15 Years Since the USS Cole Bombing
Today Marks 15 Years Since the USS Cole Bombing Source: October 12, 2015 by gCaptain USS Cole (DDG 67) returns to sea after being repaired at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) in Pascagoula, Mississippi, April…
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Illegal overfishing and the return of Somalia’s pirates
Article Source: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/10/illegal-overfishing-return-somalia-pirates-151006111159994.html Durduri, Somalia – A hundred years ago, it was a bustling port that served the vibrant fishing community living along Somalia’s coastline, the longest on mainland Africa. Now, Durduri is a sun-bleached,…
Maldives President Escapes Boat Blast
Police in the Maldives said they were seeking help from the United States and Australia in the investigation into a blast on Monday on President Yameen Abdul Gayoom’s speedboat as he returned home after performing…
Is piracy still a threat?
Article Source: http://www.thecrewreport.com/features/22126/is-piracy-still-a-threat%EF%BB%BF WBIED.com comments: although a report almost a year old – we still think it has relevancy. The superyacht industry is often told to ignore worries over piracy in most areas where yachts would…
WBIED.com Editorial: Migrants : The threat of uncontrolled immigration
WBIED.com Editorial Team War always has one common consequence: Refugees or Immigrants as they have become known since the Spring Revolution has spread across North Africa and The Middle East. What was initially seen as…
JIEDDO – News Article
The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization is beginning to look beyond the IED threat in Afghanistan and consider how it may assist combatant commanders around the globe, a JIEDDO official said last week. The…
Pirates forced to scramble for less
Source: http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htseamo/articles/20150910.aspx September 10, 2015: Worldwide piracy has become a less expensive problem since 2013 and most of the activity has moved to the coasts of Malaysia and Indonesia and areas near the Malacca Strait. In…
U.S. Navy Ship Catches Fire at Croatian Shipyard
Source: http://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-ship-catches-fire-at-croatian-shipyard The U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC20) is tugged in to the staging area to begin the dry dock process in the Viktor Lenac Shipyard in Rijeka,…
Piracy threat still exists EUNAVFOR warns
EU Naval Force Operation Commander warned a room full of shipping executives that while Somali piracy in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden is down, there is no room for complacency regarding the on-going…
How many US troops were killed by Iranian IEDs in Iraq
“Explosively formed penetrators — a particularly deadly form of roadside bomb — killed 196 American soldiers in Iraq over a five-and-a-half-year period, according to recently declassified Pentagon documents. “ Source: How Many US Troops Were Killed…