Category Archives: Foreign Forces

Congressional Commission Calls for Third Nuclear Shipyard to Bolster U.S. Strategic Forces

Congressional Commission Calls for Third Nuclear Shipyard to Bolster U.S. Strategic Forces

Submarine construction continues apace in the latest US Navy budget request, which asks for two more Virginia-class submarines and another installment for the missile sub Columbia. Here, the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Montana (SSN-794) is seen just after launch in March 2021 at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding. HII Photo

The Pentagon needs a third shipyard that can build nuclear-powered ships so the U.S. can keep pace with China and Russia’s nuclear modernization, a congressional commission said in a new report published Thursday. Read More

Sailor, Charged With Conspiracy, Accepting Bribe From Chinese Officer, Pleads Guilty

Sailor, Charged With Conspiracy, Accepting Bribe From Chinese Officer, Pleads Guilty

Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar system (G/ATOR), assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), scans for and tracks aircraft at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, April 26, 2022. Marine Corps Photo

A Navy sailor pleaded guilty to conspiracy and receiving a bribe from a public official in connection with providing China information about Department of the Navy plans and logistics. Read More

USS Ronald Reagan Heading to Busan After Trilateral Exercise with South Korea, Japan

USS Ronald Reagan Heading to Busan After Trilateral Exercise with South Korea, Japan

A member of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), observes flight operations from vultures row aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a tri-lateral summit, Oct. 8. U.S. Navy Photo

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is heading to the Busan Naval Base in South Korea after wrapping up a trilateral exercise in the East China Sea on Tuesday. Read More

Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Heading to Eastern Mediterranean to Deter Hezbollah, Iran

Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Heading to Eastern Mediterranean to Deter Hezbollah, Iran

The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), steams in the Ionian Sea, Oct. 4, 2023. US Navy Photo

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group’s presence in the Eastern Mediterranean is meant to deter other groups or nations from joining the war between Hamas and Israel, the National Security Council spokesman told reporters Monday.

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China Coast Guard Harass Second Thomas Shoal Resupply Mission

China Coast Guard Harass Second Thomas Shoal Resupply Mission

A Second Thomas Shoal resupply mission intercepted by China Coast Guard on Oct. 4, 2023. Philippine Coast Guard Photo 

The Philippines conducted a successful resupply mission on Wednesday to its outpost on BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57), grounded at Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed Spratly Islands, despite China’s attempts at obstruction. Read More