Monthly Archives: October 2022

17th October 2022 at 3:03pm Play Video The world-famous Red Arrows’ T1 Hawk jet is an icon of the Royal Air Force. The aircraft has wowed crowds during displays around the world and is famous for its nimbleness and coloured vapour trails. The display team recently moved base from RAF Scampton to RAF Waddington where Forces News wasContinue reading “Take a tour of the Red Arrows’ iconic Hawk T1 jet The Red Arrows’ Hawk T1 is one of the most famous and loved aircraft in the world and we’ve been given a tour.”

Jonathan Killick16:46, Oct 14 2022 CHRIS MCKEEN/STUFF A navy spokesperson said scavenging parts from ships already dry-docked for maintenance did not reduce “operational outputs”. The Royal New Zealand Navy is having to cannibalise one of its own ships for a spare part, to bring home a frigate stranded in Australia. The HMNZS Te Mana isContinue reading “Royal New Zealand Navy cannibalising own ship in Auckland to bring home frigate stuck in Sydney”

SHARE THIS: FacebookTwitterLinkedIn (Source: Seaman Natasha Chevalier/DVIDS) MANILA, Philippines – The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) arrived in Manila for a routine port visit while on patrol in U.S. 7th Fleet, Oct. 14. This port visit is USS Ronald Reagan’s first visit to ManilaContinue reading “USS Ronald Reagan Strike Group Arrives in Manila as US Navy Prepares in South East Asia by SOFREP 1 day ago”

Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places. – Christopher Eger Warship Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022: Stuck in theContinue reading “Warship Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022: Stuck in the Middle”

USS Nereus (AC-10) docked at Norfolk Navy Yard, VA, 1921   USS Nereus AC-10 loading coal at Nagasaki, Japan in April 1916. Photographed in February 1921. USS Nereus (AC-10) was one of four Proteus-class colliers built for the United States Navy before World War I. Named for Nereus, an aquatic deity from Greek mythology, she was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Nereus was laid down onContinue reading “USS Nereus (AC-10)”