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Posted on Aug 6th, 2012 with tags first, Flag, Naval, Navy, newest, News by topic, Officer, Onboard, Royal, Steps, Warship. The Deputy Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Jones CB, paid a visit to HMS Defender on August 3, and became the first Flag Officer...

Posted on Aug 6th, 2012 with tags Bulwark, Defence, HMS, Naval, Navy, News by topic, Secretary, State, UK, visits. The Secretary of State for Defence, The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, visited the Royal Navy’s Flagship HMS Bulwark at sea on August 2 in Weymouth...

Posted on Aug 6th, 2012 with tags commissioning, Cutter, Etheridge, Everglades, hosts, Naval, Navy, News by topic, port, Richard, US,USCG. The newest U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge, the Coast Guard’s second Sentinel Class patrol boat was commissioned...

Posted on Aug 6th, 2012 with tags ANOTHER, Astute, Marks, milestone, Naval, Navy, News by topic, programme, significant, UK. Another significant milestone in the Astute programme has been achieved as the steelwork structure for the Command Deck Module...

Diamond tanked up for Gulf mission 6 August 2012 HMS Diamond has arrived in the Gulf – the second of Britain’s cutting-edge Type 45 destroyers to begin patrolling the sea this year. The Portsmouth-based warship, which relieved her sister Daring last month,...

First Chinese frigate in the Black Sea attracts tourists in the Romanian port of Constanta Daily News, Entertainment | Newsroom | August 3, 2012 10:43 am Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to our free daily newsletter for updates,...

Singapore’s Formidable class frigates Posted on August 2, 2012 by N.R. Jenzen-Jones N.R. Jenzen-Jones All six Republic of Singapore Formidable class frigates conduct a formation exercise. Singapore’s Formidable class frigates are considered amongst the...

Justine helps Navy stay fighting fit By staff reporter | Saturday, August 4, 2012 6:00 Tweet ON TARGET: From Ohakune to the world's largest maritime exercise is all in a day's work for former Ruapehu College student Justine Hoeta. SUPPLIED 20120702 -...

PhraseMix Examples August 3, 2012 “Remember that your days don't carry over, so put in your requests soon.” You're the manager of a group at work. Some of the people you manage haven't taken their vacation days yet. You want them to take their vacations...

Apple slips, Android big winner in China during Q2 Android was the clear platform of choice, accounting for 81 percent of Chinese smartphone shipments. by Charles Cooper August 3, 2012 11:21 AM PDT (Credit: Canalys) Google may have had its issues with...