Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Iran Announces Naval Deployment to East Asia - Even - Oh, Wow! - A Submarine

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Iranian Tareq-class Sub A part of Iran's Navy gets to go a'sailing, reported by Farsnews : The (Iranian) Navy will dispatch th...
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Disaster Prep Wednesday

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A new feature here at EagleSpeak, Disaster Prep Wednesday. Let's start with this short video from FEMA: What's in your disaste...
Monday, November 18, 2013

10 Years On

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When setting up a blog post this morning, I was reminded that this blog is now over 10 years old. Let me thank Blogger for letting us do...
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U.S. Navy and the Philippines Relief Effort - Logistics, Logstics and More Logistics

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U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Class Ricardo R. Guzman I am not going to replicate the excellent coverage of Operation Damayan, the U.S. Navy an...
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Friday, November 15, 2013

Friday Fun Film: "The Eyes of the Navy"

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From the days just before the Second World War hit the U.S. - and before carrier aviation became more than just a scouting force for the bat...
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On Midrats Sunday 17 Nov 13, 5PM: Episode 202, "Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton"

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Please join us on 17 Nov 13 at 5pm (1700) Eastern U.S. for our Episode 202: "Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton" : Are there lessons o...
Thursday, November 14, 2013

Western Pacific Sea Power

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An interesting little RAND brief that raises some interesting questions, "The Future of Sea Power in the Western Pacific" : . ....
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

War at Sea: Missile or Torpedo Firing Unmanned Surface Vessels

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USV's that fire missiles must be part of the littoral or near coastal sea battle force . . . from about a year ago, US Navy tests first ...
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Monday, November 11, 2013

Best Veterans Day War Movies

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I see where CBS "News" posted a list of their "Best Films to Watch on Veterans Day" , which is a list designed, I thin...
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Veterans Day

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To the 23 million veterans- Thanks!
Sunday, November 10, 2013

Happy Birthday Marines!

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Attention to Orders: Those ship riders in funny costumes are 238 years old.  Find a Marine or former Marine or retired Marine and give the...
Friday, November 08, 2013

Friday Fun Film: "Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy (1946)"

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Well, a few things have changed. Okay, more than a few.

Strait of Malacca Piracy: Product Tanker Hijacked, Product Stolen

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Arrow indicates area of attack Report from the IMB here : 07.11.2013: 0330 LT: Posn: 01:20.6N-103:18.2E, around 7.3nm West of...
Thursday, November 07, 2013

Modern Warship Design

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At the top, from 1863, a replica of CSS Ablemarle. Lower image, USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) circa 2013. That they both float and are warships...

Somali Pirates: German Frigate Interdicts Probable Pirates and a Merchant Gets Attacked

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Just in case you have fallen into the trap of believing that Somali piracy is a dead issue, here's an EUNAVFOR report that just might al...
Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Somali Piracy: Excellent Background Read

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If you are looking for an excellent background read on the rise of the Somali pirates and their importance to the global economy, I highly r...
Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Oil Dumped Off Cornwall - Rancid Palm Oil That Is . . .

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In the past few days, Shiptalk reports : A mystery vessel is being accused of dumping rancid palm oil products off the UK coast, and act wh...
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Gulf of Guinea Piracy: Good Backgrounder from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime

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Here's a key point to keep in mind when discussing Gulf of Guinea maritime piracy: Much of the piracy that affects West Africa is a pr...
Monday, November 04, 2013

Somali Piracy: World Bank, Interpol, UNODC Track Money Trail of Pirate's Ransom Money

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The World Bank ("Working for a World Free of Poverty"), UNODC and Interpol report on the money collected by pirates in a joint rep...
Friday, November 01, 2013

Friday Fun Film: "Better Use of Leisure Time"

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Way back in the olden times, when there wasn't really TV or PlayStations or . . . well, it was a tough time. Here's proof, from th...