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The Port of Virginia berths a container ship. (Photo: Port of Virginia) The Port of Norfolk is located on the banks of the Elizabeth River at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. It is part of an urban area that also contains Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Hampton Roads, Newport News and Hampton. Collectively, this region is called Hampton Roads and elements of the Port of Virginia are located in the region. Overview The surrounding waterways, its location at the mouth of the Chesa...

The US is stepping up its military presence in the Arctic region together with its NATO allies, while at the same time calling on other nations to restrain from Arctic...

US likely to boost military presence in Indo-Pacific By Hu Yumin | China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-15 08:33 The CNS Liaoning aircraft carrier leads a fleet during a Peoples Liberation Army Navy training mission in the South China Sea in 2016. [Photo by Mo Xiaoliang/For China Daily] The United States has made clear its intention to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific region. While former US secretary of the navy Kenneth Braithwaite has reiterated his pr...

VIRIN: 210414-N-HT307-1001 Below are his remarks as delivered: Good morning...I want to begin by thanking General Lanata, Vice Admiral Lewis, and the whole team here in Norfolk for giving me the opportunity to speak with you all. It’s great to see Admiral Fitzgerald and Admiral Foggo joining us today. We are so fortunate to have you both here- thank you both for your mentorship and continued service. I also want to take this opportunity to recognize Rear Admiral Re...

NationofChange The world’s been going to s**t for too long... President Joe Biden and his military and state department at a minimum had to have known that Israel’s Mossad was going to sabotage Iran’s Natanz nuclear processing site on April 11. If they hadn’t been warned in advance of that attack, and at least tacitly approved it, they would have publicly protested it.  Clearly, they were happy to see it happen, and just as clearly, it means they aren’t ser...

New Book on Navy Reading List Prompts Senator to Introduce Bill Banning Racial Bias Training Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) speaks during a hearing to examine United States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program, on Capitol Hill on March 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images) 6 Apr 2021 Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has introduced a bill aiming to squash racial ...

Italian Navy press release Departed on February 28 from the base of the US Navy’s Second Fleet in Norfolk, the Cavour ship has started the “hot” phase of the “Ready for Operations” campaign. The first landing of a US Marine Corps F-35B aircraft on the deck of the Navy aircraft carrier represents a fundamental step in the long and complex certification process for the use of the new aircraft. The completion of the “Sea Trials” phase of sea trials, which will last in the Atlantic Oc...

The International Navies issue is one of my favorites every year, perhaps because it reminds me of some of the  best moments of my Navy career—opportunities to exercise and operate with allied and partner navies. This month, we have 28 foreign navy chiefs writing for the International Commanders Respond section—the highest number ever. We asked them: “Given that every navy must deal with finite budgets and resources, how has your navy found the right balance between force size and force...

After the Cold War ended, the United States and its NATO partners took security in the North Atlantic for granted, but increased Russian naval activity over the past half decade has shown that the Atlantic and the High North require constant vigilance. Here, the ships of Standing NATO Maritime Group–1 transit the Norwegian Sea in November 2019. Nato Allied Maritime Command (Cameron Stoner) Sub Menu

Russia calls for renewed contacts between chiefs of general staffs of Arctic states Earlier, Commander of the Second Fleet of the US Navy Andrew Lewis informed that the US is concerned over the military aspect of Russia’s activity in the Arctic, despite the fact that Washington admits that Moscow has all grounds to develop activity in the region Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov© Alexander Shcherbak/TASS MOSCOW, February 25. /TASS/. Russia is open to the renewal of...