The following is the Nov. 29, 2023, Government Accountability Office report, Arctic Region :Factors That Affect the Advancement of U.S. Priorities. Read More
Sunday, November 26, 2023
U.S. Navy Detains 5 After Failed Attempt to Capture Merchant Ship, IKE in Persian Gulf
China Could Play Major Role in Drafting New Regulations for Seabed Mining, Says U.N. Official
Chinese submersible Jiaolong in 2019.
China has become a major player in seabed science, exploration and mining, the secretary general of the U.N.’s International Seabed Authority said Wednesday. Read More
Forward Deployed U.S. Marine Task Force Begin Drills with Indonesia
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force and Indonesian marines with 4th Marine Infantry Brigade, Pasmar 1, participate in the Keris Marine Exercise opening ceremony at Piabung Training Area in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia, Nov. 23, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
After training in the Philippines since October, a forward-positioned Marine Corps task force kicked off another exercise in Indonesia last week. Read More
CENTCOM: Iranian Drone Made Unsafe Pass by USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Carney Downs Houthi Missile
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) (IKE) transits the Strait of Hormuz as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) makes an inbound transit to the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 26. US Navy Photo
An Iranian drone flew over the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in an unsafe manner, Central Command said in a Wednesday statement. Read More
Department of Defense 2022 Demographic Profile
The following is the most recent Department of Defense demographic profile. Read More
Houthi Missile Likely Did Not Target USS Mason, M/V Central Park, DoD Says
Guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG-87) steams away from the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) after completing an underway replenishment-at-sea in the Atlantic Ocean, July 17, 2021. US Navy Photo
A commercial tanker and the U.S. destroyer that responded to its distress call were likely not the targets of a missile shot from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, the Pentagon press secretary told reporters Tuesday. Read More
AUKUS Pact Stresses Longterm Workforce Development
Pre-commissioning unit (PCU) Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) seen prior to a christening ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard facility in Groton, Conn., on July 31, 2021. US Navy Photo
The reason the leaders of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have placed heavy emphasis on workforce development is that when children in pre-kindergarten now are adults, they will be working on AUKUS in advanced technologies and shipbuilding, the State Department’s project lead said Monday. Read More
Philippines Holds Joint Patrols with Australia in the South China Sea
Officer of the watch, Lt. Vincent Bornaghi conducts an officer of the watch maneuvers exercise from the bridge wing of HMAS Toowoomba with the Philippine Navy’s BRP Gregorio del Pilar as part of the regional presence deployment on Nov. 26, 2023. Royal Australian Navy Photo
The Philippines concluded a series of joint maritime and aerial patrols with Australia in the South China Sea today, and plans to hold more patrols in the future with the U.S. and other allies, according to officials. Read More
Report to Congress on Iran Nuclear Programs
The following is the Nov. 27, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Iran’s Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Compliance with International Obligations. Read More
Navy, USMC Update Efforts to Salvage P-8A Aircraft, Protect Reef
Three environmental containment booms are deployed as a preventative measure to contain any potential fuel or oil leaks during defueling operations on a downed U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon in waters just off the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 26, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
Navy mobile diving and salvage crews spent Sunday emptying the fuel tanks of a Navy P-8A Poseidon airplane that overshot the runway at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Air Station in Hawaii last week, officials said Monday. Read More
