, 2023
Total Views: 2755

Russia Threatens Ecological War In The Black Sea
Navy

Russia Threatens Ecological War In The Black Sea

By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday suggested Moscow would launch more strikes against Ukrainian ports in

August 5, 2023
Total Views: 22191

Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Brookings Institute Warns Of US Military’s Logistics Gap Vs China
MSC

Brookings Institute Warns Of US Military’s Logistics Gap Vs China

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Last week the Brookings Institute recently published a new report titled “America can’t afford to ignore the logistics

August 1, 2023
Total Views: 4095

Sunday, July 30, 2023
Putin Says Russian Navy To Receive 30 New Ships This Year
Navy

Putin Says Russian Navy To Receive 30 New Ships This Year

MOSCOW, July 30 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin reviewed a parade of warships and nuclear submarines in his native St Petersburg on Sunday and

July 30, 2023
Total Views: 3400

Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
Navy

UK Warns Ships That Russia May Attack

By Michelle Nichols and Julia Payne (Reuters) – Britain warned on Tuesday that it has information indicating Russia’s military may start

July 25, 2023
Total Views: 13081

ship navigation bridge
Navy

NATO Convoys Can Protect Ukraine’s Grain Says Stavridis

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg) In the latest escalation of his war crimes against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has pulled out of the painfully

July 25, 2023
Total Views: 9267

Saturday, July 22, 2023
U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Kentucky is anchored at Busan Naval Base, in Busan, South Korea, July 19, 2023. WOOHAE CHO/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Defense

Rare Submarine Visit Reminds North Korea Of U.S. Nuclear Missiles Out Of Sight, In Range

By Josh Smith SEOUL, July 21 (Reuters) – When a U.S. ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) surfaced for a rare visit to South Korea this week it

July 22, 2023
Total Views: 29706

USS Canberra: US Commissions Navy Warship In Australia
Navy

USS Canberra: US Commissions Navy Warship In Australia

SYDNEY, July 22 (Reuters) – The United States commissioned a warship in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, the first time a U.S.

July 22, 2023
Total Views: 3182

Friday, July 21, 2023
Biden Nominates Admiral Lisa Franchetti to Lead US Navy
Defense

Biden Nominates Admiral Lisa Franchetti to Lead US Navy

By Phil Stewart and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead

July 21, 2023
Total Views: 6510

Chinese Shipyard
Navy

Deep Dive Into China’s Move To Build Shadow Fleet Tankers

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Irene Ang at Tradewinds is reporting that Kurow Shipping, a mysterious tanker company with ties to the Shadow Fleet of

July 21, 2023
Total Views: 7028

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
US Navy Backs Away From Ukraine’s Proposal To Protect Grain In NATO Waters
Navy

US Navy Backs Away From Ukraine’s Proposal To Protect Grain In NATO Waters

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In a recent development, Russia struck Ukrainian ports on Tuesday, a day after withdrawing from a U.N.-backed deal that

July 19, 2023
Total Views: 20315

Navy Nuclear Reactor Core
Navy

AUKUS Powers Up: HII And Babcock Join Forces On Nuclear Projects

by John Konrad (gCaptain) In a move signifying deepening cooperation within the Australia – United Kingdom – United States (AUKUS) alliance, defense

July 19, 2023
Total Views: 2212

Navigating The Information Fog Engulfing American Shipyards
Navy

Navigating The Information Fog Engulfing American Shipyards

The adage “what gets measured gets managed” rings hollow for American shipyards, as the U.S. Maritime Administration and Navy fall short of

July 19, 2023
Total Views: 10050

Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Nearly 40% of US Attack Submarines Are Out of Commission for Repairs
Defense

Nearly 40% of US Attack Submarines Are Out of Commission for Repairs

(Bloomberg) — Delays at naval shipyards mean that nearly 40% of US attack submarines are out of commission for repairs, about double the rate the Navy

July 11, 2023
Total Views: 9729

Daewoo Investor Eyes Purchase Of US Navy Shipbuilder
Navy

Daewoo Investor Eyes Purchase Of US Navy Shipbuilder

by John Konrad (gCaptain) South Korean conglomerate Hanwha, valued at $42 billion, is considering a strategic acquisition of Austal, a pivotal player in the

July 11, 2023
Total Views: 31872

Thursday, June 29, 2023
CSCSU Great Lakes Students in SSDS Lab at Operations Specialist "A" School
Navy

Could the Great Lakes Emerge As The New Frontier For Naval Technology?

by James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) China’s recent enhancement of its spying operations in Cuba — likely to focus on surveilling the many US military

June 29, 2023
Total Views: 5433
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