Tag Archives: Navy

Good news for Counter-piracy

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

Piracy is trending down, due to a combination of more effective international counter piracy efforts, widespread use of anti-piracy measures by shipping firms and due to changing conditions on the ground in Somalia. All of these are good things. Add … Continue reading →

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Navy Gets It Right

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

I’ve previously blogged a bit about the Navy’s recent hit-or-miss record at choosing names for new ships. With all of that aside, the Navy hit this one out of the park: The Navy will name a research ship the Neil … Continue reading →

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Look, if they’d just let me get away this kidnapping, I wouldn’t have had to kill those people….

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

….is basically what these Somali pirates are arguing in court right now. Lawyers for three Somali men accused of killing four Americans aboard a yacht claim the deaths resulted from actions by the U.S. Navy and the FBI. Defense lawyers … Continue reading →

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Two for Two

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

So it’s been a while, and my post-rate will probably continue to be lower, but here it goes: The Navy has been busy naming ship since I left last, and in contrast to some of the last few names, they’re … Continue reading →

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Well, ACTUALLY

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

I am a big fan of James Fallows’ series of articles on False Equivalance and the “28th Amendment”, but I had to nitpick this article on the Chevy Volt: It would interesting to do the math on what the American … Continue reading →

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Taking the Fight to the Pirates

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

The Dutch are doing it: On March 23 the European Union decided to extendoperation EU NAVFOR until December 2014. At the same time the AOR has also been extended to include Somali coastal territory and internal waters. On April 3 their … Continue reading →

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Hidden Battlefield: Part II

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

I previously wrote about my own experience with the military’s sexual assault prevention program, and my opinion that prosecutorial authority for such crimes must remain inside the regular chain of command for any other serious crimes. Some news on that … Continue reading →

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WEST African Piracy Update

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

I mostly focus on Somali piracy since that’s where all of my experience lies, but the tactics being honed by Somali pirates are starting to migrate to West Africa, which has a burgeoning piracy epidemic of their own: West African pirates … Continue reading →

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Piracy Update: Pirate Leader Captured (?)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

There’s still some doubt since it’s only being reported in one source, The Africa Review, but  supposedly the weekend’s capture of Somali pirates by the Iranian Navy netted the “Most Wanted” pirate:  The war on piracy in the Horn of … Continue reading →

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ADM Rickover in the Facebook Era

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

For you non-Navy types out there, ADM Hyman Rickover is a legendary figure in the US Navy – he served for an astounding 60 years and oversaw the creation and maturation of the “Nuclear Navy.” He was notable for a … Continue reading →

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