USV Ranger and Mariner at HMAS Waterhen Four U.S Navy (USN) Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) arrived in Sydney, Australia, on October 24th following stops in Japan, Guam, the Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea. USVs Ranger, Mariner, Seahawk and Sea Hunter are currently deployed to the U.S 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR) as part… Read More »US Navy Unmanned Surface Vessel Division Visits Australia
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Military.com | By Blake Stilwell You might be thinking to yourself, “Didn’t we fight a whole war to keep American sailors from working under a British flag?” Well, it’s been a long time since the War of 1812, and relations between the United States and the United Kingdom have changed significantly since then. Not only is this warship… Read More »The Only US Navy Warship Authorized to Fly a Foreign Flag at Sea
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Royal Navy remembrance 2023. We will remember them. As we pay tribute to those who have given their lives in service of their country, here we look at one example from the thousands of sacrifices made by the sailors of the Royal Navy. HMS Holcombe was a Hunt class destroyer ordered as part of the… Read More »The story of – HMS Holcombe was a Hunt class destroyer ordered as part of the war emergency construction programme and launched in Glasgow in April 1942. She is the only RN warship to have carried the name and had a career lasting less than two years, one of 132 British destroyers lost during the Second World War.
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Armistice Day commemorated the agreement to end hostilities in World War I–signed by the Allied nations and Germany on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. In 1954, Representative Ed Rees (KS) introduced a bill into Congress to establish the holiday to honor all veterans. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed HR7786 into law on 1 June 1954 and issued the first Veterans… Read More »First Veterans Day Holiday in 1954 on board the USS Missouri (BB-63)
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Laura Skitt 8th November 2023 at 4:03pm The Last Post’s solemn sound can stop people in their tracks, immediately reminding them of the ultimate sacrifice made by military personnel throughout history. Universally known as the sound most closely associated with Remembrance, the Last Post marks the start of a period of thoughtful silence. The short… Read More »The Last Post and the vital role it plays during Remembrance
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AuthorJohn Currin served 15 years in the Royal New Zealand Navy and has retained an interest in naval, marine, military and happenings around the world. Archives
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