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The Hickory Aviation Museum in Hickory, North Carolina took delivery of a Grumman A-6E Intruder (BuNo.155629) on October 1st. A team of their volunteers had ventured up to Rhode Island over the previous week to disassemble the aircraft for transport via low-loader to its new home.

The Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) P-1 is a maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft in service with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF). The sea service also uses the P-1 for both signals intelligence (SIGINT) and as a platform for anti-ship missiles.

From U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs Posted July 7, 2021 Vice Adm. Steve Koehler briefs Vice Adm. G. Ashok Kumar on 3rd Fleets organization and mission. (U.S. Navy/MC2 Jessica L. Hale) SAN DIEGO - Vice Adm. G. Ashok Kumar, Indian Navy Vice Chief of Naval Staff, met with Vice Adm. Steve Koehler, the commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet, during a visit to San Diego, June 28. The purpose of the meeting, held at the invitation of Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, focused on U.S. and Indian ...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Vice Adm. Bill Merz, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, left, and Lani Dollaga place new shoulder boards on Rear Adm. Butch Dollaga, commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG7), during his promotion to rear admiral upper half, Monday, May 3, 2021. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam K. Thomas/U.S. Navy photo) Vallejo native promotes to 2-star admiral VALLEJO — Rear Adm. Leonard “Butch” Dollaga, commander of Submarine Group 7 and a Vallejo native, received his second...

Jimmy Carter embarked upon a top-secret and very successful spying mission. On Jan. 20, 2013, the Seawolf-class attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter left her homeport in Bangor, Washington. Less than two months later, the submarine appeared at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii for repairs. It was all quite mysterious. During her time at sea, we don’t know where Jimmy Carter was or what her crew of nearly 150 were precisely doing. The Seawolf-class is one of the most secretive weapons in America’s arsen...

Farmington native, Capt. Balagna, Commanding Officer, Gold Crew, USS Ohio Canton Daily Ledger A native of Farmington, Captain Kurt Balagna enlisted in the Navy in April 1992 as a Nuclear Electronics Technician. In 1997, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Illinois and received his commission through the ROTC scholarship program. Following initial nuclear power and submarine training, he reported to USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) (Blue) in Kings Bay, Georg...

Izvor: cfsp.rs Admiral Robert P. Burke, Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples, ahead of his first visit to Belgrade, said that “NATO and Serbia are close partners” and that the participation of Serbian officers in multinational peacekeeping missions is a joint success. By   In an exclusive interview for the Council for Strategic Policy (cfsp.rs), Admiral Burke said that “Serbia is our neighbor, a reliable and valuable partner, which helps us promote peace and security in the re...