The second 378-foot, 2,300-ton former U.S. Coast Guard cutter for the Philippines, BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF 16) (ex-U.S. CGC Dallas) set sail for Manila from Charleston, S.C., on June 10, …
The U.S. Navy’s strong commitment to a national ballistic missile defense is articulated in the 2007 tri-service A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower (CS-21), which explains, “Maritime ballistic missile …
Some two years after initiating design work, Haifa based Israel Shipyard Ltd. (ISL) used the recent IMDEX Asia 2013 exhibition in Singapore to unveil its latest iteration of its Saar …
For sailor Horace Flack, the war started before he was old enough to enlist. Flack wasn’t 18 years old yet when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. At that time, he …
Rear Adm. Mark “Buz” Buzby has retired after a distinguished 34-year career in the U.S. Navy, the last three and half of which he served as the commander of Military Sealift …
The Bangladesh navy (BN) took possession of its largest warship on May 23, 2013 in Alameda, Calif., with the “hot transfer” of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis (WHEC 725). …
It is a remarkable achievement for any book that is not the scripture of a major religion to reach its nineteenth edition. Come to think of it, our naval services …
Between the world wars, France built a series of beautiful but tragic warships. It may seem strange to call warships beautiful, but these fast, sleek vessels, were definitely sexy. They …
Delegations of senior naval officers from Asia and around the world converged on Singapore May 14-16 for the 9th International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (IMDEX) Asia 2013. The conference …
The recent situation in Northeast Asia has been extensively covered by Defense Media Network. Over the past several weeks, international attention has been focused on North Korea’s increasingly belligerent rhetoric …
