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  • Trump orders 30k migrant detention facility

    01/31/2025 3:26:19 PM PST · by Jyotishi · 10 replies
    The Pioneer ^ | Friday, January 31, 2025 | PTI
    Washington (PTI) -- US President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum to set up a 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay to detain “high-priority criminal aliens.” The Guantanamo Bay facility, which has so far been used to hold terrorists, will now also house illegal immigrants with criminal records. The signing took place on Wednesday, with Trump directing the Departments of Defence and Homeland Security to prepare the facility. According to the memorandum, he ordered the expansion of the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to accommodate “high-priority criminal aliens” and address related enforcement needs. “Most people don’t...
  • Report to DoD and FBI Officials.

    01/29/2025 11:04:18 AM PST · by jacknhoo · 15 replies
    Rob Green @RobGreen1010 on X ^ | Jan 29, 2025 | Rob Green
    ⚖️Report to DoD and FBI Officials. Gen Mark Milley may have received a pardon, but his subordinate and legal counsel, Admiral Christopher French did not. This morning at 1134, I submitted, to both the FBI and DoD leadership, evidence of crimes committed by Admiral Chris French and a coverup by Admiral Darse Crandall. I was provided this information by a whistleblower. Under military regulations I have a duty to report this information and have fulfilled that duty. Since the initial contact by the whistleblower, a small group of Constitution-defending officers and I vetted what was provided and confirmed the whistleblower’s...
  • Syria Terminates Russian Naval Base Deal – Reports

    01/22/2025 8:07:46 AM PST · by USA-FRANCE · 24 replies
    Syria’s new government terminated a treaty granting Russia a long-term military presence in the Mediterranean, a deal brokered under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, Syrian media reported Tuesday. Authorities also said that revenue from the port would “now benefit the Syrian state,” reversing the previous agreement under which Russia received 65% of Tartus’ profits. The report added that Syria’s new leadership may investigate the treaty’s economic impact on the country.
  • Navy Names Two New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers After Presidents Clinton and Bush

    01/13/2025 4:05:29 PM PST · by artichokegrower · 93 replies
    gCaptain ^ | January 13, 2025 | Mike Schuler
    Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro revealed that two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers will be named USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN 83), marking the first time either former president has been honored with a naval vessel namesake.
  • Top Stories 2024: The Battle Between the Houthis and Commercial Shipping

    01/03/2025 9:05:20 AM PST · by Retain Mike · 16 replies
    U.S. Naval Institute ^ | JANUARY 2, 2025 | HEATHER MONGILIO
    The Houthis might take the top award in 2024 for the Navy’s most persistent problem. The Iran-backed organization startled the international world toward the end of 2023 but solidified itself as a threat to commercial shipping in 2024.Over the course of last year, the U.S. with its allies and partners continued Operation Prosperity Guardian, a collaboration created in December 2023 meant to deter Houthi attacks against commercial shipping. The year also saw the U.S. take a more offensive role by striking a number of Houthi weapons and facilities, saying that they were defensive actions. In responding to the new threat...
  • On New Year’s Day, the U.S. Navy rules the rhymes

    01/01/2025 3:21:16 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 9 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | 12/31/2024 6 a.m. EST | Sam J. Tangredi
    Sam J. Tangredi is a retired Navy captain and Leidos chair of future warfare studies at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Ships’ logs are sourced from the National Archives.The official log of a U.S. Navy warship is written according to a strictly regulated formula. On a standardized form, the watch stander records the details: combat actions, course, speed, sea conditions, strain on the mooring lines. The officer of the deck signs the log at the end of the four-hour watch. Each entry is a legal document, historical record and solemn testimony. Once a year, however, it...
  • After the USS Gettysburg Misfire, Can We Talk About TWA 800?

