Monthly Archives: February 2021

HMAS Canberra leaving the biggest dry dock in the Southern Hemisphere after a comprehensive five-yearly service

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French fast battleship Strasbourg

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George H. W. Bush being rescued by USS Finback after being shot down over Chichijima island, 2 September 1944

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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: February 18, 2021 11:52 AM

  These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Feb. 18, 2021, 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. Total U.S. NavyContinue reading “USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: February 18, 2021 11:52 AM”

LONG READS Gurkhas – The Origin Story How the Anglo-Nepalese War happened, and how the Nepalese became British Army soldiers

Greg Allwood 24th December 2020 at 11:32am Major General Sir David Ochterlony had his objective. He was to march the 9,500 men of third and fourth brigades north east across the Indian-Nepalese frontier and into the Churia Hills to confront the enemy.  His force, the central element of a private army controlled by the HonourableContinue reading “LONG READS Gurkhas – The Origin Story How the Anglo-Nepalese War happened, and how the Nepalese became British Army soldiers”