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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

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Sunday Ship History: Mine Strike! - USS Warrington (DD-843)

After Korea, before the mines of the Arabian Gulf hit Samuel B. Roberts , Princeton and Tripoli , one ship* of the United States Navy too...

Friday, June 28, 2013

Friday Fun Film: "Report from the Aleutians"

WWII morale film Report from the Aleutians : John Huston :

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Gulf of Guinea Pirates: Regional Center Promised to Fight GOG Pirates

Shades of the Southeast Asia Regional Counter-Piracy Center ( ReCAAP ), news headlined : GOG Area Reported Pirate Attacks ( IMB ) ...

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

I feel like I've heard something like this before - "In Brazil, Road Bandits Force Switch to Sea Shipping"

Seems like that time when Somalia's roads became too dangerous for aid trucks and the aid was diverted to the sea shipping (and you know...

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Fishing Boat Slavery

MarineLink on the under-reported story of "shanghaied" fishing boat crews and a threat by the U.S. to do something : Forced la...

Gulf of Guinea Pirates: African Anti-Piracy Meeting

Reported as "West, Central Africa leaders meet over piracy" by Africa Review : West and Central African leaders on Monday sta...

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Midrats 6-23 -13 5pm Eastern U.S. -Episode 181: Summer Solstice Melee

Episode 181: Summer Solstice Melee 06/23 by Midrats | Blog Talk Radio : Here is your chance; its the end of 2QCY13 and you haven't h...

Friday, June 21, 2013

Friday Fun: Old School Films

How do you learn to do things for yourself? One of those films they used to show us back in the old days (yes, with - gasp- a projector) wh...

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Old news - Navy to add more "Coastal Patrol" ships to Arabian Gulf - Where are those Littoral Combat Ships? The World Wonders

Some older (May 10, 2013) news from the U.S. Navy: Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) will forward deploy five USS Tempest - U...

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

The "Evolving" Littoral Combat Ship Saga

A very special, stealthy LCS Torn from the pages of the Aviation Week NavWeek blog "Return Of LCS Past" with this delightful ...

Monday, June 17, 2013

China: All Your (East and Southeast Asia) Seas Belong to the PRC

Defense News Reports "General Says Chinese Patrols In Asian Seas 'Legitimate' " : “Why are Chinese warships patrolling...

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Things I have been waiting for: "Obama sex assault comments 'unlawful command influence'"

A recognition that the Commander in Chief is stacking the deck against fair trials. From Stars and Stripes : Judge: Obama sex assault comm...

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

The Littoral Combat Space Holder - I Mean "Combat Ship" Goes to War . . . for continued funding

CDR Salamander does the Full Monty of exposing the "The LCS Full Court Press" . Think continued funding and all will be as clear...

Sunday, June 09, 2013

Teaching Disaster Realities

A statistic from 5 Ways to Educate People About the Realities of Disaster Recovery caught my attention: A 2010 American Red Cross surv...

Midrats Sunday 6 June 13 -5pm (Eastern U.S.) -Episode 179: "CIMCEC and the Marketplace of Ideas"

Join us Sunday at 5pm for Midrats "Episode 179: CIMCEC and the Marketplace of Ideas" : In the best Western tradition, it is gener...

Saturday, June 08, 2013

Somali Pirates: Indian Dhow Saved by EU NAVFOR

EU NAVFOR reports "Indian Sailors Safe After EU NAVFOR Forces Pirates To Abandon Attack on Cargo Vessel" : Fourteen Indian sailo...

Friday, June 07, 2013

Pirates release Pakistani crew kidnapped two weeks ago off Nigeria

Reuters reports "Pirates release Pakistani crew kidnapped off Nigeria" : Pirates have released five Pakistani crew they kidnappe...

Thursday, June 06, 2013

1944 - Invasion of Normandy, Rome Liberated; 1942 Cleaning Up After the Midway Battle

Nice 1944 Normandy invasion overview at the Naval History and Heritage Command's Invasion of Normandy . Was it only a couple of year...

Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Battle of Midway: Marines, The Army Air Corps and Their Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier

This is the day in history is which we note that U.S. forces dealt the Imperial Japanese Navy a stunning loss - sinking four aircraft car...

Monday, June 03, 2013

Battle of Midway 4 June - 7 June 1942

Was it the "turning point" in war with Japan over dominance in the Pacific? As set out in Battle of Midway : The Battle of Midwa...

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About EagleSpeak

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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