36laststandonzombieisland 13h //keep unread//hide While the daring overnight anti-shipping raid in July 1945 by the nine American destroyers of DesRon 61in Tokyo Bay, an action remembered today as the Battle of Sagami Bay, is largely seen as the last fleet combat involving commissioned warships in WWII as they tied up with a Japanese minesweeper and submarine chaser, it wasContinue reading “The last surface action of World War II”
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Sandy Coast 2020 international mine action exercise resumes at Belgian coast
World Defence Newsby Maxime Charlier / 13h //keep unread//hide From August 20 to September 11, 2020, several NATO units, including the Standing NATO Mine Action Group (SNMCMG-1), will once again participate in an international mine action exercise. The international coordination staff is headed by the Admiralty Benelux (ABNL). This is a unique collaboration between the Belgian NavyContinue reading “Sandy Coast 2020 international mine action exercise resumes at Belgian coast”
NATO AWACS aircraft trains with Polish and US air forces
NATO Latest News 12h //keep unread//hide A NATO AWACS aircraft arrived in Krakow, Poland on Friday (21 August 2020) for a week-long training event with the Polish and US air forces. The long-planned activity involves exercising air command and control over Allied territory. Based at Geilenkirchen Air Base in Germany, NATO’s fleet of 14 AWACS aircraftContinue reading “NATO AWACS aircraft trains with Polish and US air forces”
Drillship Fatih Makes Huge Black Sea Discovery
August 21, 2020 by Bloomberg Turkey’s Fatih Drillship underway in the Black Sea. Image via Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortakl??? By Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey has found 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the biggest ever discovery in the Black Sea, and hopes to begin production by 2023. The lira andContinue reading “Drillship Fatih Makes Huge Black Sea Discovery”
52-Year-Old Coast Guard Cutter Heads to Bahrain for Second Career
The Maritime Executive 1h //keep unread//hide The U.S. Coast Guard decommissioned the 52-year-old cutter Mellon during a ceremony Thursday at Coast Guard Base Seattle. Mellon was one of the Coast Guard’s two remaining Hamilton-class high endurance cutters, which are being replaced by the new Legend-class national security cutters as the service’s main long-range asset. Mellon’s keel was laid on July 25, 1966, atContinue reading “52-Year-Old Coast Guard Cutter Heads to Bahrain for Second Career”
