Former Navy pilot brands Ron DeSantis ‘Top Gun’ advert ‘pathetic’ ‘This tough guy act is pathetic’, says veteran The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022
Chicago Air and Water Show persists through rain and late director’s absence: ‘Seeing this, it gives me joy’ The annual lakefront spectacular returned to the city Saturday after two years of altered or canceled shows due to the pandemic. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 20, 2022
Valor Games: where veterans compete and connect The three-day sporting competition, organized locally by the Chicago Park District, is for disabled veterans and wounded, ill or injured service members. It wrapped up Thursday. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 18, 2022
Judge rejects plea deal for former Navy engineer and his wife in submarine spy case Navy commander says former engineer “captured some of the most secure and sensitive information about our nuclear-powered fleet” The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022
US Navy Warship Wreck Discovered Which Has Been Missing Since 1917 “The ship, lost for over 100 years, has been on a lot of people’s wish lists because of its historical weight. Zenger · Aug 16, 2022
Brit divers find shipwrecked WW1 US Navy boat missing for more than 100 years Divers discovered the missing USS Jacob Jones off the southwest coast of England last week - it was one of six destroyers built for the Navy before World War One Daily Mirror · Aug 14, 2022
Morning Digest | Mobile internet suspended in Manipur after riots; India wins silver in CWG cricket, and more A select list of stories to read before you start your day The Hindu · Aug 8, 2022
In a first, U.S. Navy Ship arrives in India for repairs It will undergo maintenance activities at L&T’s Shipyard in Chennai for 11 days The Hindu · Aug 7, 2022
China drills 'reveal plans for blockade' Beijing’s largest-ever exercises around Taiwan have offered key clues into its plans for a gruelling blockade in the event of a war to take the self-ruled island, and revealed an increasingly emboldened Chinese military, experts told AFP. Bangkok Post · Aug 6, 2022
Taiwan tensions reveal challenges for U.S. navy as Chinese threat grows (This story refiles to correct spelling of Antietam in paragraph 15) Reuters · Aug 5, 2022
U.S. Navy say carrier USS Ronald Reagan conducting operations in Philippine Sea The U.S. Navy on Thursday said the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier was conducting scheduled operations in the Philippine Sea in the Western Pacific, a 5.7 million square kilometre (2.2 million square mile) stretch of ocean that includes waters southeast of Taiwan. Reuters · Aug 4, 2022
Wife of Navy lieutenant jailed in Japan makes impassioned plea to Biden for his release Brittany Alkonis says her two children are ‘paying the price’ for US-Japan alliance after husband Ridge Alkonis was jailed for three years The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022
US Navy deploys warships east of Taiwan ahead of Pelosi ‘trip’ Military activity has increased near Taiwan as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared ready to make controversial visit. Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2022
US Navy Deploys Four Warships East of Taiwan as Pelosi Heads to Taipei As US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi headed to Taipei on Tuesday amid intensifying warnings from China, four US warships, including an aircraft carrier, were positioned in waters east of the island on "routine" deployments. The carrier USSR Ronald Reagan had transited the South China Sea and was currently… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 2, 2022
Bangkok Post · Aug 2, 2022 US Navy deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei HONG KONG: As US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi headed to Taipei on Tuesday amid intensifying warnings from China, four US warships, including an aircraft carrier, were positioned in waters east of the island on "routine" deployments.
Reuters · Aug 2, 2022 U.S. Navy deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei Four U.S. warships, including an aircraft carrier, were positioned in waters east of Taiwan on what the U.S. Navy called routine deployments on Tuesday amid Chinese anger over U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit the island.
Tribune News Service · Jul 30, 2022 ‘You fight and you win, or you swim.’ USS Fort Lauderdale commissioned with reminders of global challenges As Capt. James Quaresimo spoke during Saturday’s commissioning of the USS Fort Lauderdale, a sense of readiness could be felt throughout the invitation-only, civilian-heavy crowd of about 4,000.
Los Angeles Times · Jul 30, 2022 Possible Pelosi visit elicits shrugs in Taiwan, long the focal point of geopolitical standoff TAIPEI, Taiwan — On the top of Iris Hsueh’s list of concerns living in Taipei are COVID-19 restrictions, electricity prices and, if she’s being honest, the latest news on Taiwanese pop stars. Nowhere on that list is the proposed visit of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the potential Chinese backlash.
The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022 US aircraft carrier sails to South China Sea ahead of potential Pelosi trip to Taiwan USS Ronald Regan and strike vessels sailed into the hotly contested waters “in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region,” Navy says
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022 US official warns Asian aggressors will face Western might The U.S. secretary of the Navy has warned that any Asian aggressor who violates the sovereignty of other countries in the region risks punitive counter actions just like what Russia is confronting for its invasion of Ukraine
Al Jazeera · Jul 20, 2022 China says US patrols raise tensions in Taiwan Strait China angered by second US “freedom of navigation exercise” this month in Asia Pacific waters.
Bangkok Post · Jul 16, 2022 US Navy ship again sails near disputed South China Sea islands BEIJING: A United States Navy destroyer sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands on Saturday, the US Navy said, its second such "freedom of navigation" operation in a week in the South China Sea.
Daily Record · Jul 15, 2022 Special present helps mark 275th anniversary of John Paul Jones birth in Kirkbean Jim Poole and James Bliss presented the John Paul Jones Birthplace Museum with a piece of wood believed to be from the “father of the US Navy"'s ship Bonhomme Richard
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 13, 2022 US Destroyer Patrol Inflames South China Sea Dispute The US Navy on Wednesday sailed a destroyer close to China-controlled islands in the South China Sea in what Washington said was a patrol aimed at asserting freedom of navigation through the strategic seaway. The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold sailed past the Paracel Islands and continued thereafter with operations in…
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 US destroyer patrol inflames South China Sea dispute The U.S. Navy has sailed a destroyer close to islands in the South China Sea controlled by China