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BMW to Appear on Bob Grant Show Monday

" Mark your calendar:  On Monday at 9:15 a.m. Central, I’ll make my second guest appearance on the internet-based show of talk radio legend Bob Grant (a.k.a., “New York City’s King of Talk Radio”).  Our primary topic of discussion will be the absurd case of...

Six Important Facts About the Assault Charges Facing Navy SEALs

"In recent years, I’ve published too many posts about members of the Armed Forces facing undeserved charges: First, it was the so-called “Haditha Marines” who faced trumped-up charges, thanks largely to idiots like Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) declaring them guilty before...

Iran 'frees yachtsmen'

 Further to the unconfirmed report below it has now been confirmed that the yachtsmen were released early Wednesday morning 2nd December." Britain's Foreign Office confirmed Wednesday that five British...

Russian Naval Power in Decline - mothballed Warships

Retired Adm. Vyacheslav Popov and Member of  Russia's Parliament's Upper House, has stated that the Russian Navy will be in dramatic decline after 2015.  Most Soviet-built ships will have to be...

UK 'sorry' for shooting at 'Spanish flag' buoy

Opps we are color blind... Sorry  " The UK has apologised to Spain after the Royal Navy used a buoy with the Spanish colours for target practice. The exercise took place off the coast of Gibraltar earlier...

Korean Navies exchange fire

The naval patrols of North and South Korea exchanged fire in disputed waters on Tuesday morning. "“Our high-speed patrol boat repelled the North Korean patrol boat,” the South Korean Office of the Joint Chiefs...

USS New York Visits New York

The phoenix, the mythical bird which was consumed by fire only to rise up again out of the ashes, was  an appropriate choice to grace the crest of a new  $ 1 billion addition to the American naval...

HMS Richmond on visit to Dublin, Ireland

It was a dreary and damp morning in Dublin port as HMS Richmond (F239) – a type 23 frigate – owned and operated by the Royal Navy paid a courtesy visit to Ireland, today 30th Oct 2009. The type 23...

Navy Allows Women On Submarines In 2011

The United States Navy will let women serve on submarines starting in 2011. Female officers will start training for submarine duty next year, but will still not be allowed on attack submarines. According to the...

India gets "Futuristic" Hawkeye E-2D aircraft from U.S.

After Indian Navy rejected the offer of Hawkeye 2C , the US defence industry is offering  their advanced air surveillance aircraft Hawkeye E-2D to India. "The US government cleared yet another high...

Army Archerd, Daily Variety Writer Dies at 87 From Mesothelioma

Army Archerd, best known for being a writer for Daily Variety for over 50 years has died from a rare form of mesothelioma cancer, thought to have been due to exposure to asbestos when he served in the Navy during World War II. He was a famous Hollywood gossip columnist and...

5 dead, 900 people rescued from Philippine ferry

Early Sunday morning a Super 9 Ferry sank in the Southern Phillipines.  The ferry had 1000 passengers on board.  900 people were rescued, 60 are missing or unaccounted for.  Five dead have...

US Navy: Pirates fire on US helicopter

In Dubai a U.S. Navy helicopter was fired at by Somalian Pirates in a highjacked ship, the helicopter which is based on the USS Chancellorsville was not hit and there were no injuries. The First attack by pirates...

Sri Lanka Naval Ops: Now, UK wants to share Lanka’s experience

"Against the backdrop of Sri Lanka’s unparalleled military victory over LTTE terrorism, foreign powers are lining up to study Sri Lanka’s modus operandi in fighting the LTTE. Former Army Chief General...

Missing Cargo Ship Arctic Sea Found

Russian navy has found the cargo ship Arctic Sea that went missing on July 30th. The crew is alive and unharmed, and have boarded a Russian anti-submarine ship, according to Russia's defence minister Anatoly...

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