US Navy – US Navy ships have been temporarily forbidden to transit the Suez Canal. This is putting a definite crimp on the ability to shift US forces between the Mediterranean and the Gulf.
US Navy – Two interviews with Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig, in which he paints his vision of an Internet-enabled US Navy as well as the future of the US Navy.
US Navy – The USS Cole is on her way home.
Royal Navy – The HMS Ocean amphibious ready group is on its way to Sierra Leone.
US Navy – The USS Kitty Hawk battle group is exercising in Operation Foal Eagle, off Korea.
US Navy – The USS Harry Truman is ready to make its first operational deployment. Construction on the ship was started in 1989, the keel was laid in 1993???
Indian Navy – How and why the Indian and Pakistani navies should get along.
Indian Navy – The Chief of the Naval Staff of India feels his country is failing to take advantage of the potential of the Indian Ocean.
Royal Navy – The Royal Navy is sending a task force back to Sierra Leone, headed by HMS Ocean which is in the Mediterranean and has 42 Commando embarked. The UN has requested these troops, which will remain off shore as a rapid reaction force.
US Navy – First person accounts of the attack on the USS Cole.
US Navy – The US Navy is interested in basing nuclear attack submarines on Guam.
US Navy – The USS O’Brien is delivering humanitarian aid to East Timor.
Royal Navy – While the stranded HMS Tireless in Gibraltar continues to cause controversy, there is more information now available about what is wrong with her reactor and how serious it is.
OK, this brings us up-to-date:
US Navy – The US Navy has given up on saving the LST USS LaMoure County, and will have her towed to a port in Chile and scrapped.
US Navy – The USS Cole will be placed on a Norwegian transport ship Blue Marlin and shipped back to the US for repairs. Meanwhile, Janes’ points out that this sort of event is to be expected as the US Navy shifts to more and more operations involving the littorals???
Yemen – Background – how the Yemeni’s feel about the US in their country.
US Navy???Meanwhile, an investigative report reveals that security is extremely loose around US Navy ships at ports in the United States.
Royal Australian Navy – the RAN is considering construction of a Littoral Support Ship, to help it in future interventions in Asia.
Royal Navy – the RN has recalled all its nuclear powered attack submarines for safety checks on their reactors.
Russian Navy – Again, the lack of funds is the Russian Navy’s fundamental problem.
Sri Lankan Navy – Tamil Tiger rebels attacked and sank a Sri Lankan naval vessel in Trincomalee harbor.
I hope to perform a catch-up of naval news tomorrow. In the interim???
Russian Navy – There were 23 survivors of the Kursk’s explosion, according to a note found on the body of one of the sailors who has been recovered by divers.
I’m back from an excellent meeting in Germany. I hope to do a full update / catch-up on Thursday or Friday, but here are 2 stories to get us going again???
U.S. Navy – How the USS Cole disaster should have been avoided???
Russian Navy – Russian and Norwegian divers are attempting to retrieve the Russian sailors’ bodies from the Kursk.
This is the last NOSI update until Tuesday October 24.
US Navy – Latest on the USS Cole
US Navy – More news on the apparent terrorist attack on the USS Cole. The Cole was on its way to the Gulf to join in enforcing the oil embargo preventing Iraq from exporting oil except under UN supervision.
US Navy – Breaking News – The USS Cole, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was attacked by an explosive laden zodiac boat while in harbor in Aden. There are at least 4 US Sailors dead and 20-30 injured. There is a large hole in the hull but the ship is not in danger of sinking.
US Navy – the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Monterey has become the second “smart ship,” with fewer problems so far than the first “smart ship.”
Royal Navy – One third of the Royal Navy’s Sea Harrier pilots are threatening to resign rather than move to new bases under RAF control.
A few minutes for a quick update, after all???
US Navy – The US Navy chose EDS to install and operate the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI). NMCI, once deployed, with give the Navy and Marine Corps a single world wide intranet, thus reducing barriers to collaboration, cooperation and integration between different units. The hope is that this will revolutionize the Navy’s day-to-day operations.
US Navy – The US Navy may have to scrap the heavily damaged
tank landing ship LaMoure County that ran aground off Chile.
US Navy – The US Navy is rethinking its plans to scrap one of its Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles (DSRVs), the Avalon, in the wake of the Kursk disaster. The DSRVs will be replaced by a system that many feel is inferior.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – the JMSDF will soon be empowered by Japanese law to board and inspect vessels if they are deemed a threat to Japanese security.
Royal Navy – The Royal Navy is retiring its fast fleet tankers Olwen and Olna a year or two before their replacements, the Wave Knight and Wave Ruler are commissioned, as an economy measure.