    12/26/2024 5:54:14 AM PST · by cutty · 171 replies
    American Thinker ^ | December 26, 2024 | Jack Cashill
    On Sunday, December 22, a US Navy guided-missile cruiser, the USS Gettysburg, mistakenly shot down an American fighter jet over the Red Sea. This was not the first incident of friendly fire by the U.S. Navy, nor the most tragic. On Sunday morning, July 3, 1988, at the tail end of the Iran-Iraq War, an Aegis cruiser in the Persian Gulf, the USS Vincennes, fired two Standard Missiles at a commercial Iranian Airbus, IR 655. Captain Will Rogers III and his crew had mistaken the ascending passenger jet with 290 people on board for a descending Iranian F-14, a fighter...
  • Navy Admits DOD Will Shell Out Funds For Obscure Environmental Initiative With No Impact On Military Readiness

    12/23/2024 3:47:56 AM PST · by george76 · 8 replies
    Daily Caller News Foundation ^ | December 22, 2024 | Owen Klinsky
    A little-known environmental provision in the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has no impact on military operations, but will instead serve to “protect the native vegetation,” a Navy spokesperson .. The nearly $884 billion defense bill passed by the U.S. Senate Wednesday includes an initiative to “manage, control and interdict the coconut rhinoceros beetle” — an invasive species of insect that bore holes into the canopies of palm trees — “on military installations in Hawaii.” By the Navy’s own admission, the initiative’s purpose is to preserve vegetation, and thus is effectively unrelated to the Department of Defense’s...
  • 2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident, US military says

    12/22/2024 8:27:03 AM PST · by mac_truck · 30 replies
    AP via MSN ^ | 12/22/24 | JohnvGambrell
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels. Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries. But the shootdown underlines just how dangerous the Red Sea corridor has become, with ongoing attacks on shipping by the Iranian-backed Houthis despite U.S. and European military coalitions patrolling the area. The U.S. military had conducted airstrikes targeting...
  • Joe Biden Facing Heat For Stance On Army-Navy Football Game

    12/15/2024 11:30:52 AM PST · by Jacquerie · 42 replies
    The Spun ^ | December 14th 2024 | Chris Rosvoglou
    Joe Biden has never attended an Army-Navy football game while serving as the president of the United States. Will that change today? That's a question many people are asking this Saturday. Biden elected to skip out on attending the Army-Navy game in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Obviously, that didn't sit well with most Americans. They believe every president should attend this matchup. It's basically a tradition at this point. On Friday night, President-elect Donald Trump announced on social media that he'll be watching this afternoon's game at Northwest Stadium. He tweeted, "Will be going to the Army/Navy Game tomorrow to...
  • The Athenian Trireme in Action: Power, Precision, and Dominance at Sea [7:41]

    12/12/2024 11:54:35 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 3 replies
    YouTube ^ | November 30, 2024 | IEEE Reach
    Step into the world of ancient naval warfare as we bring the Athenian trireme to life. From the rhythmic sounds of 170 oars moving in unison to the overwhelming presence of this mighty warship, this video captures the sensory experience and tactical brilliance of the trireme in battle. It showcases how these vessels were not only technological marvels but also highly impactful on ancient maritime history.The Athenian Trireme in Action: Power, Precision, and Dominance at Sea | 7:41IEEE Reach | 587 subscribers | 67,904 views | November 30, 2024
  • US Judge Upholds Naval Academy’s Race-Conscious Admissions Policies

    12/08/2024 4:33:26 PM PST · by artichokegrower · 29 replies
    gCaptain ^ | December 7, 2024 | Nate Raymond
    A federal judge on Friday ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy may continue to consider race when evaluating candidates to attend the elite military school, even after the U.S. Supreme Court last year barred civilian colleges from employing similar affirmative action policies.
  • If Putin loses his Tartus base, he may need a ceasefire in Ukraine

    12/08/2024 6:43:46 AM PST · by Timber Rattler · 26 replies
    The Telegraph (UK) ^ | December 4, 2024 | David Axe
    On November 27, a powerful force led by Islamist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched an offensive in northern Syria. Taking advantage of the dysfunctional Assad regime forces – the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) – and Russia’s preoccupation with its grinding war in Ukraine, HTS and its Turkish-supported allies advanced to the south – and swiftly liberated the city of Aleppo from Syrian strongman Bashar Al-Assad, his SAA and his Russian backers. (snip) The Russians know Tartus is in trouble. On December 3, commercial satellite imagery revealed that every major Russian warship known to operate from Tartus – three missile...
  • Judge upholds use of race in Naval Academy admissions, saying a diverse military is stronger

