Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Once Again, Chokepoints, SLOCs, the Importance of Navies

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First off, what is a "chokepoint?" There is very nice definition by John Daly here : Ever since men first put to sea, conflicts ha...
Monday, March 29, 2021

U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) for 24 February to 24 March 2021

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U.S. Navy Office of Naval I... by lawofsea Not mentioned, probably because it occurred after ONI closed its report, is a reported missile...
Saturday, March 27, 2021

On Midrats 28 March 2021 - Episode 586: Focus DOD, Focus – with Thomas Spoehr

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Please join us at 5pm on 28 March 2021 EDT for Midrats Episode 586: Focus DOD, Focus – with Thomas Spoehr : Can a military organization su...
Friday, March 26, 2021

Friday Film: "Fury in the Pacific" (Palau and the Marianas WWII) (1944)

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War in the islands.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

"Well, Yes It Was Wrong to Fire You, Colonel. Good Luck Getting Your Reputation Back."

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A sad tale that never should have happened, Navy board, former commandant agree: Marine colonel should not have been fired On Feb. 22 the B...
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) for 17 February to 17 March 2021

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U.S. Navy Office of Naval I... by lawofsea

Quote of the Day

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From Flag Captain in the Bolitho series by Alexander Kent (Douglas Reeman) "You cannot kill a man's need to be free, don't you...
Monday, March 22, 2021

The Biden "Interim National Security Strategic Guidance" March 2021

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You can read this and assess what "strategic guidance" it offers. As noted by Thomas Spoehr here it has some "hits and misse...
Sunday, March 21, 2021

On Midrats 21 March 2021 - Episode 585: A March Madness Midrats

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Please join us at 5pm EDT on 21 March 2021 for Midrats Episode 585: A March Madness Midrats : The Navy wants to talk some more about unmann...
Saturday, March 20, 2021

Saturday Is Old Radio Day: Crime Classics - "Coyle and Richardson, Why They Hung in a Spanking Breeze" (1954)

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A little tale of murder on the high seas. Background here .
Friday, March 19, 2021

Friday Film: The Battle of the Atlantic (1941)

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Monday, March 15, 2021

U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) for 10 February to 10 March 2021

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U.S. Navy Office of Naval I... by lawofsea
Saturday, March 13, 2021

On Midrats 14 March 2021 - Episode 584: Facing Today's China, with Dean Cheng

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Please join us at 5pm (EDT!) on 14 March for Midrats Episode 584: Facing Today's China, with Dean Cheng While the rest of the world pau...
Friday, March 12, 2021

Friday Film: "Beneath Navy Wings" (1960's)

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

"The ONI Enterprise"

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Monday, March 08, 2021

U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) for 3 February to 3 March 2021

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U.S. Navy Office of Naval I... by lawofsea
Sunday, March 07, 2021

On Midrats 7 March 2021 - Episode 583: The Navalist View from Singapore, with Blake Herzinger

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Please join us at 5pm on 7 March 2021 for Midrats Episode 583: The Navalist View from Singapore, with Blake Herzinger If geography is desti...
Saturday, March 06, 2021

Saturday Is Old Radio Day" "This is your FBI' - "Murder on the High Seas" (1945)

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Back when J. Edgar was very conscious of marketing the FBI . This Is Your FBI was a radio crime drama which aired in the United States on A...
Friday, March 05, 2021

Friday Film: "The Job of the Prowler" - the EA-6B

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Monday, March 01, 2021

China's Fishing Tentacles Disrupt the Well-Being of the Rest of the WOrld

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Interesting article at Indo-Pacific Defense Forum China’s distant-water fishing fleet harms developing countries’ economies, food security ...