US defence chief Panetta urges naval strength in Asia Mr Panetta said US naval strength should be enhanced in the Asia-Pacific region Continue reading the main story Related Stories China ‘raises Australia-US ties’ China warns US on Asia strategy Obama vows Asia-Pacific priority Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has emphasised the importance of a strongContinue reading “US defence chief Panetta urges naval strength in Asia”
Monthly Archives: May 2012
A Life Less Ordinary for Local Sailor
A Life Less Ordinary for Local Sailor 25 May 2012 20120503_PH_T1015674_0005 Able Stores Accountant Maine Clements enjoying her sea time onboard HMNZS OTAGO Don’t let the word ‘accountant’ in her job title fool you, there’s nothing boring about Maine Clement’s life in the Royal New Zealand Navy. Sailing to Rarotonga at the end ofContinue reading “A Life Less Ordinary for Local Sailor”
Fine today but rain later
Holiday is getting closer
Navy’s first submarine with all-female crew
Michelle Obama sponsors Navy’s first submarine with all-female crew By Carlo Munoz – 05/28/12 03:57 PM ET http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1337330192.html#_=1338296476343&count=horizontal&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fblogs%2Fdefcon-hill%2Fnavy%2F229741-michelle-obama-sponsors-navys-first-submarine-with-all-female-crew&size=m&text=Michelle%20Obama%20sponsors%20Navy%E2%80%99s%20first%20submarine%20with%20all-female%20crew%20-%20The%20Hill's%20DEFCON%20Hill&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fblogs%2Fdefcon-hill%2Fnavy%2F229741-michelle-obama-sponsors-navys-first-submarine-with-all-female-crewhttp://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?api_key=369058349794205&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D6%23cb%3Df17fae148%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fthehill.com%252Ffa3129d6%26domain%3Dthehill.com%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fblogs%2Fdefcon-hill%2Fnavy%2F229741-michelle-obama-sponsors-navys-first-submarine-with-all-female-crew&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&sdk=joey&send=true&show_faces=false&width=200 The USS Illinois, the first Navy submarine to be staffed by an all-female crew, received the support of the White House on Memorial Day. On Monday, First Lady Michelle Obama officially sponsored the Virginia-class submarine, which will beContinue reading “Navy’s first submarine with all-female crew”
An iconic Royal Navy plane that helped to sink the Bismarck battleship during World War II
An iconic Royal Navy plane that helped to sink the Bismarck battleship during World War II will perform a flypast during the finale of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee pageant, it has been claimed. The Fairey Swordfish earned legendary status through its use in World War II (Picture: Flickr/Feggy Art) The Fairey Swordfish biplane will reportedlyContinue reading “An iconic Royal Navy plane that helped to sink the Bismarck battleship during World War II”
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