US Navy – US surrounds hijacked tank ship
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008BBC – The US navy says it has deployed further vessels to surround a cargo ship loaded with 33 tanks and hijacked by pirates off Somalia last week.
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Archive for September, 2008
US Navy – US destroyer nears Somali pirates
Monday, September 29th, 2008BBC – A US Navy destroyer has made visual contact with a Ukrainian ship which was seized by pirates last week and is now moored off the Somali coast.
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Royal Navy – Just How Many Admirals Does It Take?????????..
Monday, September 29th, 2008Defense Technology International – Contractor sea trials of the first of the British Royal Navyís Type 45 air defense destroyers ñ HMS Daring – have now been concluded, with the type to be accepted by the service in December for further tests.
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US Navy – Patroling the deep
Sunday, September 28th, 2008Armed Forces Journal – Critical US Navy anti-submarine warfare skills that have been allowed to atrophy must be restored
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Ground Warfare – The Last Tour
Saturday, September 27th, 2008New Yorker – A decorated marineís war within. Another look at post traumatic stress disorder.
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Afghanistan – Counterinsurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan: An Interview with John Nagl
Friday, September 26th, 2008World Politics Review – Urs Gehriger of the Swiss weekly Die Weltwoche recently spoke with Nagl about the success of Gen. David Petraeus’ counterinsurgency tactics in Iraq, and what needs to be done to successfully implement them in Afghanistan.
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US Navy – U.S. ship fires shots toward boats off Somalia
Thursday, September 25th, 2008CNN – Security forces aboard the oiler USNS John Lenthall fired warning shots toward two approaching small boats off the Somali coast Tuesday.
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Afghanistan – Petraeus team to review CentCom
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Army Times – The incoming head of U.S. Central Command, Army Gen. David Petraeus, plans to form a team of under 100 experts to conduct a top-to-bottom strategic assessment of CentComís area of responsibility. Petraeus tapped Col. (P) H.R. McMaster to lead the Joint Strategic Assessment Team, or JSAT.
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US Navy – Hundreds protest US carrier arrival in Japan
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Associated Press – The nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrived Thursday at its new home port just south of Tokyo, welcomed by a mix of cheering crowds and protesters.
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Piracy – US Navy: Shipping companies must tackle piracy
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008Associated Press – The international shipping industry must take on more responsibility to protect vessels against pirate attacks and kidnappings in the dangerous waters of Somalia rather than rely on the U.S. Navy says the commander of the 5th Fleet.
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Operations Other Than War – Amid the debris, Nassau’s sailors offer a wave of relief
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008Virginian Pilot – The USS Nassau helps clean up Galveston, Texas after Hurricane Ike.
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Iraq – The Petraeus Doctrine
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008The Atlantic – Iraq-style counterinsurgency is fast becoming the U.S. Armyís organizing principle. Is our military preparing to fight the next war, or the last one?
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Russian Navy – Russia deploys warships to the Caribbean
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Daily Telegraph – Russian warships are sailing towards the Caribbean for the first time since the Cold War to take part in a joint naval exercise with Venezuela.
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German Navy – Littoral Stealthy Corvette
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Defense Technology International – Today the German navy corvette Magdeburg will enter service in Warnemuende, base of the First Corvette Squadron. It will be the second corvette of five of the Braunschweig K130 class, the most modern ships in service with the German navy.
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Afghanistan – Return to the Valley of Death
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Vanity Fair – With the Pentagon requesting $20 billion more for Afghanistan, and American casualties mounting there, Sebastian Junger rejoins the men of Battle Company at their Korengal Valley outpost. The war has changed them; have they changed the war?
Junger’s previous article from January 2008 is: Into The Valley of Death.
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Editorial Note – NOSI on break until Monday September 22
Friday, September 12th, 2008NOSI is taking a short break and will next update on Monday September 22.
During this time, please consider visiting our related site and downloading the War Studies Primer for an introductory course on the study of war.
Look at slides 2 and 3 in the War Studies Primer for its Table of Contents, and then choose a lecture to read and enjoy.
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Iraq – The War Within – Part 1: Doubt, Distrust, Delay
Thursday, September 11th, 2008Washington Post – Excepts from Bob Woodward’s new book, The War Within, that describes the inside story of how President Bush’s team dealt with its failing Iraq strategy.
Part 2: Outmaneuvered And Outranked, Military Chiefs Became Outsiders
Part 3: ‘You’re Not Accountable, Jack’
Russian Navy – Russian Navy to adopt new carrier fighters after 2016
Thursday, September 11th, 2008RIA Novosti – Russia’s new carrier-based fighters will replace the Su-33 naval fighter in service with the Russian Navy after 2016.
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Operations Other Than War – Kearsarge personnel help deliver disaster relief to Haiti
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Virginian Pilot – The crew of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, diverted from a humanitarian mission to Colombia, has begun delivering food and water to Haiti to help with disaster relief.
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Russian Navy – Russia ships to join Venezuela naval exercises in Caribbean
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Los Angeles Times – The Venezuelan government announced Sunday that four Russian naval vessels will participate in joint exercises in the Caribbean this year, a move that could heighten already strained relations between Washington and Moscow.
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