Reuters – A U.S. Navy destroyer with long-range missile-tracking equipment has begun patrols in the Sea of Japan, officials said on Friday, in a key step toward forming a missile-defense system intended to guard against attack by nations like North Korea.
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Daily Archives: October 2, 2004
Russian Navy – Russia, US launch naval exercises in North Atlantic
Xinhua – Russia and the US are exercising together in the Atlantic Ocean.
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US Marines – Marine boats take fight to waters of Euphrates
Boston Globe – On patrol on the Euphrates River with the US Marines.
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Iraq – In ''enemy's'' eyes, Iraq war lacked a plan, resources
Virginian Pilot – Retired Marine General Paul Van Ripper, who played the enemy in the controversial Millenium Challenge wargame in 2002, criticizes the war plan for Iraq.
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US Navy – Navy faces more change, outgoing 2nd Fleet commander says
Virginian Pilot – The commander of the 2nd Fleet says the change in US Navy operational patterns is not over yet???
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History – Football over Baseball Was a No-Brainer
Naval History – He won the 1960 Heisman Trophy as the top college football player in the nation, becoming the first of only two U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen (Roger Staubach being the second, in 1963) to win the award. After serving in surface ships during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War, he played for the American Football Leagueís Boston Patriots. He talked recently about his extraordinary career, including the real reason he chose pro football over baseball.
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