Tag: US Navy

China’s Global Ambitions and Its African Port; Chinese Student Targeted at Purdue by CCP

A Chinese student at Purdue University was harassed by pro-CCP students. But the university is fighting back against Chinese Communist Party influence. This is raising an alert to campuses across the country to look at their own potential problems of infiltration from Beijing. The United States added 34 Chinese firms to a blacklist over human…


Navy Starts Process of Discharging Sailors Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine

The U.S. Navy is set to discharge sailors who have refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but sailors can still stay in the service if they change their minds. The announcement comes after the Air Force confirmed earlier this week that it has discharged 27 of its members over COVID-19 vaccine refusal. In a formal guidance on Wednesday…


US Submarine Officers Relieved of Duty for Collision

Three officers on the USS Connecticut (SSN 22), a nuclear-powered submarine, were relieved of duty for hitting an uncharted underwater mountain during a mission in the South China Sea last month, the U.S. Navy announced on Thursday. Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of U.S. Seventh Fleet, relieved Cmdr. Cameron Aljilani as commanding officer, Lt. Cmdr….


Russian Navy Tracks US Ship Mount Whitney in Black Sea

MOSCOW—The Russian navy has started tracking a U.S. naval command vessel in the Black Sea, news agencies quoted the defense ministry as saying on Thursday, amid tension over NATO activities near Russia’s borders. “The forces and means of the Black Sea Fleet have started monitoring the actions of the Mount Whitney command ship, which entered…


China Seeks Answers After US Nuclear Submarine Collided With ‘Object’ in South China Sea

A U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine that was damaged in a collision with an unknown underwater object in the South China Sea last weekend has arrived in port at Guam, the Navy said Friday. No further details about the circumstances of the collision or the extent of damage to the USS Connecticut were available, but China’s…


State TV Says Iranian Speedboats Intercepted US Navy Vessel

TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s state TV reported Thursday that speedboats belonging to the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard have intercepted U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf. A U.S. Navy spokesman said he was not aware of any such encounter at sea over the past days. The region remains on edge over Iran’s escalating nuclear program. Talks in Vienna…


New US Naval Strategy to Deter China From Taking Over Taiwan

A new U.S. naval strategy will aim to deter China from taking over Taiwan and to neutralize Chinese maritime military expansion, according to the U.S. Navy secretary in a Defense News report. The announcement comes as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been expanding military presence and bases in the South China Sea, and threatened…


Former US Military Pilot Accused of Concealing China Ties

A former U.S. military pilot from San Diego is accused of lying about repeatedly meeting with and receiving cash payments from a Chinese national with links to intelligence services, the Justice Department (DOJ) has said. According to court documents filed in federal court, Shapour Moinian, a former helicopter pilot for the U.S. Army, for several…


Look to John Paul Jones to Restore the Navy’s Fighting Spirit

Commentary Legendary American Naval Officer John Paul Jones said, “I intend to go into harm’s way.” Our current U.S. Navy’s theme is, unfortunately, “I intend to sail into a safe space and focus on wokeness.” The abject disaster, which is the current U.S. Navy, is shameful in light of the quickening pace of a showdown…


Navy Must Focus More on Warfighting and Less on Diversity Training: Report

When announcing the christening of the USNS John Lewis replenishment oiler on July 16, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker said sailors will be “galvanized” by the legacy of the new ship’s namesake. “Leaders like Representative Lewis taught us that diversity of backgrounds and experiences help contribute to the strength of our nation,” Harker said,…