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August 25, 2021 – The town of Santa Cruz bears the name of the illustrious sailor 88 years ago and held yesterday morning a commemorative act of the new anniversary of the city and a reminder of the 188 years since the birth of Miguel Luis Piedrabuena. Participants in the ceremony were the Mayor of the city, Dr. Federico Bodlovic;…
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August 25, 3rd year of Reiwa Joint Staff Office About the flight of Chinese aircraft in the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean We will inform you about the subject as follows. Record 1 due date Wednesday, August 25, 3rd year of Reiwa 2 Nationality, etc. China Y-9 information collector 1 1 Y-9 patrol aircraft BZK-005 1 machine…
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Maritime forces from Australia, Japan, India, and the United States began phase 1 of cooperative maritime exercise MALABAR 2021 in the Philippine Sea, August 26. MALABAR is an annual maritime exercise that enhances planning, training, and employment of advanced warfare tactics between the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Indian Navy (IN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and U.S. Navy which demonstrates…
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HNLMS Holland is now fully engaged in providing aid to Haiti. The patrol ship steamed up to the earthquake-stricken island on August 20. Just before that, the navy managed to keep more than 2,160 kilos of cocaine off the market in a few days. This happened in an American-led partnership that focuses on international drug control. The catch of the…
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U.S. Coast Guard members aboard the Alameda-based Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) participated in a cooperative two-day deployment with Japan Coast Guard members aboard the Japan Coast Guard ship Aso in the East China Sea Tuesday and Wednesday. The engagement followed Munro’s port visit in Sasebo, Japan, Aug. 20-24, and included crew exchanges; two-ship communication, formation, maneuvering and navigation…
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August 25, 2021 – Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted a ceremonial event today at its Newport News Shipbuilding division that marked the first construction milestone in the life of the aircraft carrier Doris Miller (CVN 81). During a small ceremony held inside of a manufacturing facility, Thomas Bledsoe, the great nephew of the ship’s namesake, gave the order to “cut that…
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Today we celebrated the agreement signed for the detailed design phase for the construction of the Reshef class vessel for the Israeli Navy. The agreement was signed with the Ministry of Defense as a final step before the ship’s production phase. During this phase, Israel Shipyards will present an engineering plan, adapted to the needs of the Navy. The company’s…
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