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Expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith to be commissioned on Saturday
By (0) The expeditionary sea base vessel USS Miguel Keith will be commissioned by the U.S. Navy on Saturday. Photo courtesy of General Dynamics/NASSCO The expeditionary sea base vessel USS Miguel Keith, seen here under construction, will be commissioned by the U.S. Navy on Saturday. Photo courtesy of www.miguelkeith.org
May 7 (UPI) The expeditionary sea base vessel USS Miguel Keith will be commissioned in a weekend ceremony, the U.S. Navy announced on Friday.
The commissioning ceremony, reduced in scope in light of COVID-19 precautions, takes place Saturday morning at Naval Air Station North Island in California.
Taiwan navy’s new amphibious vessel ‘no match to PLA counterpart, of minimal threat’
Liu Xuanzun Published: Apr 14, 2021 06:04 PM
The amphibious dock landing ships Wuzhishan (Hull 987), Kunlunshan (Hull 998) and Changbaishan (Hull 989) attached to a landing ship flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command steam alongside in waters of the South China Sea during a maritime training exercise on November 18, 2020. The exercise lasted four days, focusing on 10 subjects including comprehensive defense, Landing Craft Air Cushion s (LCAC) transfer, visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operation, and live-fire operations. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Liu Jian)
The island of Taiwan launched its first 10,000 ton-class amphibious landing ship on Tuesday, a move Chinese mainland experts said on Wednesday will only add to the rising military tensions in the Taiwan Straits.
The Marines would be among the first to engage in combat if a war broke out.
Key point: The Marines have a variety of weapons and tools with which to wage and win war. Here are some of the ones they would turn against Kim.
In the event of a conflict on the Korean Peninsula, U.S. and South Korean forces will root and and destroy the regime of Kim Jong-un. The need to properly secure the country’s weapons of mass destruction will necessitate an invasion of North Korea, much of which will come by sea. Leading the way will be the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). Here are five USMC weapon systems necessary in Korean War II.
US Navy joins international exercise La Perouse US Navy joins international exercise La Perouse Tuesday, 06 April 2021 17:05
According to information published by US Navy on April 6, 2021, USS Somerset (LPD 25) joins units from the Royal Australian Navy, French Navy, Indian Navy, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to participate in the third iteration of La Perouse.
(Picture source: US Navy)
This exercise provides an opportunity for U.S. forces to conduct engagements with Australia, France, India and Japan in order to fulfill maritime integration training objectives by emphasizing collaboration, war fighting, integration and readiness in a dynamic theater, maritime superiority, and power projection.