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laststandonzombieisland 11h   //  keep unread  //  hide The (A)SECNAV over the weekend announced that, in honor of MLK Day, USS West Virginia Pearl Harbor hero cook PO3 Dorie Miller will be the namesake of a new Gerald Ford-class carrier, the future CVN-81. Of course, it does kinda rub me a skosh the wrong way as far as naming conventions go, with aircraftContinue reading “Dorie Miller to be remembered in a new carrier”

500+USNI Newsby U.S. Naval Institute Staff / 9h   //  keep unread  //  hide USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Jan. 20, 2020, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chartContinue reading “USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Jan. 20, 2020”

January News 2020 Navy Naval Maritime Defense Industry POSTED ON MONDAY, 20 JANUARY 2020 20:12         According to a Tweet published by Lockheed Martin on January 19, 2020, Lockheed Martin has launched the LCS 23 Freedom-class, the future USS Cooperstown, bringing the ship one step closer to joining the U.S. Navy. Lockheed MartinContinue reading “Lockheed Martin has launched LCS 23 Freedom-class USS Cooperstown combat ship for US Navy”

SeaWaves – the BEST naval news since 199…by seawaves / 2h   //  keep unread  //  hide January 20, 2020 – Onlookers were treated to a striking view as the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s (RFA) Tide class tanker RFA Tidesurge sailed up the River Mersey to Cammell Laird in Birkenhead. Tug boats came alongside RFA Tidesurge as it approached the shipyard onContinue reading “RFA Tidesurge Arrives Cammell Laird for Refit”

SeaWaves – the BEST naval news since 199…by seawaves / 1h   //  keep unread  //  hide The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) perform division tactics (DIVTACS) maneuvering exercises in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility. Gridley is transiting through the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibilityContinue reading “Sea Control Beyond the Strike Group: USS Detroit and USS Gridley Exercise Together”