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USN F-5N crashes, pilot promptly rescued by USCG

Posted on August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 by alert5

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin came to the rescue of a U.S. Navy Reserve F-5N pilot off the coast of Florida on Aug. 9 after he ejected while on a training mission.

American and British flattops

Posted on August 9, 2017 by alert5

170808-N-KB401-139 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 8, 2017) Left to right, Royal Navy Duke-class frigate HMS Iron Duke (F 234), Royal Navy Duke-class frigate HMS Westminster (F 237), Royal Norwegian Navy frigate Helge Ingstad (F 313), Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), and guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) sail in formation during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, Aug.8. Saxon Warrior is a United States and United Kingdom co-hosted carrier strike group exercise that demonstrates interoperability and capability to respond to crises and deter potential threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael B. Zingaro/Released)

U.S. aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam next year

Posted on August 9, 2017August 9, 2017 by alert5

The United States Navy will be sending an aircraft carrier to Vietnam next year. The decision was reached by U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Vietnamese Minister of National Defense Ngo Xuan Lich.

CAM RANH BAY, Vietnam (Oct. 2, 2016) Sailors, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), man the starboard-side rails while pulling into Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, during a Naval Engagement Activity with the people of Vietnam, Oct. 2. In it's seventh year, NEA Vietnam is designed to foster mutual understanding, build confidence in the maritime domain and strengthen relationships between the U.S. Navy and Vietnam People's Navy and the local community. Frank Cable is one of two forward-deployed submarine tenders and is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to conduct maintenance and support of deployed U.S. naval force submarines and surface vessels in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Alana Langdon) — CAM RANH BAY, Vietnam (Oct. 2, 2016) Sailors, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), man the starboard-side rails while pulling into Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, during a Naval Engagement Activity with the people of Vietnam, Oct. 2. In it’s seventh year, NEA Vietnam is designed to foster mutual understanding, build confidence in the maritime domain and strengthen relationships between the U.S. Navy and Vietnam People’s Navy and the local community. Frank Cable is one of two forward-deployed submarine tenders and is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to conduct maintenance and support of deployed U.S. naval force submarines and surface vessels in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
(U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Alana Langdon)

South Korea wants Reagan CSG to participate in drills this month

Posted on August 4, 2017 by alert5

The South Korean government has requested the presence of a U.S. Navy carrier strike group (CSG) for the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise that starts on Aug. 21.

By U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Tam Pham [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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France nationalizes sole shipyard capable of building aircraft carriers

Posted on August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 by alert5

The French government has the country’s largest shipyard at Saint-Nazaire on the Atlantic coast to prevent Italian company Fincantieri from obtaining a majority stake.

By Jean-Michel Roche ([1]) [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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