The Royal Navy and Royal Marine contingents during the King’s procession (Picture: MOD Crown Copyright). King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned in a spectacular ceremony on Saturday, with the Armed Forces playing a significant part. However, many might have missed some of the sharp manoeuvres performed by the military personnel during the coronation day. Royal NavyContinue reading “Videos – Royal Navy praised for ‘seamless’ marching manoeuvre during coronation display 9th May 2023 at 5:40pm”
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde (Faslane), Scotland, May 5, 2023 for a scheduled port visit prior to joining exercise Formidable Shield 2023.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde (Faslane), Scotland, May 5, 2023 for a scheduled port visit prior to joining exercise Formidable Shield 2023. Formidable Shield demonstrates allied interoperability in a live-fire joint and combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) environment, using NATO command andContinue reading “The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde (Faslane), Scotland, May 5, 2023 for a scheduled port visit prior to joining exercise Formidable Shield 2023.”
US, NATO missile defense exercise kicks off in Atlantic amid Russian show of force By ALISON BATH STARS AND STRIPES • May 8, 2023
The USS Roosevelt, left, and Spanish navy frigate Cristobol Colon transit the Atlantic Ocean during exercise Formidable Shield in 2021. This year, the exercise includes 13 allied and partner nations, notably Finland, the newest member of NATO. (Nathan T. Beard/U.S. Navy) from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/YVKsMR3 via IFTTT
HMS ARK ROYAL – Mersey 70’S
HMS Ark Royal (R09) was an Audacious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy and, when she was decommissioned in 1978, was the Royal Navy’s last remaining conventional catapult and arrested-landing aircraft carrier. She was the Royal Navy’s first aircraft carrier to be equipped with an angled flight deck. https://ift.tt/0aIY2Kp from JC’s Naval, Maritime and MilitaryContinue reading “HMS ARK ROYAL – Mersey 70’S”
USS Vermont (BB-20), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the 14th state. She was the third member of the class, which included five other ships. The Connecticut-class ships were armed with a main battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns and had a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph). Vermont was laid down in May 1904 at the Fore River shipyard and launched in August 1905. The ship entered service with the Atlantic Fleet in March 1907.
Shortly after she entered service, Vermont joined the Great White Fleet for its circumnavigation of the globe in 1908–1909. She took part in the international Hudson–Fulton Celebration in New York in 1909 and made trips to Europe in 1910 and 1913. Thereafter, the ship became involved in interventions in several Central American countries, including theContinue reading “USS Vermont (BB-20), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the 14th state. She was the third member of the class, which included five other ships. The Connecticut-class ships were armed with a main battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns and had a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph). Vermont was laid down in May 1904 at the Fore River shipyard and launched in August 1905. The ship entered service with the Atlantic Fleet in March 1907.”
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