The Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group transits the Pacific Ocean in 2020. (Jason Isaacs/U.S. Navy) By CAITLYN BURCHETT STARS AND STRIPES • August 26, 2024 WASHINGTON — The Middle East deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has been extended following a weekend of Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah trading heavy fire,Continue reading “Roosevelt deployment extended in Middle East, US to keep 2 carrier strike groups in the region”
Monthly Archives: August 2024
Dragging Stern – Here we see this amazing shot, some 80 years ago this week, of the Ruler (Bogue) class Royal Navy escort carrier HMS Nabob (D 77) as she doggedly returns to base, very well trimmed aft, her stern low down in the water, after being hit by a German torpedo on 22 August 1944.
Hudson, F A (Lt) Royal Navy official photographer Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-01) A 25368. She lost 21 of her crew but the survivors couldn’t quit her. Constructed in Seattle under the name USS Edisto (ACV/CVE-41), Nabob instead entered British service on 7 September 1943, with over two-thirds of her crew being Canadian. Less than a yearContinue reading “Dragging Stern – Here we see this amazing shot, some 80 years ago this week, of the Ruler (Bogue) class Royal Navy escort carrier HMS Nabob (D 77) as she doggedly returns to base, very well trimmed aft, her stern low down in the water, after being hit by a German torpedo on 22 August 1944.”
Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Arrives in U.S. Central Command
Sam LaGrone – August 21, 2024 7:18 PM USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) sails in the Indian Ocean on Aug. 18, 2024. US Navy Photo Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) arrived in the Middle East Wednesday, according to U.S. Central Command. The San Diego, Calif., based carrier, Carrier Air Wing 9 and its escorts are headed toContinue reading “Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Arrives in U.S. Central Command”
Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) prepare to moor at HMAS Stirling
HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia, Australia (Aug. 22, 2024) – Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) prepare to moor at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, Australia, as part of a scheduled port visit before conducting a submarine tendered maintenance period (STMP) with the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), Aug.Continue reading “Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) prepare to moor at HMAS Stirling”
August retirement: HMAS Broome (II) makes final journey before decommissioning
HMAS Broome enters Darwin harbour for the last time prior decommissioning in Darwin, NT. Photo: LSIS Ernesto Sanchez Royal Australian Navy Armidale Class patrol boat, HMAS Broome (II), has entered Darwin harbour for the last time ahead of its official decommissioning laster this month. HMAS Broome (II) also made a final pitstop in its namesakeContinue reading “August retirement: HMAS Broome (II) makes final journey before decommissioning”
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