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"We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose." - President Eisenhower, First Inaugural Address

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Sunday Ship History Revisited: "South from Corregidor" - A True Hero Saga Back in Print

Back in October 2007, I laid out the post that follows. Today, I am pleased to say, I received a comment on that post from Art Sahlstein (...

Gulf of Guinea Pirates: Tanker Reportedly Hijacked Off Nigeria

Headline reads, "Fuel tanker reportedly hijacked off Nigeria coast" : Pirates hijacked a fuel tanker off the coast of Nigeria...

Friday, May 24, 2013

Memorial Day

Memorial Day : Memorial Day, which is observed on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while in the military ser...

Friday, May 17, 2013

Sunday on Midrats: Episode 176- "Fallujah Awakens" with Bill Ardolino

Join us at Midrats on BlogTalkRadio, Sunday, May 19, 2013 for Episode 176: "Fallujah Awakens" with Bill Ardolino: How did the...

Syria: Russia Supports the Dictator, Ships "Sophisticated" Anti-Ship Missiles

Reported by the BBC as "Syria crisis: Russia 'sends sophisticated weapons'" : Yakhont Missile According to the New Y...

Want a Neutral IRS? Then do away with the IRS and the Tax Code it rides on

The NYTimes takes a look at the IRS scandal in "The Real I.R.S. Scandal" and virtually ignores the First Amendment ramificati...

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Nigeria River Pirates: Ten Passenger Boats Attacked, Passengers Threatened and Robbed

Nigeria Reported by SpyGhana as 10 passengers boat attacked by sea pirates in Nigeria : Armed Men suspected to be Sea Pirates yesterda...

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Subversive Words

Liberty. Freedom. Tea Party. Truth. I want a better America. Limited government. Freedom of speech. The right to bear arms. Don't tread...

The New Ensign in the Family

Yes, it has been a few days since I last posted but I plead mitigating circumstances. Our youngest child was (1) just commissioned as an E...

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Criticism of the Littoral Combat Ship: "Oh, you mean that 'old' negative report? That is so a year ago."

From Military.com, Navy Defends LCS from Damaging Internal Report : U.S. Navy leaders have taken to Capitol Hill to defend the Littoral ...

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Gulf of Guinea Pirates? The little mystery of the Frio Athens

On May 4, 2013, the ICC Live Piracy Report notes the following: 04.05.2013: 1135UTC: Posn: 03:49.5N - 006:41.2E, 33NM SW of Bonny River...

Friday, May 03, 2013

On the May 5 Midrats: Episode 174 - "The New Shipbuilding Plan"

Join us Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 5pm (Eastern U.S.) (yes, that's 5/5 at 5) for Episode 174: "The New Shipbuilding Plan" : Last ...

Thursday, May 02, 2013

Somalia: Sometimes you have to laugh - "Puntland seizes 5 illegal fishing boats, 78 Iranians arrested"

Area involved is circled Probably not funny for the Iranians but Garowe Online reports - Puntland seizes 5 illegal fishing boats, 78...

The War with Iran: Kenya Convicts Iranian Bomb Plotters

VOA reports Kenyan Court Convicts Two Iranians of Planning Attacks : A Kenyan court has found two Iranians guilty of possessing explosiv...

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

North Korea: Happy Populations Don't Defect . . .

Area involved is circled The Current Kim-in-Charge (CKIC) is keeping his happy people in the North Korean worker's paradise through ...

Friday, April 26, 2013

North Korea: They have an economy? Yep - mostly an illegal one.

"I am your fearless leader into oblivion" From NPR's Planet Money , an interesting (and only a little dated) show on ...

Midrats on 28 April 2013: Episode 173: "Back to the Littorals" with Milan Vego

U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jan Shultis/Released Join us this Sunday, 28 April 2013 at 5pm Eastern U.S., for Midrats Episode 173: Back to the ...

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

North Korea: " China 'Won't Accept N.Korean Nuclear Armament'"

China 'Won't Accept N.Korean Nuclear Armament' : Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday assured South Korean Foreign Minister...

Nigeria: Another Reason to Speed U.S. Energy Independence

Radical Islamist forces in Nigeria make it another one of those places on the list "places most likely to need intervention in the f...

Monday, April 22, 2013

North Korea: Begging For Food? - But, hey, they've got nukes!

Yonhap reports on a report: "N. Korea requests food aid from Mongolia" : North Korea has recently requested food aid from Mongol...

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Mark Tempest: The main focus of this blog is maritime security. Other matters may appear. I am a retired attorney and a retired Navy Reserve Captain (Surface Warfare). Opinions expressed herein are my own. Sometimes I have the experience to back them up. Your opinions may vary. Don't panic. Feel free to disagree, that's what free speech is all about. Nothing contained herein should be confused as me giving legal advice to anyone. If you are confused, welcome to the club. All mistakes herein are my fault. I have sufficient academic credentials to be dangerous to myself and to others.Comment moderation is at my discretion, so your comments may never appear. You can start your own blog for free and comment there all you want. I enjoy a healthy debate, but not arguing with trolls. If you can't comment without using intemperate language, go someplace else., Under the header: A MH-60S Sea Hawk, of HSC-6 conducts a vertical replenishment with USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean.(U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Timothy Meyer)

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