One of the seven sailors who lost his life after a container ship slammed into the side of a Navy destroyer reportedly sacrificed himself to save his shipmates. When the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald was struck by the Philippine-flagged ACX Crystal merchant ship Saturday, 37-year-old Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr. […]
U.S. Navy Identifies Seven Deceased Fitzgerald Sailors…
Gunner’s Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19, from Palmyra, Virginia – Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, 25, from San Diego, California – Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville, Connecticut – Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, 26, from Weslaco, Texas – Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, […]
55 Minutes to Report Collision?…
Mapping the ACX Crystal’s Collision with the USS Fitzgerald Using Publicly Available Info…
Damaged Fitzgerald Returns to Yokosuka as Search Continues for 7 Missing Sailors…
Seven sailors are missing and three more, including the commanding officer, were confirmed injured after the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel early Saturday off the coast of Japan. Cmdr. Bryce Benson, who took the helm of the Yokosuka-based destroyer last month, is in stable condition after being evacuated by helicopter to a naval […]
Gulf States Launch Naval Blockade Of Qatar…
In what has emerged as the most significant escalation to result from the Qatar diplomatic crisis – which pits two of OPEC’s largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, against the world’s biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas and further disrupts stability in the region – the biggest Middle East oil and container ports […]
U.S. Deploys Global Hawk High-Altitude Drone to ‘Monitor North Korea’…
The US has sent a high-altitude surveillance RQ-4 Global Hawk drone to Japan, marking the beginning of a five-month deployment. It is expected to monitor moves made by North Korea, according to Japanese media. The drone landed at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Monday night, after flying from Andersen Air Force Base in […]
North Korea Ballistic Missile Test-Fire Fails, Again; Trump Briefed…
North Korea Releases Video of Attack on Washington D.C….
U.S. Carrier Strike Group Joined By Japanese Warships for Philippine Sea Exercise…
A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels began a bilateral military exercise in the Philippine Sea on Monday. “The routine exercise is designed to improve combined maritime response and defense capabilities, increase combined maneuvering proficiency, and ensure maritime forces remain ready to defend the region when called upon,”…
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