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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

Monday, December 05, 2016

U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 1 - 30 November 2016

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U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 1 - 30 November 2016 by lawofsea on Scribd
Saturday, December 03, 2016

On Midrats 4 Dec 2016 Episode 361 - Where Youth and Laughter Go: With "The Cutting Edge" in Afghanistan

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Please join us at 5pm EST on 4 December 2016 for Midrats Episode 361: Where Youth and Laughter Go; With "The Cutting Edge" in Afgh...

Saturday Is Old Radio Day: Challenge of the Yukon - "The Perfect Crime (1949)"

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Long-running radio program that became "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon" and featured the great sled dog "Yukon King" who...
Friday, December 02, 2016

Friday Film: "European Cruise" - U.S. Navy Reserve Ships Sail and Train (1956)

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Back in the day, Navy Reserve sailors might take a summer cruise to foreign ports and train along the way. Here's an example in a film n...
Wednesday, November 30, 2016

History of Convoy and Routing [1945]

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Early in WWII, Hitler's plan was to cut off supplies to the British Isles and starve the Brits into submission. Using his submarine fo...
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Monday, November 28, 2016

U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 25 October - 23 November 2016 and NATO Ending Indian Ocean Counter-Piracy Operations

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In addition to the information in the following ONI report, it is of interest that Voice of America reports NATO has announced that it is e...
Saturday, November 26, 2016

Logistics Week at EagleSpeak: "Sealift Program"

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U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command's Sealift Program : Our Sealift Program provides high-quality, efficient and cost-effective ocean ...
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Saturday Is Old Radio Day: Hercule Poirot "Rendevous with Death (1945)"

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'Nuff said
Friday, November 25, 2016

Friday Films: USNS Jack Lummus Offloading Marine Gear and "Land the Landing Force" (1967)

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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment-17, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and U.S. Navy sailors with Naval Beach Group-1, Expedition...

Logistics Week at EagleSpeak: Prepositioned Ships

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The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command has a number of ships staged around the world in anticipation of need, as set out in Prepositio...
Thursday, November 24, 2016

Thanksgiving

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At the table today, will it be a toast or prayer that kicks off the meal? Or both in one? Tonight . . . we are thankful for and toast to...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Logistics Week at EagleSpeak: Where We Were, Where We Are

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Let's take a stroll back in time to 1971. As the Vietnam war was coming to an end and while the Cod War was still "hot," the U...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Logistics Week at EagleSpeak: Naval Logistics Defined and Implemented

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From Administration of the Navy Department in World War II [Chapter 18] The word "logistics" did not come into common usage ...
Monday, November 21, 2016

U.S. Navy Office Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 18 October - 16 November 2016

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U.S. Navy Office Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 18 October - 16 November 2016... by lawofsea on Scribd

Logistics Week at EagleSpeak Begins with a Plan

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A hallmark of the U.S. Navy is its ability operate for long periods of time away from its own shores. The ability to sustain such operations...
Saturday, November 19, 2016

Saturday Is Old Radio Day: Gettysburg Address and "Mr. President" (1950) Tells a Tale of a President Fighting Congress

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President Lincoln gave his "Gettysburg Address" on 19 November 1863: Here's one show from a old radio series dealing with...

On Midrats 20 Nov 2016 - Episode 359: A Foreign Policy Short List for the New CINC, with Mackenzie Eaglen

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Please join us at 5pm EST on 20 Nov 2016 for Midrats Episode 359: A Foreign Policy Short List for the New CINC, with Mackenzie Eaglen : O...
Friday, November 18, 2016

Friday Double Feature Films: "Deploying Mines at Sea by Air" (WWII) and "Sea Mine Warfare" (1968)

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Mine Warfare, the most underrated warfare community. Here are a couple of films on the topic:
Thursday, November 17, 2016

Building a Temporary Larger Fleet While Waiting for New Construction Ships (A Reanimation of an Old Post)

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There is a great deal of brilliant discussion of how to build the 350 ship Navy called for by President-elect Trump see Jerry Hendrix's ...
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Anti-Submarine Warfare in the 21st Century, Sea "Gliders" Division

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Or, as the Sam LaGrone USNI News piece is titled, Navy Deploying Unmanned Gilders from Destroyers to Help ASW Mission , and, no, these are n...
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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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