US, PHL navies kick off bilateral maritime training

The United States Navy and Philippine Navy kicked off the week-long Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama at Naval Station Ernesto Ogbinar in San Fernando City, La Union on July 9, the US Navy said. In the at-sea phase to be held in West Philippine Sea, US Navy expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket , diving and salvage ship USNS Salvor and a P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft will operate with Philippine Navy frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz and landing dock ship BRP Tarlac .

U.S. Army Culture as an offset

Innovation in the Army needs to come from the top down and the ground up, and Soldiers at all levels need freedom, time and equipment to make it happen. Maintaining overmatch against any and all potential adversaries-known as an offset strategy-places a premium on new, potentially disruptive technologies.

Washington key testing ground for Navy’s underwater drones

For the past 100 years, Keyport has been home to one of Navy's primary efforts to research, develop and test torpedoes, which earned the small, waterfront community the moniker of "Torpedo Town, U.S.A." Now, Keyport's Naval Undersea Warfare Center is becoming the modern testing ground for a new type of technology that silently operates in the depths - unmanned undersea vehicles, which are known as UUVs. Those unmanned undersea vehicles are essentially "pre-programmed, small submarines," said Cmdr.

Veterans embrace the healing power of horses

To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: Randy Williams of Pawcatuck, a Navy veteran participating in the spring session of Veterans Equine Therapeutic Services program, works with therapy horse Maggie, a Quarter horse during the fourth day of the spring session of the Veterans Veterans Equine Therapeutic Services program at the Horses Healing Humans facility on Saturday, May 12, 2018, in Stonington.

Turkey wins tender for procurement of four Pakistan Navy corvettes: Minister

"A tender opened by the Pakistan Navy to supply four corvettes has just been concluded and Turkey has won the tender," Canikli told reporters during an official visit to Montenegro on July 5, as quoted by state-run Anadolu Agency. Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding to produce four corvettes under the MA LGEM project in May 2017 for Pakistan.

Sailors of US nuclear-powered carrier help pack DSWD relief boxes

Thirty Sailors assigned to United States Navy Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Ronald Reagan helped in packing of 3,000 Department of Social Welfare and Development relief boxes on June 28 for the victims of the January eruption at Mount Mayon. USS Ronald Reagan arrived in Manila on June 26 for a regularly scheduled port visit together with two other cruisers.

Jaws 2′ was almost – Saving Private Ryan’ … with sharks

The original "Jaws" movie was a classic, but it's sequel not so much. According to a recent podcast, filmmaker Steven Spielberg initially wanted to tell a very different shark tale - the famed sinking of the USS Indianapolis, as told by "Jaws" character Quint - instead of returning to Amity Island.

Beneath the surface, a quiet superpower race for nuclear supremacy

As tensions escalated in the South China Sea, these three countries - which boast the world's largest navies - are aggressively preparing for any potential undersea or nuclear conflict, as they develop or perfect nuclear ballistic submarines and attack submarines . Beneath the surface, a quiet superpower race for nuclear supremacy As tensions escalated in the South China Sea, these three countries - which boast the world's largest navies - are aggressively preparing for any potential undersea or nuclear conflict, as they develop or perfect nuclear ballistic submarines and attack submarines .

Rising number of women veterans reflects their increasing participation in the military

Nonetheless, the service of many of these women is not noticed - by the public and even by some male veterans. The Virginia Department of Veterans Services is trying to change that while establishing a pipeline of highly skilled veterans and their spouses for the commonwealth's workforce.

not Real News: Map does not debunk global warming

In this March 10, 2018 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut and the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Hartford break through the ice in the Beaufort Sea in support of Ice Exercise 2018, a five-week exercise that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic. On Friday, June 29, 2018, The Associated Press has found that stories circulating on the internet that a June 26, 2018 sea ice thickness map debunks global warming are untrue.

House backs $675 billion spending bill for Pentagon

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, is welcomed by China's Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xu Qiliang at the Bayi Building in Beijing Thursday, June 28, 2018. less U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, is welcomed by China's Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xu Qiliang at the Bayi Building in Beijing Thursday, June 28, 2018.

ECUA sues over contaminated water wells

A foam used for firefighting has allegedly leeched toxins into ECUA water wells near Pensacola's airport and a defunct Navy auxiliary air station ECUA sues national manufacturers over contamination of Escambia water wells A foam used for firefighting has allegedly leeched toxins into ECUA water wells near Pensacola's airport and a defunct Navy auxiliary air station Check out this story on pnj.com: The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is suing the manufacturers and sellers of a fire-suppressant foam that allegedly contaminated a portion of the local water supply with highly toxic chemicals.