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The 31st day of the war - 450 targets were attacked, the IDF took over a Hamas outpost [...] In the Gaza Strip it was reported that there is a gradual return of the communication services that were cut off in the IDF attack last night • A stabbing attack in Jerusalem: an MGB fighter was mortally wounded, another fighter was slightly injured • After the inciting post she published, Ahed Tamimi was arrested • Report: Biden administration to Iran Hezbollah - "We will intervene militarily if you launch an attack on Israel" • Regular updates News reporters 12 |N12|...

Story Number: NNS040416-20 Release Date: 4/16/2004 3:44:00 PM By Chief Journalist (SW/AW) Mark O. Piggott, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Public Affairs PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) -- Cmdr. Gregory M. Ott relieved Cmdr. David M. Duryea as commanding officer, USS Florida (SSGN 728), April 16 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. This was another milestone in Florida’s transformation from ballistic missile submarine to guided-missile submarine. “Historic Norfolk Naval Shipyard is the nation’s first public shipyard, and no stranger to naval transformation,” said Vice Adm. Kirkland H. Donald, commander, Naval Submarine Forces. “It has been no easy task (for Duryea) taking Florida from...

As noted earlier on www.navlog.org, the US Navy is converting four Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to cruise missile subs (SSGNs) with the dual duty of launching and supporting special warfare operations. Toward that end, in late January, the Navy held “Giant Shadow,” an exercise off the Bahamas’ Berry Islands to test this concept. Tested was an integral part of these boats’ new mission: launching and employing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs). “Giant Shadow” tested how the SSGN, special warfare forces, UUVs, UAVs, and various sensors could provide ISR support to generate a course of action...