Monthly Archives: August 2023

USS Mobile Bay, a Major Player During Operation Desert Storm, Will Be Decommissioned Next Week in San Diego Navy / August 03, 2023 at 06:06AM

Mobile Bay will become the latest Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser to be sidelined by the Navy, which is phasing out the Cold War-era vessels in favor of the newer Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. VISIT WEBSITE https://ift.tt/C2KyRm1 from Blogger https://ift.tt/FXJqyDi via IFTTT

The U.S. Military Sealift Command oiler USNS Kawishiwi (T-AO-146), center, replenishing the U.S. Navy battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) and the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) on 25 July 1986.

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USS Zumwalt Mississippi Homeport Shift, Hypersonic Missile Upgrade Delayed Due to Repairs – By: Sam LaGrone July 31, 2023 5:21 PM

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) leaving San Diego, Calif., on July 27, 2023. Photo Used with Permission Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is under repair in San Diego after a planned relocation to Mississippi was interrupted by a maintenance issue, Navy officials confirmed to USNI News. The ship initially left on Thursday before for Ingalls Shipbuilding to undergo theContinue reading “USS Zumwalt Mississippi Homeport Shift, Hypersonic Missile Upgrade Delayed Due to Repairs – By: Sam LaGrone July 31, 2023 5:21 PM”

US Navy’s USS Normandy pays visit to Rijeka, Croatia

uJuly 28, 2023, by Ajsa Habibic US Navy’s USS Normandy (CG 60), a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, has arrived in Rijeka, Croatia, for a regularly scheduled port visit and mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR). Courtesy of US Navy This US Navy vessel arrived in Rijeka on 26 July for the port visitContinue reading “US Navy’s USS Normandy pays visit to Rijeka, Croatia”

Video – The first jet v jet battles: The story of the Korean War’s ‘MiG Alley’ dogfights 31st July 2023 at 4:50pm

Play Video Watch: The Korean War saw a new fighter jet in the sky. During the Korean War, America was forced to deploy its most advanced aircraft at the time to combat the Soviet MiG-15 jet, mainly in an area known as ‘MiG Alley’ during the first ever jet vs jet battles. Between 1950 and 1953,Continue reading “Video – The first jet v jet battles: The story of the Korean War’s ‘MiG Alley’ dogfights 31st July 2023 at 4:50pm”