USS Roosevelt Leaves for Homeport Shift to Spain

100+USNI Newsby Ben Werner / 1h   //  keep unread  //  hide Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) departs Naval Station Mayport to commence its homeport shift to Naval Station Rota, Spain, March 21, 2020. Roosevelt will replace USS Carney (DDG-64) as one of four forward-deployed naval forces (FDNF) in Spain. Navy photo Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) started aContinue reading “USS Roosevelt Leaves for Homeport Shift to Spain”

Hospital Ship ‘Mercy’ Steaming to Los Angeles to Assist with COVID-19 Response

March 23, 2020 by Mike Schuler The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, departs the Naval Station San Diego and heads to the Port of Los Angeles to aid local medical facilities dealing with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, in San Diego, California, U.S., March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy departed herContinue reading “Hospital Ship ‘Mercy’ Steaming to Los Angeles to Assist with COVID-19 Response”

France to Deploy Mistral Amphib to Serve as Hospital Ship

By: Xavier Vavasseur March 20, 2020 2:34 PM An American MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 lands on French amphibious ship FS Tonnerre on June 28, 2019, during the Semper Thunder exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C. USNI News photo. The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is about to deploy its Mistral-class LHD Tonnerre(L9014) to theContinue reading “France to Deploy Mistral Amphib to Serve as Hospital Ship”

HMS Sutherland Completes ‘Intense’ Arctic Training – One Royal Navy officer described Exercise Cold Response as “invaluable” preparation.

23rd March 2020 at 10:43am HMS Sutherland has completed “intense winter training” in the Arctic Circle ahead of a NATO deployment. The Type 23 frigate is now set to join a NATO task group that patrols northern European waters, the Royal Navy said. THE QUEEN Queen Meets Navy Carrier’s Captain Amid Coronavirus Cancellations 18th MarchContinue reading “HMS Sutherland Completes ‘Intense’ Arctic Training – One Royal Navy officer described Exercise Cold Response as “invaluable” preparation.”

Allied Romance: How Americans Defended and Lived in New Zealand During World War II

Share on FacebookF Share on TwitterL Share on LinkedInI Subscribe to RSSR Print March 23, 2020  Topic: History  Region: Asia  Blog Brand: The Buzz  Tags: New ZealandAmericaAlliesWorld War IIPacific Theater Allied Romance: How Americans Defended and Lived in New Zealand During World War II It would never be the same. by Warfare History Network Early in the 20th century, the population of New ZealandContinue reading “Allied Romance: How Americans Defended and Lived in New Zealand During World War II”