US Navy – The USS Cole is on her way home. Washington Post: USS Cole departs ‘proudly’, with help Royal Navy – The HMS Ocean amphibious ready group is on its way to Sierra Leone. Times of London:

US Navy – The USS Kitty Hawk battle group is exercising in Operation Foal Eagle, off Korea. Stars and Stripes: Kitty Hawk planes hunt subs as part of Foal Eagle exercise US Navy – The USS Harry Truman is ready to make its first operational deployment. Construction on the ship was started in 1989, the [...]

Royal Navy – The Royal Navy is sending a task force back to Sierra Leone, headed by HMS Ocean which is in the Mediterranean and has 42 Commando embarked. The UN has requested these troops, which will remain off shore as a rapid reaction force. BBC News: Britain prepares Sierra Leone force Times of London [...]

OK, this brings us up-to-date: US Navy – The US Navy has given up on saving the LST USS LaMoure County, and will have her towed to a port in Chile and scrapped. Virginian Pilot: Navy gives up on saving ship grounded near Chile Virginian Pilot: LaMoure County sailors to return Saturday US Navy – [...]

I hope to perform a catch-up of naval news tomorrow. In the interim??? Russian Navy – There were 23 survivors of the Kursk’s explosion, according to a note found on the body of one of the sailors who has been recovered by divers. BBC News: Kursk survivors’ slow death

I’m back from an excellent meeting in Germany. I hope to do a full update / catch-up on Thursday or Friday, but here are 2 stories to get us going again??? U.S. Navy – How the USS Cole disaster should have been avoided??? Washington Post – William Arkin: Why Americans died in Yemen Russian Navy [...]

This is the last NOSI update until Tuesday October 24. US Navy – Latest on the USS Cole Washington Post: Yemenis insist accident caused USS Cole blast Washington Post: Officers say ship was an easy mark Virginian Pilot: Threatening signs have been growing in turbulet, poor Yemen Washington Times: Officer calls refueling stop at Aden [...]

US Navy – More news on the apparent terrorist attack on the USS Cole. The Cole was on its way to the Gulf to join in enforcing the oil embargo preventing Iraq from exporting oil except under UN supervision. BBC News: Blast holes US warship BBC News: Policing the Gulf Time: Attack on US ship [...]

US Navy – Breaking News – The USS Cole, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was attacked by an explosive laden zodiac boat while in harbor in Aden. There are at least 4 US Sailors dead and 20-30 injured. There is a large hole in the hull but the ship is not in danger of sinking. BBC [...]

A few minutes for a quick update, after all??? US Navy – The US Navy chose EDS to install and operate the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI). NMCI, once deployed, with give the Navy and Marine Corps a single world wide intranet, thus reducing barriers to collaboration, cooperation and integration between different units. The hope [...]

Apologies for the lack of news the last few days. Unfortunately, I am a bit swamped this week, preparing for a presentation at a meeting in Germany next week, in addition to my normal work. NOSI may be updated this week, but look for the next regular update to be around Tuesday October 24th.

U.S. Navy – The US, Japanese, South Korean and Singapore navies have begun the first combined submarine rescue exercise in the Pacific, Exercise Pacific Reach 2000. Los Angeles Times: Multinational sub rescue exercise begins U.S. Navy – The US Navy is making its case for a larger fleet, from 300 to 360 ships. Janes’: US [...]

Editorial note – you have undoubtedly noticed by now that from time to time I insert Background articles into NOSI, to help us better understand the reasons why naval forces are deployed to and engaged in various operations. I don’t especially seek such articles out, but when I come across good ones I add them [...]