Monthly Archives: May 2024

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the French aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle participate in a photo exercise in the Mediterranean Sea on May 2.

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Philippines Starts Latest Naval Modernization Attempt Amid South China Sea Tensions

AARON-MATTHEW LARIOSA FEBRUARY 28, 2024 7:25 PM – UPDATED: FEBRUARY 28, 2024 10:22 PM Amid increasing tensions in the South China Sea with China and fears of how a conflict over Taiwan could jeopardize the country’s territories in the Luzon Strait, the Philippines is looking to prioritize its naval forces in a revised military modernizationContinue reading “Philippines Starts Latest Naval Modernization Attempt Amid South China Sea Tensions”

VIDEO: Marine ACVs Make Operational Premiere in Balikatan 2024 Exercise

Amphibious combat vehicles attached to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, drive in formation back to the amphibious landing dock USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) following a waterborne gunnery live-fire training during Exercise Balikatan 24 in Oyster Bay, Philippines, May 4, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the ArmedContinue reading “VIDEO: Marine ACVs Make Operational Premiere in Balikatan 2024 Exercise”

Destroyer USS Halsey Sails Through Taiwan Strait

240508-N-IM467-1017TAIWAN STRAIT (May 8, 2024) Seaman Gary Beckles, from Laurel, Maryland, stands port lookout aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) during routine underway operations while transiting through the Taiwan Strait, May 8. Halsey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’sContinue reading “Destroyer USS Halsey Sails Through Taiwan Strait”

Balao Class: Segundo (SS-398) Cat (SS-399) Blenny (SS-324) Blower (SS-325) Blueback (SS-326) Charr (SS-328)January 1945: the USS Segundo is shown in a sub nest at Guam in between her second and third war patrols. She appears bottom left of this photo with the hull number 398 painted on her bow.

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