Tag: Rear Admiral “Sandy” Woodward

• Monday, June 13th 2011 - 12:10 UTC

  US main interest is a “stable Argentina”, warns Falklands Task Force head

  

  The head of the Royal Navy Task Force that recovered the Falkland Islands during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict has warned about UK defense cuts and underlined that United States has little interest in supporting Britain in any conflict since a stable Argentina is more important to the State Department.

• Tuesday, February 8th 2011 - 23:58 UTC

  Falklands’ war carrier HMS Invincible towed to a Turkish scrap-yard

  

  The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Invincible which had a leading role in the recovery of the Falkland Islands in 1982 has been sold to a Turkish scrap-yard which specialises in recycling ships.