Washington Post – The European Parliament called on member nations yesterday to suspend the use of high-intensity sonar during naval maneuvers until research determines whether the very loud sounds are leading to the deaths of whales and other sea creatures.
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Daily Archives: October 30, 2004
US Navy – Carrier crews to shrink
Virginian Pilot – Experiments to reduce the number of sailors aboard cruisers, destroyers and amphibious ships have shown so much promise that the Navy has decided to take its next big step: shrinking the crew of an aircraft carrier.
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History – Swift Boats: Hard Day on the Bo De
US Naval Institute Proceedings – In an edited excerpt from an oral history conducted by the Naval Instituteís Paul Stillwell, the former Coast Guard Commandant recalls in vivid detail a Swift boat operation he led as a commander up the Ca Mauís Bo De River on 12 April 1969. His initial service in Vietnam was from a base at An Thoi on Phu Quoc Island, where he was Commander Task Group 115.4, a component of the U.S. Market Time coastal surveillance patrol.
NOSI - Naval Open Source Intelligence™ 