Monthly Archives: October 2022

When USS Milwaukee was returned to the U.S. Navy in 1949 after being loaned to the Soviet Union for 5 years, one official said it was the dirtiest ship he had ever seen. The rusty ship smelled of stale fish and was full of rats, lice, and empty vodka bottles.

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18 Oct 2022 Defence women’s rugby tournament underway in Auckland

5:35 pm on 18 October 2022  Share this  Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share via email Share on Reddit Share on Linked In Tonga (left), PNG and Vanuatu combined team at the International Defence Rugby competition in Auckland Photo: NZDF The first-ever women’s International Defence Rugby competition is underway in Auckland, bringing together military partners fromContinue reading “18 Oct 2022 Defence women’s rugby tournament underway in Auckland”

Navy Tests Reloading Missiles on Destroyer in San Diego Bay, Open Ocean Tests Tougher Task By: Gidget Fuentes October 18, 2022 12:09 AM

Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG-111) guide training ordnance into the ship’s forward vertical launch system (VLS) cells during a proof-of-concept test in San Diego, Oct. 4, 2022. US Navy Photo A pairing of a guided-missile destroyer and a supply ship in San Diego Bay last week was the Navy’s latest testContinue reading “Navy Tests Reloading Missiles on Destroyer in San Diego Bay, Open Ocean Tests Tougher Task By: Gidget Fuentes October 18, 2022 12:09 AM”

US, Canada and Japan complete exercises supporting RAN’s deployment This marks the first time these four nations have conducted training together in the South China Sea.

The US, Canada, Japan and Australia conducted a series of exercises in the South China Sea between 5 and 17 October. Credit: US Navy. Naval forces from the US, Canada and Japan have completed a series of exercises undertaken to support the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) regional Indo-Pacific deployment.   This marks the first time these fourContinue reading “US, Canada and Japan complete exercises supporting RAN’s deployment This marks the first time these four nations have conducted training together in the South China Sea.”

Chinese PLA Navy holds full test for dual amphibious assault ship group By Liu Xuanzun Published: Oct 16, 2022 07:19 PM

Two Type 075 amphibious assault ships of PLA Navy, the Guangxi and the Hainan, sail in formation at an undisclosed sea region in 2022. Photo: Screenshot of a video released by the PLA Navy. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently conducted a full test for an amphibious transport group consisting of two Type 075 amphibious assaultContinue reading “Chinese PLA Navy holds full test for dual amphibious assault ship group By Liu Xuanzun Published: Oct 16, 2022 07:19 PM”