One of Navy s first Black four-star admirals says military has work to do on diversity
Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post
Feb. 16, 2021
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Retired Adm. Cecil Haney served as commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the U.S. Strategic Command, where he oversaw nuclear weapons.Washington Post photo by Michael S. Williamson
The young midshipman heard the question but kept walking as he neared a group of White students at the Naval Academy. You know, the only reason you re here is the quota system, right? one of them said.
Cecil Haney, a Black student from a Black neighborhood in the District of Columbia, did not respond. His family had warned him that he could face racism at the academy, and more than 40 years later, he remembers the remark clearly.
Taiwan says ties with US military strong amid threats from China By: The Associated Press February 9
U.S. sailors observe flight operations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while conducting dual-carrier operations with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea Feb. 9, 2021. The Theodore Roosevelt and Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups are conducting dual-carrier operations during their deployments to the 7th Fleet area of operations. (MC2 Zachary Wheeler/Navy) TAIPEI, Taiwan As the U.S. Navy asserts its presence in the South China Sea, Taiwan’s leader says its ties with Washington remain solid over the transition from the Trump to the Biden administration.
Xi Jinping was testing Biden admin. The answer is 2 American aircraft carriers
Sun Online Desk
10th February, 2021 05:37:59
Two American aircraft carriers including USS Nimitz, which was pulled out from the Persian Gulf earlier this month, conducted military exercises in the South China Sea in a clear signal to Xi Jinping’s China that President Joe Biden would continue with the Trump administration’s tough approach to Beijing.
The coordinated operations, combining ships and planes of the two strike groups Theodore Roosevelt and Nimitz, were carried out in a highly-trafficked area to demonstrate the US Navy s ability to operate in challenging environments, the US Pacific Fleet said in a statement on Tuesday on the exercises that angered China. Beijing described the exercises as an effort by the US “to flex its muscles”.
US Navy destroyer collides with merchant ship off the coast of Japan
US Navy destroyer collides with merchant ship off the coast of Japan
According To The US Military A Navy Destroyer Collided With A Merchant Ship Off The Coast Of Japan And There Have Been Reports Of Injuries Too. PTI | Updated on: 17 Jun 2017, 08:35:29 AM
Washington:
According to the US military a Navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan and there have been reports of injuries too.
In a brief written statement, US Pacific Fleet in Hawaii said the Navy has requested assistance from the Japanese Coast Guard.