BBC – US Navy keen to show its sensitive side in Haiti
We are in Cassagne, an impoverished rural hamlet which felt the full force of the earthquake. Flying in on a marine helicopter, I witnessed Mother Nature’s grim lottery: some houses untouched by the tremor, alongside homes completely flattened. A community in need at the best of times, and now completely shattered, is adapting to a humanitarian invasion.
Virginian Pilot – In a Haitian village of 10,000, five local sailors find a way ahead
Navy Lt. Joel Castillo pulled a notebook from under his arm Friday afternoon and studied his list: The main water distillery broke down during the earthquake. The biggest church in town is half-collapsed and the rubble is blocking roads. The hospital survived but has only three patients; even the severely wounded are too afraid to step indoors for treatment…
Virginian Pilot – On the Bataan in Haiti, need arrives in waves
When the Bataan left Norfolk Naval Station for Haiti eight days ago, its doctors and corpsmen knew they’d be treating casualties of the magnitude-7 earthquake of Jan. 12. But they weren’t expecting so many so fast.
Air Force – A Specter Haunts the Carrier
The growing threat posed by China, not to mention political woes, has shaken up the US Navy.
Economist – China’s assertiveness at sea: Choppy Waters
East and south, China makes a splash.
The Times – US to increase troops in Haiti by a third as rescue teams pull back
The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the USS Nassau Amphibious Ready Group will join the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and the USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group who are already in Haiti.
Virginian Pilot – 10,000 sailors, Marines ready for ‘long haul’ in Haiti
At least 15 U.S. Navy ships and several special units are involved in the Haiti rescue effort and sailors and Marines are starting what is expected to be a “long haul.”
Virginian Pilot – Bataan crew rolls ashore, huge work ahead in Haiti
Defense Technology International – Haiti Updates: Marines, More Troops and Ships Docking
Wall Street Journal – U.K. and Argentina Spar Over Claim to Falkland Islands
Britain said it “firmly rejects” a new Argentine law that defines the Falkland Islands, over which the countries fought a war in 1982, as part of its territory.
Virginian Pilot – Bataan scouts out best sites to put boots on the ground in Haiti
Marines and sailors traveling with the amphibious assault ship Bataan got their first glimpse of the devastation in Haiti on Monday and identified a handful of sites where they’ll deploy on-the-ground teams as soon as today.
Baltimore Sun – Rife with purpose, Comfort sails on
Aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort on its way to Haiti.
Defense Technology International – JSF – Navy Ready To Abandon Ship?
For the service of “loose lips sink ships”, the Navy leaked the blandly titled “Joint Programs TOC Affordability” document through more holes than IJN Yamato off Okinawa. This was no baby-seals-type accident. It’s a deliberate hit at the highest level.
Defense Technology International – Carrier Hot Air
Irrespective of the continuing churn of rumor surrounding their long-term security in the equipment program, the UK Defense Ministry continues to spend significantly on its next-generation aircraft carrier program.
The Times – MoD mulls outsourcing options for Merchant Navy
Up to 20 companies have told the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of their interest in participating in the part-privatisation of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) — the Merchant Navy.
Virginian Pilot – Local military providing aid in Haiti
Sailors and Coast Guardsmen from the Hampton Roads area will play a critical role in the U.S. effort to deliver humanitarian assistance to Haiti, with thousands of locals on standby to deploy to the impoverished country and some already there.
Christian Science Monitor – US sends aircraft carrier to help with Haiti earthquake damage
The Diplomat – The Next Arms Race
…will be undersea, say Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes, and will have big political repercussions for the entire Asia-Pacific region.
Economist – A long war of the waters
Thanks to greater vigilance and naval patrols, the seas off Somalia may be a bit less dangerous than they were. But they are still the riskiest in the world
Defense Technology Interactive – Naval Gazing
Saab is revisiting its naval ambitions for the Gripen in the light of India’s release of a request for proposals for carrier fighter. The company first looked at a potential carrier derivative in the mid-1990s.
Virginian Pilot – Trend surfaces: Islamist Web sites soliciting info on ships
A group that monitors Islamist Web sites has noted a disturbing trend – Internet posts from prominent contributors discussing attacks on U.S. warships.
Copenhagen Post – Maersk hires war ship to protect tanker
Danish shippers are taking more extreme measures to provide safety for the fleets sailing in pirate waters
Defense Technology International – Pentagon’s Think Tank Delivers Bold New Proposal For the U.S. Navy
A new report released yesterday by the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment—the DoD’s in-house think tank run by Nixon-appointee and Beltway survivor Andrew Marshall—says the U.S. Navy has to get bigger, and diversify.
The Times – Navy facing struggle for survival as Treasury cuts spending, report warns
The Royal Navy is facing a struggle for survival against a Treasury intent on cutting back on defence spending, a report warns today.
Barents Observer – Norwegian submarines need base in Northern Norway
Norwegian submarines are instructed to sail more outside Northern Norway, but lack important support facilities on land, one year after Norway abandoned its Arctic base of Olavsvern.
Virginian Pilot – Carrier Eisenhower detours to assist Coast Guard with rescue
The aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower left Norfolk early Saturday morning for a six-month deployment, but shortly after sunset, the Eisenhower was sent to assist with a Coast Guard rescue off the coast of Cape Hatteras.
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NOSI’s archive from January – December 2009 is now available: January-December 2009
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