Years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan sank a US warship in China

USS Panay is seen in trials in off Woosung, China, in 1928. Photo credit: National Museum of the US Navy Share  BY BRAD LENDON CNN Wiresource (CNN) — It’s a day seared into America’s collective memory: December 7, 1941. The day Imperial Japanese warplanes launched a devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, sinking or damaging 19Continue reading “Years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan sank a US warship in China”

Ukrainians have started training on tanks in Germany By JOHN VANDIVER STARS AND STRIPES • May 28, 2023

U.S. M1A1 Abrams tanks arrive at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Friday, May 12, 2023. The tanks are now being used for training of Ukrainian armed forces personnel. 7th Army Training Command is leading the training in Germany on behalf of U.S. Army Europe and Africa. (U.S. Army) from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/Fwmu6Cq via IFTTT

Use Allies in Shipyard Modernization By using smaller domestic yards and allied partners, the Navy could rebuild its fleet and revitalize its industrial base. By Lieutenant (junior grade) Jeong Soo Kim, U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy lost a flat deck. The devastating fire on board the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) in July 2020 laid bare the risk the U.S. fleet faces because of an aging and strained shipbuilding industry. Shipbuilders currently are tasked with growing the battle fleet, decreasing the maintenance backlog, and executing a significant modernization program under theContinue reading “Use Allies in Shipyard Modernization By using smaller domestic yards and allied partners, the Navy could rebuild its fleet and revitalize its industrial base. By Lieutenant (junior grade) Jeong Soo Kim, U.S. Navy”

Royal Navy’s new mothership for crewless mine warfare starts military trials 24th May 2023 at 2:53pm

RFA Stirling Castle leaving Devonport for trials after completing her military conversion (Picture: RFA Nostalgia). RFA Stirling Castle, the newest addition to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary flotilla and the future of Royal Navy minehunting, has completed her military conversion and is now set to undergo trials. The ship arrived in Devonport four months ago asContinue reading “Royal Navy’s new mothership for crewless mine warfare starts military trials 24th May 2023 at 2:53pm”

VIDEO: USS Gerald R. Ford Makes Norwegian Port Call, Kremlin Calls Visit ‘Illogical, Harmful’ – By: Sam LaGrone May 24, 2023 12:53 PM

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) transits the Oslo fjord for its first port call in Oslo, Norway, May 24, 2023. US Navy Photo Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) pulled into Oslo, Norway on Wednesday for a port call to the Norwegian capital, according to U.S. 6th Fleet. The port visit for Ford, the embarked Carrier Air WingContinue reading “VIDEO: USS Gerald R. Ford Makes Norwegian Port Call, Kremlin Calls Visit ‘Illogical, Harmful’ – By: Sam LaGrone May 24, 2023 12:53 PM”