Monthly Archives: June 2022

After 32 Years In Service, Indian Navy Decommissions INS Nishank And INS Akshay While INS Nishank, a high speed missile craft, was commissioned on September 12, 1989, INS Akshay was commissioned a year later on December 10, 1990 at Poti, Georgia.

Mumbai:  The Indian Navy on Friday decommissioned its two ships, INS Akshay and INS Nishank, after 32 years of service, including participation in Operation Talwar and Operation Parakram. The decommissioning event was conducted at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard in a traditional ceremony wherein the national flag, the naval ensign and the decommissioning pennant of the twoContinue reading “After 32 Years In Service, Indian Navy Decommissions INS Nishank And INS Akshay While INS Nishank, a high speed missile craft, was commissioned on September 12, 1989, INS Akshay was commissioned a year later on December 10, 1990 at Poti, Georgia.”

The A-4 Skyhawk Was A Legend

ByChristian Orr Published1 day ago * * * * * A-4 Skyhawk. The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk has a few distinctive historical claims to fame. Perhaps the most famous example is the fact that a Skyhawk was flown by eventual U.S. Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain on the day of his shootdown that resulted in his harrowingContinue reading “The A-4 Skyhawk Was A Legend”

After 32 Years In Service, Indian Navy Decommissions INS Nishank And INS Akshay While INS Nishank, a high speed missile craft, was commissioned on September 12, 1989, INS Akshay was commissioned a year later on December 10, 1990 at Poti, Georgia.

Mumbai:  The Indian Navy on Friday decommissioned its two ships, INS Akshay and INS Nishank, after 32 years of service, including participation in Operation Talwar and Operation Parakram. The decommissioning event was conducted at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard in a traditional ceremony wherein the national flag, the naval ensign and the decommissioning pennant of the twoContinue reading “After 32 Years In Service, Indian Navy Decommissions INS Nishank And INS Akshay While INS Nishank, a high speed missile craft, was commissioned on September 12, 1989, INS Akshay was commissioned a year later on December 10, 1990 at Poti, Georgia.”

Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ian Thomas)

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).  An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, prepares to make an arrested landing on theContinue reading “Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ian Thomas)”

Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ian Thomas)

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).  An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, prepares to make an arrested landing on theContinue reading “Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ian Thomas)”