The Patrol Zone

The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard recently released a jointly prepared document entitled “A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower.” It represents a plan and overall maritime strategy for policing the seas in the future.
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Review by James Allen of the World War I U-boat simulation game, 1914 Shells of Fury.
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“The U.S. Submarine Veterans World War II Memorial is unique compared to the other WWII memorials neaby in that it has a torpedo as part of it.”
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“Not all the PT boat crews were lucky. LeBlanc said John F. Kennedy’s ship, PT 109, was cut in half by a Japanese destroyer during a night patrol. He was part of the search effort but said Kennedy and his crew managed to reach land and were helped by natives to avoid Japanese search units.”
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“When President Bush looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes in 2001 and perceived a trustworthy soul, it’s unlikely that he foresaw the more recent image: a snarling Russian bear, engorged on petrodollars and fuming at past slights. Even as the former KGB colonel has tightened the vise on political opposition and press freedoms at home, and [...]

“ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Harold Bahr was just 11 years old when he joined a largely Native militia formed to defend Alaska from the threat of a Japanese attack during World War II.”
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“The Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944 is considered the greatest naval battle in history, with the Allied naval forces led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur almost losing out to the Japanese imperial naval forces.”
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“Military rearmament of Venezuela has been one of Chávez’s principle objectives in recent years. In Moscow last June, he bought nine attack submarines making Venezuela the country with the biggest submarine fleet in South America. The year before, he spent $3 billion for helicopters, Russian fighter-bombers and Kalazhnikov automatic rifles, the latter to be also [...]