Monthly Archives: June 2022

USS Missouri (left) and Iowa (right) prepare landing parties to Japan following the cessation of hostilities, taken August 20th, 1945. Note Missouri is easily identifiable by the quad 40 mount atop B turret, which is trained sharply to port – From the US Naval Archive

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Showdown on the ‘Glorious First of June’ By Eric Mills June 2022   Naval History Magazine CLASSIC SEA FIGHTS   VIEW ISSUE FacebookTwitterRedditEmailShare COMMENTS The soaring ideals of the French Revolution had devolved into the bloody misrule of the Reign of Terror by the spring of 1794. Revolutionary France was beset by enemies on allContinue reading

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

1 USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in the Philippine Sea. Two MH-60R Sea Hawks, attached to the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, and an C-2A Greyhound, attached to the “Providers” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 29, 2022) Two MH-60R Sea Hawks, attached to the “Saberhawks” ofContinue reading “USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).”

Navy establishment recommissioned in South Australia

 A commissioning ceremony for Royal Australian Navy shore establishment HMAS Encounter took place at the Torrens Parade Ground in Adelaide. (Defence) The HMAS Encounter establishment has been recommissioned in Adelaide.  According to a statement from Defence, the establishment was decommissioned 28 years ago.  Defence said in a media release the recommissioning comes at a time when theContinue reading “Navy establishment recommissioned in South Australia”

The Freedom class USS Sioux City recently became the first of either of the U.S. Navy’s two types of Littoral Combat Ship to deploy to Middle Eastern waters.

 USS Sioux City The service has long said that these vessels, the first of which entered service in 2008, would be ideally suited to operating in the region. However, this historical trip comes as the Navy now plans to decommission and potentially sell off all of its existing Freedom class ships due to a design flaw, combat relevancy, and otherContinue reading “The Freedom class USS Sioux City recently became the first of either of the U.S. Navy’s two types of Littoral Combat Ship to deploy to Middle Eastern waters.”