Tag: US Navy

Monday, July 24th 2023 - 10:19 UTC
Biden picks female Admiral to head US Navy

US President Joseph Biden has chosen Admiral Lisa Franchetti to become the next Navy Chief of Staff in an unprecedented decision. If confirmed, Franchetti, 59, would be the first woman to become a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Franchetti, the current Navy's vice chief of operations, is said to have broad command and executive experience.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 20:46 UTC
Tensions heat up in Indo-Pacific after US Navy sends cruisers

China has said the United States was trying to disrupt peace in the Taiwan Strait after two warships sailed through the waters between the mainland and what Beijing regards as a rogue province in what Washington dubbed a routine drill.
Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 - 08:47 UTC
US Navy building up on its Pacific armada around Taiwan

The United States Government of President Joseph Biden is taking additional military precautions in case China decides to retaliate after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went ahead with her plans to visit Taiwan.
Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Kitty Hawk passes by Chilean port on her last voyage

Residents in the Chilean Port of Valparaíso have reported sighting the historic USS Kitty Hawk as she was being towed through the Pacific Ocean on her way to her final scrapping.
Monday, February 15th 2021 - 09:54 UTC
Falklands defined as British Independent Overseas Territory by US Navy triggers reaction in Buenos Aires

The Argentine government expressed deep concern following a report in the official twitter from the United States Commander Submarine Force Atlantic, (Comsublant) in which it reveals that it had recently operated in the South Atlantic, “with British support” from the Falklands, “in a display of the global reach of both nations.”
Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 09:26 UTC
US openly supports Guyana: joint coast guard exercise and visit of top Navy commander

The United States is doubling its support for Guyana in the territorial dispute with Venezuela, another flank in Washington's campaign to force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro out of power.
Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 08:12 UTC
US Navy organizing a new Fleet covering the Indian and Pacific oceans

The Secretary of the United States Navy has called for the establishment of a new fleet at the intersection of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. “We can’t just rely on the Seventh Fleet in Japan,” Kenneth Braithwaite said while addressing the Naval Submarine League’s annual symposium, which was held virtually this year.
Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 08:29 UTC
Trump allows US Navy to shoot Iranian gunboats “out of the water” if they get too close

US Navy ships will shoot Iranian gunboats that get too close “out of the water,” President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after 11 vessels from Iran's elite fighting force came dangerously close to American ships in the Gulf.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 11:13 UTC
US Navy secretary resigns after ridiculing a commander of an aircraft carrier

Acting United States Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned on Tuesday after he faced mounting backlash for firing and ridiculing the commander of a US aircraft carrier who pleaded for the help stemming a coronavirus outbreak onboard.
Monday, June 24th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Northern Australia port for the US Navy to keep track of “Chinese intentions”

Australia is planning to build a new deep-water port on its northern coast able to accommodate US Marine deployments as part of efforts to counter China's growing presence in the region, the ABC reported on Monday.