http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/navy/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:21:04 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419115/posts Arleigh Burke-class destroyers such as the USS Ross and USS Cole, which survived a terrorist suicide bombing in Yemen, have proven to be durable workhorses in the U.S. Navy. Retired Rear Adm. Michael K. Mahon calls the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer "the envy of the world." One of the ships is shown here in Bath, Maine, in May. Over the 22 years since construction of the first one began at Bath Iron Works, the ship has steamed into the record book: The destroyer's production run has outlasted every other battleship, cruiser, destroyer and frigate in U.S. Navy history. sphere.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419115/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:21:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418653/posts BATH, Maine – Cruising through the darkness in rough seas, the USS Ross encountered a rogue wave that smashed into the destroyer's bow, sending a shudder along the entire ship that knocked sleeping crew out of their bunks and damaged the sonar housing. As alarms sounded, sleepy sailors scrambled to shore up the leak. "We cracked the hull and kept on going like it was nothing,"... Yahoo (AP) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418653/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:56:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414329/posts Indonesia to equip navy with Chinese-made missiles 16:40, December 22, 2009 Indonesia is going to equip its own navy's warships with missiles made in China so as to upgrade combat capabilities, Agus Suhartono, Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral said Monday. "We will continue to procure C-802 missiles from China after we test the weapon with good results,” he said adding that the Indonesian Navy was also negotiating with China to obtain C-705 missiles that were more slender in shape. C-705 "Both types of missile will be added to the armament of the navy’s fast patrol boats and Van Speijk... People's Daily Online,China http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414329/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:34:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413692/posts China wary of Russian naval repairs By Andrei Chang Column: Military Might Hong Kong, China — China has procured from Russia 12 Kilo class submarines and four 956E/EM DDGs, or guided missile destroyers, since 1993. The first two Vasayanka-class Kilo submarines were exported to China in 1993, and the second two Kilo 636 submarines were delivered in 1996. The first two 956E DDGs were delivered in 1996 and 1999 respectively. These battleships are now all due for overhaul or technical upgrading. But there are differences between China and Russia as to how this is to be done. Simply, China does... United Press International-Asia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413692/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:15:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411546/posts Occasionally, I like to write editorials and opinion pieces to keep my writing skills up and take my frustrations with government policy at the same time.I doubt this will ever run in a newspaper, but I've decided to share it anyhow. Piracy: The Threats and Possible Solutions Part I: The Threat We all remember the times when we were kids. We remember raising the jolly roger, wearing an eye patch, and having a parrot on our shoulder. Normally we would have our parents play the role of victim as we plundered fake gold coins as we, and our friends, would... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411546/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:30:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411016/posts SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — Two minesweepers that arrived here on temporary rotation last summer will make a permanent home in Sasebo, the U.S. Navy announced Wednesday. The USS Avenger and USS Defender, both from San Diego, will remain here after a review found it would be better to keep the two minesweepers in Sasebo rather than regularly rotate ships in from the United States, the Navy said. Both ships had been in Sasebo for about six months and will join the base’s two other forward-deployed mine ships, the USS Patriot and the USS Guardian. The change was not due... Stars and Stripes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411016/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:53:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410936/posts Mexico turns to navy to bolster flagging drug war Robin Emmott MONTERREY, Mexico Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:57pm EST MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Faced with ever-worsening drug cartel violence, Mexican President Felipe Calderon is turning to elite navy troops to help reignite his floundering army-led drug war. WORLD The navy scored the biggest victory yet of Calderon's three-year struggle to stem drug violence when its special forces killed a top drug lord this week, showing how it is breaking out of its traditional role and moving inland. Naval troops shot dead Arturo Beltran Leyva, aka "The Boss of Bosses," in... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410936/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:33:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2410824/posts Support our Navy Seals! Ok people it is time to get fired back up and shout real loud for our Navy Seals! It is absolutely insane what our government is doing to our Military who put their lives on the line to capture and secure Terrorist!!!! Not only are they sacrificing in every way possible now our blasted government is throwing them under the bus! Our Government cares more about the rights of TERRORIST than they do about our fine young men and women who care so much for this country that they lay it all on the line! Below... http://www.supporttheseals.