Apologies for the lack of news the last few days. Unfortunately, I am a bit swamped this week, preparing for a presentation at a meeting in Germany next week, in addition to my normal work. NOSI may be updated this week, but look for the next regular update to be around Tuesday October 24th.
U.S. Navy – The US, Japanese, South Korean and Singapore navies have begun the first combined submarine rescue exercise in the Pacific, Exercise Pacific Reach 2000.
U.S. Navy – The US Navy is making its case for a larger fleet, from 300 to 360 ships.
Editorial note – you have undoubtedly noticed by now that from time to time I insert Background articles into NOSI, to help us better understand the reasons why naval forces are deployed to and engaged in various operations. I don’t especially seek such articles out, but when I come across good ones I add them into the daily mix.
Background – US – The importance of the CINCs – a fascinating series of 3 articles showing the importance of the CINCs to US foreign policy today.
Sri Lankan Navy – The Tamil Tigers sunk a Sri Lankan Navy patrol boat.
Royal Navy – a Royal Navy task force that is circling the globe will be exercising off Pearl Harbor this week.
Malaysian Navy – Malaysia is sending Army and Navy units to guard its islands that contain tourist resorts against attacks from Phillipine Muslim guerillas.
Russian Navy – The Russian aircraft carrier Minsk is now an amusement park in China.
Royal Navy – The Royal Navy task force off Yugoslavia, led by HMS Invincible, have assisted in rescuing survivors from the Greek ferry that sunk in the Aegean.
US Navy – The commanding officer of the LST LaMoure County was relieved of his command, after running aground off Chile. No decision has been made whether to repair the ship.
US Navy and US Coast Guard – The Navy and Coast Guard have captured for the first time a supply ship that aids speedboats smuggling drugs into the US.
US Navy – The oiler LeRoy Grumman collided during refueling with the Spanish frigate Numancia.
Background – Yugoslavia
U.S. Navy – Marines aboard the USS Austin and Croatian soldiers are participating in an amphibious exercise entitled “Phiblex 2000.”
Royal Navy – A Royal Navy task force of 15 ships, led by HMS Invincible, HMS Fearless and HMS Ocean is exercising off Yugoslavia.
Royal Australian Navy – The frigate HMAS Newcastle will stand by off the Solomon Islands to assist in peace talks, if needed.
Sri Lankan Navy – The Sri Lankan Navy destroyed several Sea Tiger gunboats in a running gun battle.
Canadian Navy – Aboard HMCS Calgary in the Persian Gulf.
There will not be a NOSI column on Sunday, we’ll be back on Monday. Today is “Down Under Day” in tribute to the Olympics in Sydney???
Royal Australian Navy – Aboard HMAS Waller, one of the Collins-class attack submarines. A frank description of the problems with the boat is provided.
Royal New Zealand Navy – How New Zealand has been integrating its new ANZAC frigates into its operations.
U.S. Navy – In order to help make its case for a larger nuclear attack submarine fleet, the U.S. Navy is starting to be more open about its submarines and their operations and their value.
U.S. Navy – A “safety stand down” has been ordered that requires all ships in the fleet to take a full day to review safety and navigation procedures, to help avoid further accidents.
Russian Navy – A Russian ship, Admiral Pantilev, accidentally fired on a Russian town during a naval exercise.
India Background – Why India is increasingly important to the U.S.
U.S. Navy – Sanctions placed by the U.S. government are hampering relations between the Indian and U.S. navies.
Chinese Navy – the Chinese Navy has made recent port visits to Pearl Harbor and Everett.
Indian Navy – India’s Marine Commandos have many missions.
Indian Navy – India will host an “International Fleet Review” in February 2001. 22 navies are expected to participate.
Indian Navy – INS Delhi and INS Kora are visiting Shanghai, China. INS Aditya, a tanker, and a missile corvette, INS Kuthar are visiting Pusan, South Korea. All 4 ships will then visit Japan.
We are experiencing some technical problems and will be back tomorrow hopefully???
Phillipine Navy – Phillipine armed forces are engaged in a pitched battle with rebels on the island of Jolo, who are holding a number of hostages. The battle apparently is an attempt to rescue the hostages. The Phillipine Navy has set up a blockade of the island.
U.S. Navy – The USS Tarawa amphibious ready group delivered food and shelter materials to the population of devastated East Timor.
U.S. Navy – The Congressional Budget Office issued a report yesterday stating the US military is woefully underfunded and needs an additional $50 billion / year to maintain its current size and committments.
Russian Navy – in what is heralded as an important precedent for the Russian legal system, the Russian Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of an ex-navy officer who was jailed on espionage charges after exposing the perilous state of Russia’s decaying nuclear fleet.
U.S. Navy – the commander of naval air forces in the Pacific feels he has too many missions and too few resources to carry them out.
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