A list of American actors, actresses, and athletes who served in World War II.
Continue reading “American Actors, Actresses, and Athletes who Served in World War II”By Aaron-Matthew Lariosa
F/A-18C/D Hornets from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 will be participating in a South China Sea maritime strike drill against a Second World War-era Corvette during Balikatan 2025.
“The F/A-18s will be taking part in the Maritime Strike event where several Armed Forces Philippines, U.S., and Australian Defense Force platforms will integrate to simultaneously sense and shoot a decommissioned ship,” U.S. Navy spokesperson Lt. Carlos M. Gomez confirmed to USNI News.
Continue reading “U.S. Marine Hornets to Sink WWII Corvette in South China Sea Drill at Balikatan 2025”On April 22, the U.S. Navy announced that it had recommissioned one of its former Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers following a modernization process, namely, the USS Cape St. George (CG 71). According to the announcement, the vessel has already arrived at its new homeport at Naval Base San Diego, California, after being permanently relocated from Naval Station Everett in Washington state.
Continue reading “The U.S. Navy recommissions one of its modernized former Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers”Three military leaders have expressed interest in reviving a World War II-era military base on Adak Island as part of the U.S. Arctic Strategy.
Patty Nieberg | Published Apr 17, 2025 5:21 PM EDT
Continue reading “The Navy may revive this forgotten Alaskan base that sits halfway to Russia – Adak!”On Monday, April 14, 1969 at 5:00 PM EST (1544Z), a Navy EC-121M reconnaissance aircraft (PR-21/BuNo 135749) of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1) with a crew of 31, including nine Naval Security Group (NAVSECGRU) and Marine linguists, took off from Atsugi Naval Air Station, Japan on a routine Beggar Shadow SIGINT collection mission over the Sea of Japan.
Continue reading “Remembering the Crew of EC-121 Beggar Shadow”As reported by Chosun on March 18, 2025, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) hosted a handover ceremony at its Ulsan headquarters for Jeongjo the Great, the lead vessel of Korea’s next-generation Aegis destroyers. During the event, HD HHI stated that it can build up to five Aegis destroyers per year for the U.S. Navy if bilateral cooperation is formalized, and that it is prepared to expand this capacity further depending on demand. The company emphasized that these Aegis destroyers are equivalent in size and performance to the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class. This announcement comes as the United States faces structural limitations in its domestic shipbuilding sector, where the number of shipyards has declined from over 400 to fewer than 30.
Continue reading “South Korea offers to build five Aegis destroyers per year to help the US counter China at sea.”