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Thursday, August 18, 2011
The US Navy Wants You To Like Them
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The US Navy Wants You To Like Them

Today the US Navy asks Facebook users, “Do You Like Us?” and “Do You Want To Play A Game?” These questions might sound like chatter

August 18, 2011
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Monday, August 15, 2011
HMS Monmouth Royal Navy mini gun MV Caravos Horizon
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HMS Monmouth and Royal Marines Thwart Pirate Attack

Royal Marine Commandos board a merchant ship which had been attacked in the Red Sea. (ROYAL NAVY) In the fading light of an August afternoon, the specialist

August 15, 2011
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Saturday, August 6, 2011
navy seals team 6 killed afghanistan
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The Ultimate Sacrifice – 22 American Patriots Killed in Action

As a former naval officer and friend to a number of professionals in the Naval Special Warfare community, I’m deeply saddened to hear the news of our

August 6, 2011
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US Navy cruiser exercise battlegroup tandem thrust
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We Sail the Ocean Blue, but We’re Going Green, Too

USS Carl Vinson Strike Group, Exercise Tandem Thrust 2003, US Navy Photo WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) Rear Adm. (Ret.) Robert James’s characterization of

August 6, 2011
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
HMS Sutherland NGS Drills
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Photo of the Week – Royal Navy fires at Libya

Image by LA(PHOT) Keith Morgan, Royal Navy 29 July 2011 (Royal Navy) HMS Sutherland practised Naval Gunnery Support (NGS) drills by firing High Explosive

August 2, 2011
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier
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Huntington Ingalls Awarded $504 Million Aircraft Carrier Contract Modification

Out of the ashes of the once financially troubled Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Huntington Ingalls Industries charges ahead with the award of a $504M contract

July 31, 2011
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Saturday, July 30, 2011
indian ocean piracy 2011 map
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WARNING LETTER: “Killing hostages is now part of the rules”

This Warning Notice, published by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), is intended for Yacht Skippers considering a passage through the Gulf of Aden,

July 30, 2011
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
China Says Aircraft Carrier Only for Research, Training
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China Says Aircraft Carrier Only for Research, Training

BEIJING—China’s Defense Ministry said its first aircraft carrier would be used for “research, experiments and training” and would not

July 27, 2011
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
HMS Edinburgh south atlantic southern ocean sea Royal Navy
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HMS Edinburgh encounters heavy seas in the South Atlantic

image (c) Liam Beswick This is the South Atlantic (almost) at its most unforgiving as the “Fortress of the Sea” ploughed west for the Falklands

July 19, 2011
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
General Chen Bingde and Admiral Mike Mullen
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South China Sea – US China Relations

At a recent news conference Monday, Gen. Chen Bingde, Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, questioned the purpose of U.S.

July 14, 2011
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Monday, July 11, 2011
USS Iowa broadside naval gunfire navy battleship
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The Necessity of U.S. Naval Power

USS Iowa fires a full broadside, July 1984, US Navy Image By Gordon England,  GEN James L. Jones, USMC (ret), and ADM Vern Clark, USN (ret) All our citizens,

July 11, 2011
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Friday, July 8, 2011
In U.S. Visit to China, Sea Dispute Looms Large
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In U.S. Visit to China, Sea Dispute Looms Large

By Jeremy Page, The Wall Street Journal BEIJING—Tensions in the disputed waters of the South China Sea threaten to distract Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of

July 8, 2011
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Monday, July 4, 2011
Royal Navy Fort Victoria support ship
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Royal Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack

Support ship Fort Victoria helped thwart an attack as pirates fired rockets at a merchant ship off Oman. 04 July 2011 Ten pirates in a couple of skiffs made

July 4, 2011
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Friday, July 1, 2011
Maersk Line, Limited Wins Ice-Strengthened Tanker Time Charter From MSC
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Maersk Line, Limited Wins Ice-Strengthened Tanker Time Charter From MSC

Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) has been awarded a long-term time charter of an ice-strengthened tanker to support the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command

July 1, 2011
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Dutch boarding team takes down a pirate ship [VIDEO]
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Dutch boarding team takes down a pirate ship [VIDEO]

The Dutch Navy just released a video featuring a real deal, high seas gunfight during an anti-piracy operation on April 2, 2011. 16 pirates were arrested and 2

July 1, 2011
Total Views: 146

Thursday, June 30, 2011
US Navy Joint High Speed Vessel JHSV
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US Navy Orders More Warships From Austal

MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)–The U.S. Navy has ordered two more Joint High Speed Vessels from Australian shipbuilder Austal Ltd. (ASB.AU) as part of a

June 30, 2011
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
FOR SALE! Australian military ships, aircraft and armored vehicles
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FOR SALE! Australian military ships, aircraft and armored vehicles

HMAS Manoora via Wikimedia Commons Have you ever dreamed of owning a Kanimbla class Landing Platform Amphibious ship?  Well today, Australian Minister of

June 29, 2011
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
The “aggresive corrosion” of the USS INDEPENDENCE – Who’s to blame?
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The “aggresive corrosion” of the USS INDEPENDENCE – Who’s to blame?

U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Zachary Harrell/Released You may have seen recently that Austal, a designer and manufacturer of high performance aluminium vessels

June 23, 2011
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Sunday, June 19, 2011
Singapore-led Task Force Intercepts Pirate Skiff in Gulf of Aden
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Singapore-led Task Force Intercepts Pirate Skiff in Gulf of Aden

Combined Maritime Forces Gulf of Aden (June 15) – A U.S. missile cruiser, USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), operating under the Singapore-led Combined Task Force

June 19, 2011
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Merchant Marine Reserve Program becomes Strategic Sealift Officer Program
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Merchant Marine Reserve Program becomes Strategic Sealift Officer Program

By: Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Strategic Mobility and Combat Logistics Division WASHINGTON (NNS) — After extensive coordination with

June 17, 2011
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