British Military Says Ship Ablaze After Being Struck off Yemen Coast
A ship caught fire Saturday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile, the British military said.
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The 250th Anniversary of the United States Navy Began with a Fishing Boat
On October 13, 250 years ago, the Continental Congress authorized the establishment of the Continental Navy, marking the birth of what would become the United States Navy. Over a week ago, in Norfolk, with President Trump in attendance, the Navy showcased its impressive, combined arms capabilities. But on this semiquincentennial, the U.S. Navy, the most powerful in the world, had humble beginnings—a single fishing boat.
Military Needed to Confront Growing Migrant Crisis, Says Former UK Border Force Chief
The British government should consider tasking the Armed Forces to assist border patrols in the English Channel to confront the migrant crisis, said the former head of the UK Border Force. Tony Smith, former director-general of Border Force said that
Iran Conducts Another ‘Unsafe and Unprofessional’ Encounter With U.S., British Ships
On Saturday, several fast-attack boats of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) approached a U.S. Navy ship in the Strait of Hormuz at high speed in the latest “unsafe and unprofessional” action by Iranian forces.
Democracy Thwarted As ‘Boaty McBoatface’ Name Rejected For Arctic Research Ship
Despite being the runaway favourite in a public poll, Britain’s new polar research ship will not be named ‘Boaty McBoatface’ after Science Minister Jo Johnson said there were “more suitable” names. As Breitbart London previously reported, the UK government had the bright idea of
Great British Public Votes For New Royal Research Ship To Be Named ‘Boaty McBoatface’
A brand new, state of the art Arctic research ship is increasingly likely to be named the “RRS Boaty McBoatface”, after the British government had the bright idea of putting the naming process to a public vote. “To celebrate the launch
The Eagle Must Show its Talons: China’s ‘Closed Sea’ Openly Challenges American Free Trade
The famous 1972 “Nixon to China” moment, in which President Richard Nixon opened up relations with the Chinese Communists to peel them away from the Soviet Union’s orbit, is often considered a major turning point in the Cold War. Since that time, those who guide U.S. foreign policy have mostly seen China as a long-term partner in a future, global system with America as the first among equals. The American eagle and Chinese dragon would rise together with “constructive engagement.”