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2410824/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:07:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407667/posts Forty members of Congress are calling on the military commander who ordered the court martial of three Navy SEALs over the alleged punching of a terrorist to dismiss the charges. The letter, circulated by Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.), was sent Thursday to Army Major Gen. Charles T. Cleveland, commander of Special Operation Command Central. Gen. Cleveland ordered the prosecution of the three SEALs. “In our opinion, prosecutorial discretion should have been exercised,” the 40 congressmen said. “Failing that, we respectfully and strongly urge you to exercise your leadership authority, stop the impending court martial and exonerate these men.” Earlier, 33... CNSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407667/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:29:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408607/posts A former military lawyer now serving in Congress called the court martial of three Navy SEALs who captured a terrorist suspected of killing four Americans “absolutely ridiculous.” Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) served four years in the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps and served as the special assistant U.S. attorney at Fort Hood, Texas, prosecuting all civilian crimes at the post. He later taught constitutional and criminal law at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He believes the SEALs case represents a larger systemic problem. The SEALs are accused of allegedly abusing terrorist Ahmed Hashim Abed by... CNSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408607/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:46:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408174/posts Cosco (China's container ship company) CEO is seriously investigating the creation of nuclear powered container ships. This site has already examined a study of the economics of nuclear power for commercial shipping. The study showed that a nuclear ship would be $40 million per year cheaper to operate when bunker oil is at $500/ton. Those studies had indicated improved economics when bunker fuel is over $300/ton. Bunker oil is currently about $375/ton. Also, changing to nuclear powered container ships would reduce air pollution by the equivalent of about 20,000 cars converted to electric per container ship that is converted. A... nextbigfuture.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408174/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:40:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2406866/posts NORFOLKCommodore Uriah P. Levy He left home when he was 10, running away to become a cabin boy, and eventually became the first Jewish commodore in the Navy, the highest rank available at the time. On Sunday, the Jewish chapel at Naval Station Norfolk – the oldest land-based Jewish chapel in the Navy – was rededicated to Commodore Uriah P. Levy, 50 years to the day after it was first named after him. Born in Philadelphia in 1792, Levy had a career that spanned pirate-chasing to authorship – he wrote “A Manual of Internal Rules and Regulations for Men-of-War.” It... The Virginian-Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2406866/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:32:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406821/posts Having defeated the Japanese fleet and faced down the Soviets, the U.S. Navy faces a new obstacle, one that hides behind a deceptively gentle, seagrass-munching façade. Manatees may rank lower than such traditional menaces as torpedoes and air-to-sea missiles. But a proposal to protect additional habitat for them, the Navy says, could end up reducing habitat for destroyers, aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service soon will make a decision on whether to expand what's called critical habitat for the manatee in Florida and southern Georgia, in response to a petition from several environmental groups. South Florida Sun Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406821/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:44:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406454/posts GROTON, Conn. (Dec. 5, 2009) – Congressman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) spoke at the Dec. 5 christening of the USS Missouri (SSN 780), a Virginia class attack submarine and the fifth warship in American history to be named after the “Show-Me” State. “We in Missouri are proud of this ship, proud of this crew, and proud of the shipbuilders that are making her,” said Skelton. The last ship to bear the name USS Missouri, now a floating museum in Pearl Harbor, was commissioned in 1944 and earned the nickname “Mighty Mo” for the tremendous firepower of her 16-inch guns and her... Pulaski County Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406454/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:23:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406355/posts A Navy court-martial will convene next month to determine whether Petty Officer Matthew McCabe, a Navy SEAL on tour in Iraq, gave terror mastermind Ahmed Hashim Abed a noogie. Or maybe it was a fat lip. Joining McCabe in the dock will be fellow SEAL Julio Huertas -- accused, essentially, of refusing to rat out a buddy. And we thought show trials in Iraq went out of fashion when Saddam fell. McCabe and Huertas were arraigned this week for assault and impeding an investigation, among other charges, after Abed complained about his "mistreatment" in US custody. Whatever they gave him... The New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406355/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:53:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406256/posts I been catching Army-Navy and I have not noticed any TV shots of Zero. I guess he already used the Cadets for his photo opportunity during his Afghan speech so he has no need for them anymore. Also I suppose he does not want to go back into "enemy territory". http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406256/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:51:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405737/posts Secretary of Defense The Pentagon Washington, DC Dear Secretary Gates: We, the editors and staff of HUMAN EVENTS, and the many Americans who have attached their signatures to this petition, hereby request your personal intervention to dismiss the charges against Navy SEAL operators SO2 Jonathan Keefe, SO1 Julio Huertas and SO2 Matthew McCabe. These three men are charged with abusing a terrorist they captured in a daring nighttime raid on or about 1 September 2009. On that night, they -- as part of a platoon from SEAL Team 10 -- captured and detained Ahmed Hashim Abed, one of the most... