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Indian Affairs agency abandons RI Navy land bid

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has abandoned its bid to acquire excess Navy property on Aquidneck (ah-KWID'-neck) Island on behalf of the Narragansett (nair-ah-GAN'-set) Indian Tribe.

NKorea cargo ship arrives in SKorea after skirmish

A North Korean cargo ship visited a South Korean port Monday, showing that trade between the rival countries is continuing despite their bloody naval skirmish last week.

Ukraine holds naval exercises in Crimea

Ukraine sent hundreds of troops, five ships and 15 aircraft into the Black Sea region Thursday for day-long military drills off its Crimean peninsula, a potential flashpoint with Russia.

IRobot wins contract from Naval Sea Command

The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded iRobot a $13.5 million contract for robots capable of identifying and disabling improvised explosive devices.

Mass. to search for lost Revolutionary War ship

Somewhere along an industrial stretch of river pocked with rotting piers and towering salt piles north of Boston lies the answer to one of the great riddles of the Revolutionary war.

12 navies launch warfare exercises off Fla.

Warships in training to fight pirates, drug smugglers and other enemies were maneuvering off Florida's Atlantic coast after navies from the United States and 11 other countries launched two weeks of exercises.

12 nations open naval warfare exercises off Fla.

Navies from the United States and 11 other countries on Monday launched two weeks of war exercises off Florida's Atlantic coast that will include training in combating piracy and drug smuggling.

Russia to send naval squadron, planes to Venezuela

Russia said Monday it will send a naval squadron and long-range patrol planes to Venezuela this year for a joint military exercise in the Caribbean, an announcement made at a time of increasingly tense relations with the United States.

7-Nation Naval Exercise Starts

Ships and aircraft from seven countries, including the U.S., began three days of Pacific maritime exercises Saturday that involve the mock interception of vessels suspected of carrying weapons of mass destruction.

Suspected Rebels Hit Sri Lanka Naval Base

Suspected Tamil rebels posing as fishermen blew up two of their boats in a suicide ambush on a naval base, killing at least one navy sailor in the first such attack on Sri Lanka's touristy southern coast, the military said.

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US Urges North Korea Not to Escalate Tensions in Yellow Sea
Source: VOA News

Washington has urged North Korea not to escalate tensions in the Yellow Sea following a naval skirmish between the North and South Korean navies Tuesday. More Articles

China uses naval showdown with U.S. to flex muscle - World AP - MiamiHerald.com
Source: MiamiHerald.com

By confronting a U.S. surveillance ship off its coast this week, China appears to have sought to enforce ambitious maritime territorial claims and to have tested the mettle of the new U.S. administration.

Pentagon Says Chinese Harassed U.S. Ship
Source: CNN

The Pentagon said Monday that Chinese ships harassed a U.S. surveillance ship Sunday in the South China Sea in the latest of several instances of "increasingly aggressive conduct." More Articles

Naval Academy again rejects gay alumni group
Source: Washington Blade

The Naval Academy Alumni Association board has again rejected a group of graduates seeking to establish an official gay alumni chapter.

Putin, Venezuela's Chavez Plan Anti-U.S. Alliance
Source: NewsMax

Seven years ago, Putin and Chavez started sowing the seeds that have grown slowly but surely; today the first blossoms are budding and the harvesting equipment is being made ready. What is US policy and are we capable of multi-theatre operations?

US Global Strategic Interest Challenged by Soviet-Venezuela Naval Excercise

Ask a person what they think and they give a polite reply; watch what they do and see on the surface what they actually think. Currently, the largest naval carrier in the Soviet fleet accompanies a complement of naval ships steaming towards the Caribbean Basin.

Venezuela to host Russia navy exercise in Caribbean | U.S. | Reuters
Source: Reuters

Several Russian ships and 1,000 soldiers will take part in joint naval maneuvers with Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea later this year, exercises likely to increase diplomatic tensions with Washington, a pro-government newspaper reported on Saturday.

A plan to attack Iran swiftly and from above
Source: The Globe and Mail

PAUL KORING From Thursday's Globe and Mail November 22, 2007 at 5:11 AM EST

Croquet: US Naval Academy Vs. St. John's College - Associated Content - Associated Content
Source: Associated Content

The US Naval Academy, with its approximate 4,000 students, has an annual croquet match with it's neighbor, St John's College, with approximately 400 students, and the US Naval Academy generally loses despite resorting to using high-tech mallets and hiring a professional croquet …

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