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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Rolls-Royce to power ten Littoral Combat Ships for the U.S Navy
Defense

Rolls-Royce to power ten Littoral Combat Ships for the U.S Navy

Rolls-Royce has announced it will supply gas turbines and waterjets for ten of the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) – the Group’s

January 19, 2011
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Bow Of A British Warship
Navy

Brazil Refuses Entry Of British Warship

Brazil has refused to allow Royal Navy ship HMS Clyde dock in Rio de Janeiro, it has emerged. The Foreign Office has confirmed that HMS Clyde was diverted to

January 13, 2011
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Sunday, January 9, 2011
Chinese Navy Ceremony
Navy

China To Build 1st Carrier & Launches 2 Surveillance Ships To Counter Growing US Presence

Amid reports that China is building its first aircraft carrier to counter growing US presence in the neighbourhood, Chinese navy has added two large sea

January 9, 2011
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
Secretary of Defense To Navy: Less Admirals, More Ships
Navy

Secretary of Defense To Navy: Less Admirals, More Ships

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today a series of what the Pentagon calls “efficiencies decisions” designed to save the Department

January 8, 2011
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
NAVY: Risk Management Key to Mitigating Mishaps in 2011
Defense

NAVY: Risk Management Key to Mitigating Mishaps in 2011

NORFOLK (NNS) — Following the holiday season, Sailors and Marines across the fleet are returning from leave and getting back to the regular routine at

January 6, 2011
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, January 5, 2011
USFF Relieves USS Enterprise Commanding Officer
Defense

USFF Relieves USS Enterprise Commanding Officer

From U.S. Fleet Forces Command Public Affairs NORFOLK (NNS) — Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., Commander, United States Fleet Forces Command (USFFC), has

January 5, 2011
Total Views: 44

Monday, January 3, 2011
US Submarines Ban Smoking – 40% Of Crew Switching To Nicorette
Navy

US Submarines Ban Smoking – 40% Of Crew Switching To Nicorette

A Navy tradition will ended at midnight on Friday. By order of the Navy’s top admiral, smoking will no longer be allowed on submarines effective Jan 1st,

January 3, 2011
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Maritime Security

Oman Corvette Heads To Sea For The First Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDjMtJMrVHc Note to self: Don’t tick off Oman. Portsmouth, United Kingdom: Al Shamikh, the first of three ships being

December 21, 2010
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Navy

Canada’s “Navy”

Canada’s senate passed a motion today that brings it one step closer to changing the name of it’s “navy” from Maritime Command to Royal

December 15, 2010
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Friday, December 10, 2010
Blog

Maritime Command, Royal Canadian Navy, or Canadian Navy?

According to the Toronto Sun, a junior naval officer in Canada’s “Maritime Command” is in a bit of trouble after he was caught emailing his

December 10, 2010
Total Views: 16

Thursday, December 9, 2010
Blog

In the spirit of the Army-Navy game this weekend…

gCaptain says, GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY! Produced by Third Herd, US Naval Academy Class of

December 9, 2010
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Navy

Lockheed Martin Launches LCS 3

The Lockheed Martin-led industry team today launched the nation’s third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Fort Worth, at the Marinette Marine shipyard in

December 7, 2010
Total Views: 36

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Maritime Security Incidents

Trial begins for 5 Somali men accused of piracy

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky/Released) Today, the trial of five Somali men accused of attacking the USS

November 10, 2010
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Navy

Navy shows off the green ‘Riverine’

[U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gregory N. Juday/Released] Last week, the U.S. Navy showed off the power and maneaverability of its

October 28, 2010
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Interesting

Navy Offshore Sailing Wins the MacMillan Cup

The United States Naval Academy won the MacMillan Cup Intercollegiate Regatta this past weekend in convincing fashion with 6 bullets in 8 races.  This regatta

October 27, 2010
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Monday, October 18, 2010
Navy

Possible Changes at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding

In a press release last week, the Northrop Grumman announced they had filed paperwork with the SEC for a possible spinoff of their shipbuilding division.

October 18, 2010
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Maritime Security

Engaging Commercial Industry to Improve Maritime Domain Awareness

by Cesar Morales, Sr. MDA Analyst, and Rob Almeida, CMO – gCaptain.com As young Ensigns fresh out of the Naval Academy, we received extensive training

October 13, 2010
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Friday, October 8, 2010
Navy

San Francisco Fleet Week kicks off

San Francisco’s 2010 Fleet Week kicked off today with the Blue Angels performing “Circle & Arrival” maneuvers over the entire Bay.  Not

October 8, 2010
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Navy

Austal Commences Construction on JHSV 2

Less than one year after beginning fabrication of Spearhead (JHSV 1), Austal has commenced construction on Choctaw County (JHSV 2), the second of up to ten,

September 29, 2010
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Blog

Could Criminalization Of The Mariner Lead To War?

Tensions have erupted in the East China Sea between two world superpowers; China and Japan, after a Chinese fishing boat collided with a Japanese navy ship on

September 12, 2010
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