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Big Lizzie comes under fire! Royal Navy’s ‘bad guy’ jets ‘attack’ HMS Queen Elizabeth as £3bn aircraft carrier’s crew test their reflexes against incoming missiles

 Dramatic footage shows Royal Navy jets ‘attacking’ HMS Queen Elizabeth Cockpit video shows Navy’s Hawk jet squadron simulating missile attacks It is all part of two large exercises including the annual NATO Joint Warrior HMS Queen Elizabeth is the joint biggest aircraft carrier in UK history By JACK WRIGHT FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 22:19 AEDT, 8 October 2020 | UPDATED: 00:00Continue reading “Big Lizzie comes under fire! Royal Navy’s ‘bad guy’ jets ‘attack’ HMS Queen Elizabeth as £3bn aircraft carrier’s crew test their reflexes against incoming missiles”

USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams conducts exercises with Nigerian navy

 By Ed Adamczyk  (0) The Nigerian Navy frigate NNS Okpabana is seen from the sea base ship USS Herschel “Woody” Williams during joint Nigerian-U.S. naval exercised in the Gulf of Guinea. Photo by MCS Seaman Conner Foy/U.S. Navy Oct. 7 (UPI) — The expeditionary sea base ship USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, recently homeported in Greece, conducted exercisesContinue reading “USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams conducts exercises with Nigerian navy”

Meet the US Navy’s Most Adorable Boat: The Boomin’ Beaver

  The “Boomin Beaver” security tug boat rests on the finger pier next to USS Constitution. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Grant G. Grady) 7 Oct 2020 Task & Purpose | By David Roza This article by David Roza originally appeared on Task & Purpose, a digital news and culture publication dedicated to military and veterans issues. Continue reading “Meet the US Navy’s Most Adorable Boat: The Boomin’ Beaver”