Play Video Watch: 2nd battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment prepares for its involvement in Nato’s Exercise Steadfast Defender A massive convoy of Foxhounds, Jackals and Land Rovers has surprised villagers in the East Midlands. The troops from 2nd Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment were practising their immediate response to a Nato Very High Readiness Joint TaskContinue reading “Villagers surprised by large convoy preparing for huge Nato military exercise Kirstie Chambers 30th January 2024 at 1:15pm”
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This is an abbreviated story of World War II submarine operations on board the USS Sculpin (SS-191) in the western Pacific and Asiatic Basin between 1941–42.
ThUSS Sculpin (SS-191) underway off Portsmouth, New Hampshire in September 1939. This is an abbreviated story of World War II submarine operations on board the USS Sculpin (SS-191) in the western Pacific and Asiatic Basin between 1941–42. In December 1941, the only U.S. presence there were the 29 submarines and three submarine tenders with no supply lineContinue reading “This is an abbreviated story of World War II submarine operations on board the USS Sculpin (SS-191) in the western Pacific and Asiatic Basin between 1941–42.”
USS Arkansas (CGN-41) was a Virginia-class nuclear-propelled guided-missile cruiser of the U.S. Navy.
She was in commission (in active service) from October 1980 through July 1998. Her primary missions were in defending aircraft carrier task forces in air defense (AAW) and antisubmarine warfare (ASW) by using her guided missiles, radar systems, and sonar systems. Since Arkansas had the high speed and unlimited range provided by her nuclearContinue reading “USS Arkansas (CGN-41) was a Virginia-class nuclear-propelled guided-missile cruiser of the U.S. Navy.”
USS WINDHAM BAY 1953 ferrying F86 jets to Korea.
USS Windham Bay (CVE-92) was the thirty-eighth of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Windham Bay, within Tongass National Forest, of the Territory of Alaska. The ship was launched in March 1944, commissioned in May, and served as a replenishment and transport carrierContinue reading “USS WINDHAM BAY 1953 ferrying F86 jets to Korea.”
USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) with CVW-15 (NL) on board, February 1980.
Squadrons included VF-51 Screaming Eagles F-14A Tomcats, VF-111 Sundowners F-14A Tomcats, VA-22 Redcocks A-7E Corsair IIs, VA-94 Mighty Shrikes A-7E Corsair IIs, VA-52 Knight Riders A-6E and KA-6D Intruders, VAW-114 Hormel Hawgs E-2C Hawkeyes, VFP-63 Eyes of the Fleet Det.1 RF-8G Crusaders, VAQ-135 Black Ravens EA-6B Prowlers, VS-21 Lightning Bolts S-3A Vikings, HS-8 Eightballers SH-3HContinue reading “USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) with CVW-15 (NL) on board, February 1980.”
