An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches off of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) to provide close-air support to Operation Octave Quartz. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cheyenne Geletka) 28 Dec 2020 Military.com | By Richard Sisk Fighter aircraft from the carrier Nimitz have been providing “operational and close air support” as U.S.Continue reading “Fighters Launched from Carrier Give Cover to US Troops Withdrawing from Somalia”
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Russian Navy Commissions Second Project 11711 LST ‘Petr Morgunov’
Project 11711 landing ship tank (LST – NATO reporting name: Ivan Gren-class) ‘Pyotr Morgunov’ during its commissioning ceremony. Russian MoD picture. Russian Navy Commissions Second Project 11711 LST ‘Petr Morgunov’ The Russian Navy (VMF) has commissioned its second Project 11711 landing ship tank (LST – NATO reporting name: Ivan Gren-class) ‘Pyotr Morgunov’ on 23 DecemberContinue reading “Russian Navy Commissions Second Project 11711 LST ‘Petr Morgunov’”
UK and Russia Commemorate 75th Anniversary of WWII Arctic Convoys
The Russian Defense Attaché to the UK, Colonel Maxim Elovik, places a wreath commemorating the 75th anniversary of the last Arctic convoys on the deck of HMS Belfast (Royal Navy)BY ROYAL NAVY NEWS 12-15-2020 12:56:31 Royal Navy and Russian military representatives have taken part in 75th anniversary commemorations of the end of a bitter four-year struggle toContinue reading “UK and Russia Commemorate 75th Anniversary of WWII Arctic Convoys”
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 21, 2020 December 21, 2020 11:49 AM
USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Dec. 21, 2020, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. TotalContinue reading “USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 21, 2020 December 21, 2020 11:49 AM”
U.S. Aircraft Carrier, 2,500 Marines Off the Coast of Somalia as Pentagon Repositions Forces in Africa
By: Sam LaGrone December 21, 2020 1:29 PM • Updated: December 21, 2020 3:41 PM A C-2A Greyhound, from the ‘Providers’ of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) on Dec. 9, 2020. US Navy Photo The U.S. has moved an aircraft carrier and an Amphibious Ready GroupContinue reading “U.S. Aircraft Carrier, 2,500 Marines Off the Coast of Somalia as Pentagon Repositions Forces in Africa”
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