Navy
Thursday Shorts
Well, if Mr. Trump is elected, he will at least simplify one confusing aspect of current life. Fort Liberty in North Carolina could revert to its former name honoring an unsuccessful Confederate general if former President Donald Trump is reelected in November. Military.com “An unsuccessful Confederate general”…geez, guys, kick a guy when he’s down for […]
New Zealand loses first ship since WWII
News sources are reporting that HMNZS Manawanui has run around, caught fire, and sunk off Samoa. Whoopies. Sounds like all the crew and passengers are safe though. This is the first naval vessel lost for the small South Pacific nation since the Second World War. Yahoo! News has the story; A Royal New Zealand Navy […]
Ghost Ship Found
Maybe you navel naval history types are familiar with this particular ship – I certainly wasn’t. The USS Stewart was deliberately sunk during a US Navy exercise in May 1946 and its final resting place has now been located, according to a statement from the Air Sea Heritage Foundation and Search Inc, which were both […]
A different kind of feel good story
If you ever find yourself in the area of Granite Falls, Minnesota, you should do yourself a favor and stop into the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum. It’s about two hours due west of Minneapolis, so it’s a day trip if you’re coming from the metro. Unfortunately, there’s not much other than this spectacular museum to […]
Valor Friday
I’ve explored the complicated British system of awards and decorations before. Even after having delved into it for several years, it’s still confusing. The Brits have both medals as well as dynastic and fraternal orders. The orders come in various grades, with the upper grades generally coming in the form of a knighthood which grants […]
Joe Biden ordered the US military to assist Israel with shooting down Iranian missiles
In Iran’s recent missile attack against Israel, the latter was not the only country that responded. Joe Biden announced that he directed the US military to help the Israeli military shoot these missiles down. Biden emphasized that the United States is fully supportive of Israel. Kamala Harris stated that she supported Biden’s orders, and she […]
Chinese sub successfully sinks
The Chinese, as we know, have been semi-successfully outbuilding the US Navy. Seems like their coastline is littered with giant shipbuilders, and in numbers of ships they are outbuilding the US Navy exponentially. They have had their share of problems…one of their latest surfaced recently. Well, actually not. China’s newest nuclear attack submarine […]
Valor Friday
One group of American heroes that I have yet to dive deeply into are those in the submarine service. World War I proved the effectiveness of submarines, but subs saw their most devastating use in WWII, with the German U-Boats being a scourge on convoy traffic in the North Atlantic. They were also critical for […]
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