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405737/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:26:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405471/posts Just thought with the game tomorrow and the Cadets/Midshipmen making their way to Phili today I'd create a thread for old grads from each side to root for their team. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405471/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:46:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405087/posts Law: American heroes are arraigned for allegedly punching a terrorist in wartime. What happens to Tiger Woods isn't vital to our country's future. What happens to Matthew McCabe, Julio Huertas and Jonathan Keefe is. People are more likely to recognize the names of Tiger's alleged bimbo eruptions than the names of these three Navy SEALs we sent into battle. They are not household names in a nation consumed with Climate Gate, the public option and the antics of billionaire athletes. An administration consumed with apologies has said the architect of 9/11's massacre, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, must be given all the... Investors Business daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405087/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:15:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400396/posts The commanding officer and top enlisted sailor serving on the Norfolk-based destroyer James E. Williams were relieved of command today after numerous cases of fraternization among the crew and allegations of sexual assault. Cmdr. Paul Marquis, skipper of the Williams, was assigned to administrative duty by Capt. Robert C. Barwis, the commander of Destroyer Squadron 26, according to a Navy spokesman. Master Chief Timothy Youell, who served as the command master chief on the Williams, also has been reassigned to an administrative job. The actions come in the wake of nine fraternization cases between senior and junior enlisted personnel on... The Virginian-Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400396/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:19:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2399586/posts This Iraqi Security Force (ISF) update provides a summary of changes to the ISF during November 2009. The Iraqi Security Force Order of Battle is updated as of 30 November 2009. The September 2009 Quarterly Report to Congress was released on 13 November and key items concerning the ISF were addressed in a separate post on 17 November 2009. It will not be addressed in this update. Highlights in this update include: Indications that Iraq is about to receive its first M1126 Stryker armored personnel carriers and is starting to redistribute the Russian APCs that the Strykers are to replace.... Montrose Toast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2399586/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 20:13:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398239/posts Be Seated. Men, this stuff we hear about America wanting to stay out of the war, not wanting to fight, is a lot of bullshit. Americans love to fight - traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble player; the fastest runner; the big league ball players; the toughest boxers. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans despise cowards. Americans play to win - all the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398239/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:03:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398141/posts (snip) The Washington Times Watercooler approached ranking member of the Senate armed services committee Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) about his thoughts about this issue. Senator McCain backed away from any direct comments only saying, “That’s a judicial issue and one that I have not drawn any conclusion [on]. The judicial process is moving forward.” A spokeswoman for Mr. McCain later followed up saying the Senator does not comment "on matters that are actively being considered by the courts." Mr. McCain is well known for being a Navy POW during the Vietnam War and endured five and a half years of... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398141/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:10:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397806/posts Second Russian Stealth Frigate In Works Posted by Bill Sweetman at 12/1/2009 4:20 AM CST Maxim Pyadushkin writes: The Severnaya Verf shipyard in St Petersburg officially laid down the second Project 22350 frigate for the Russian Navy on November 26. The ship was named Admiral Flota Kasatonov. The first frigate of the class - Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov – has been under construction at Severnaya Verf since 2006. Kasatonov laid down on November 26 (UIC) The Gorshkov class will be the first fully stealthy Russian frigates, with their superstructures shaped to reduce radar cross-section. The 130 m-long frigates will... Aviation Week and Space Technology http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397806/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:38:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2397543/posts <p>WAUKGAN -- A historic World War II F6F-3 Hellcat fighter plane was raised from Lake Michigan on Monday and was greeted by the CEO who financed the operation, the grandson of the pilot and the son of the man who built the airplane to challenge Japanese Zeros.</p> LakeCount News Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2397543/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:52:05 GMT