Military

  • Heading Home

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    Hundreds of US sailors are coming home to Norfolk, Virginia. USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) will tie up at Naval Station Norfolk after seven months in the 5th and 6th Fleet […]

  • Bayern Goal

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    The German Navy vessel, “FGS Bayern” has joined the EU NAVFOR taskforce in the Indian Ocean for a five month deployment to protect World Food Programme (WFP) shipments. The vessel […]

  • Unfit For Purpose

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    The UK’s armed forces may not be fit for purpose after 2015, an influential committee of MPs has warned. The Defence Select Committee says cuts made to the military as […]

  • All Change

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     On 1 August 2011, Major General Buster Howes OBE handed over the responsibility of Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia, Op ATALANTA to Rear Admiral Duncan Potts. […]

  • EU Extension

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    The European Union has extended by a year its military mission to train Somali’s security forces and said it was considering other measures to help develop the country’s maritime capacity. The mission, […]

  • Back Home

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    Nearly 500 Royal Navy sailors have arrived back in Portsmouth on board two warships after more than six months at sea. “HMS Richmond” has been involved in anti-piracy operations off […]

  • Lucky Numbers

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    Superstitious Thai gamblers are always on the lookout for the latest “lucky” numbers to place on their lottery. Such is the pride at sending Royal Thai Navy ships out to […]

  • Piracy Exercise

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    South Korea has conducted an exercise off its southeastern coast to help improve the country’s ability to deal with threats from Somali pirates. Two commercial ships, military personnel and government […]

  • Split Force

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    Fighting in Libya between rebels and national leader Muammar Qaddafi is diverting naval ships from anti-piracy patrols, according to the International Maritime Organization. “One has to be pragmatic and realistic […]

  • This is a Drill

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    A maritime exercise code-named ‘Stakenet’, aimed at maintaining maritime security and elevating joint military co operations, is being conducted by the Combined Task Force (CTF) on the Arabian Gulf. The […]

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