    12/06/2024 10:39:52 AM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 59 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | December 6, 2024 | BY LEA SKENE
    BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy can continue considering race in its admissions process, ruling that military cohesion and other national security factors mean the officer training school should not be subjected to the same standards as civilian universities. During a two-week bench trial in September, attorneys for the school argued that prioritizing diversity in the military makes it stronger, more effective and more widely respected. The group behind the case, Students for Fair Admissions, also brought the lawsuit challenging affirmative action that resulted in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling last...
  • At 104, a respected Pearl Harbor veteran returns to Hawaii for a somber anniversary

    12/04/2024 7:45:19 PM PST · by Jyotishi · 32 replies
    Hawaii News Now ^ | December 3, 2024 | Dillon Ancheta
    [Video] Ira “Ike” Schab Jr. of Portland is one of the few remaining survivors of that day, and the only one left from the USS Dobbin. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -- A 104-year-old respected war veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor is back in Hawaii. Ira “Ike” Schab Jr. of Portland touched down in Honolulu Tuesday ahead of the 83rd commemoration the attack on Pearl Harbor. He’s one of the few remaining survivors of that day, and the only one left from the USS Dobbin. His flight was met with a water cannon salute, and at the gate, sounds of the Navy’s U.S....
  • Stealth destroyer to be home for 1st hypersonic weapon on a US warship

    12/02/2024 7:04:40 AM PST · by Red Badger · 45 replies
    AP News ^ | November 30, 2024 | DAVID SHARP
    The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers. The USS Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets from a gun system that was never activated because it was too expensive. Once the system is complete, the Zumwalt will provide a platform for conducting fast, precision strikes from greater distances, adding to the usefulness of the warship. “It was a costly blunder. But the Navy could take victory from the...
  • Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Now in the South China Sea, Russian Surface Action Group Also Underway

    11/30/2024 1:18:21 PM PST · by Retain Mike · 18 replies
    U.S. Naval Institute ^ | NOVEMBER 28, 2024 | DZIRHAN MAHADZIR
    Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) departed the Port Klang Cruise Terminal in Malaysia on Wednesday, according to the Royal Malaysian Navy.The carrier is now sailing down the Malacca Strait heading to the South China Sea. In other developments a Russian surface action group and a Russian submarine are back again in the South China Sea after completing port visits to Thailand and Malaysia while Japanese forces have tracked several People’s Liberation Army Navy ships sailing near Japan.Abraham Lincoln is now in the South China Sea after linking up in the Singapore Strait with its escorts. USS Spruance (DDG-111) and USS...
  • Trump is considering making Sean Spicer his Navy secretary

    11/16/2024 1:10:36 AM PST · by knighthawk · 22 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | November 16 2024 | ROB CRILLY
    Donald Trump's former Press Secretary Sean Spicer is on a shortlist to become U.S. Navy secretary, DailyMail.com has learned. Spicer, 53, who now hosts his own online politics show, was the public face of Trump's first White House for six months in 2017. But he was also a Navy reservist, rising to the rank of commander.
  • Sunken US WWII warship that went down with more than 200 servicemen found after 81 years (USS Edsall)

    11/12/2024 4:47:57 PM PST · by Libloather · 10 replies
    NY Post ^ | 11/12/24 | Chris Nesi
    An American World War II warship sunk by Japanese forces in a fierce battle after the attack on Pearl Harbor has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean. More than 200 American servicemen perished when the USS Edsall was brought down by Japanese forces on March 1, 1942. The Royal Australian Navy discovered the vessel last year some 200 miles east of Christmas Island, south of Java, but the announcement of the discovery was withheld to coincide with Veterans Day. “Captain Joshua Nix and his crew fought valiantly, evading 1,400 shells from Japanese battleships and cruisers, before being...
  • One Marine, One Ship

    11/11/2024 10:15:25 AM PST · by chickenlips · 6 replies
    tysknews.com ^ | Oct. 22, 2000 | Vin Suprynowicz
    Oct. 26 falls on a Thursday this year. Ask the significance of the date, and you're likely to draw some puzzled looks — five more days to stock up for Halloween? It's a measure of men like Col. Mitchell Paige and Rear Adm. Willis A. "Ching Chong China" Lee that they wouldn't have had it any other way. What they did 58 years ago, they did precisely so their grandchildren could live in a land of peace and plenty. Whether we've properly safeguarded the freedoms they fought to leave us, may be a discussion best left for another day. Today...