Beginning operations in June 1919,Penguinwas on hand near Scapa Flow when the 72 ships of RADM Ludwig von Reuter’s interned former German High Seas Fleet elected to scuttle rather than have their ships turned over to the Allies. She raced to the scene to help save what could be kept abov...
Between the two units they support operational areas in the Pacific as well as Asia supporting both the U.S Pacific Command (PACOM) as well as U.S Central Command (CENTCOM). Forward deployed “Units” are essential to the movement and operational capabilities of NSW. When you arrive in ...
The US Navy VLF transmitting station at Cutler, ME is the "flagship" of the Navy's fixed very low frequency (FVLF) transmitting sites and has been operational since 4 January 1961. The station is located in Washington County, ME on a peninsula near the small town of Cutler.This...
These were (Army) Scouts and (Navy) Raiders; Naval Combat Demolition Units (NCDUs), Office of trategic Services Operational Swimmers, Navy Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs), and Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons. These varied groups trained in the 1940s for urgent national security requirements, saw...
Though her operational career was tragically short and little noticed UNRYU might prove to be one of the most accessible and readily filmed wrecks of a Japanese fleet carrier comparable to the famous HIRYU and SORYU designs that may be generally intact along its greater length....
In the end the goal is to effectively evaluate the idea of“the small, the agile, and the many.”How to iterate at scale and at speed. How to take things that meet operational needs and make them part of the force structure, deploying them in novel naval formations, learning their opera...
Right now China’s stated operational principle is: “Assertiveness, but not belligerence.” China correctly considers peaceful relations with the US as most important (華春瑩 2016). Its military is very realistic about its capabilities. Following a Chinese visit to the Pentagon and important US mil...
staff who will help her balance between the proven stuff and things that might be a tad too ambitious–they’re certainly not brand-new “babes in the woods” who can get pushed around easily. They’re going to focus on things that are proven and have real-world field/operational ...
The pinball museum has hundreds of operational machines – and many that need repair. This was sort of a pleasant memory for Russ as he had repaired many of those 1960 -1980s era machines before his Navy career. Playing several games, Russ casually reminded me that I might be dropped off...
What vessels will the Navy receive as a part of military aid in the near future? From the beginning of the security and military aids program between the American and Lebanese armies, it has been agreed that this assistance will include the naval force in order to raise operational re...