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Travelling through Sea is the most difficult means of transportation in this rainy season as it will leads to increase in imbalance of the ship. Normally, the Seabed wasn't smooth enough but the increase in rain welcome heavy storm and tempest which will affect the ship. The more it affect the ship, the more it won't be easy for the ship complement controlling the ship. Now let look at the part of Armed Forces whose roles is to foster peace and security, and protecting territorial integrity, particularly with regards to defending the country's maritime domain (Gulf of Guniea) as part of its constitutional mandate. For these roles to be achieved, this part of Armed forces needs to activate non-stop operations at sea. The question is, which part of the Armed Forces must operate 24hours at Sea？It is Navy Force. Navy force carries out maritime security patrols in ensuring that the lifes and properties within the territory of their country are save. Talking about the lifes, is to ensure that illegal fishery business within the domain were curb and to make sure that so called piracy were been prevented from kidnapping the ship complement. Also, the undersea mineral resources such as crude oil, sharp sand, salt, etc were save from the hands of the thievies. All these Navy duties are done with high risk despite the sea is not friendly. I discussed about protecting the country territory, what of the hands in the ship, who will protect them？ Hmm, you see that Navy work is the most deadliest work in terms of hands risking thier lifes to protect another lifes and properties (mineral resources) of a territory despite the tempest and heavy knock down storms they will experience. May God continue to protect and save the Armed Forces of our country, Amen. #Ships #ArmedForces #Navy #Lifes I AM AMBASSADOR #MAPOLY #NIPR #NN

"The Martello Tower" A symbol of fortitude and defense, Built during the 19th century, these iconic structures were once vital in safeguarding coastal territories. Today, they serve as reminders of our maritime heritage and the strategic importance of coastal defense. #MartelloTower #CoastalHistory #HeritagePreservation"

How Fast Response Cutters have Transformed Coast Guard Operations in Guam https://lnkd.in/eA2P6FpV U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam has only existed in its current form for a few years, but, in that time, it’s had a massive impact on U.S. re-engagement with Oceania.

How Fast Response Cutters have Transformed Coast Guard Operations in Guam https://lnkd.in/g-8qKmqj U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam has only existed in its current form for a few years, but, in that time, it’s had a massive impact on U.S. re-engagement with Oceania.

Sinking of dry bulk carrier Tutor highlights escalating Red Sea maritime threats The sinking of the #drybulk carrier Tutor marks the fourth seafarer death in the #RedSea since March and the second total loss of a vessel in this region since October 2023 amid #Houthi attacks. The Tutor, carrying #Russian #coal, was attacked using an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV). Although carrying armed guards, they could not combat this kind of threat. This incident is expected to spike #insurance rates for Red Sea transits and, consequently, increase costs for charterers. The threat level remains high, highlighting the need for increased naval patrols and a negotiated settlement to ensure the safety of #shipping. #kpler

Some thoughts in this Foreign Policy story on how the Indian Navy has become the go-to security provider in the Indian Ocean.

Graybeardisms - Back in the day - when Oilers were part of the MLSF (Mobile Logistics Support Force) manned by USN sailors, we would have stayed on mission and supported the Battle Force with our logistics package (JP-5) and other needed supplies! We would have found a way to "getter-dun" !! In 1979 our SD-based DE was transitting to Yoko with USS Cook and an NFAF tanker - because of ship-alts, that converted fuel storage tanks to CHT (sewage) we lost independent steaming days - therefore we could only go 5 days without needing to "hit" a gas station. We spent 24 hours at the IDL heading 000/180 instead of beating the ship up continuing to head 270. In a 1 minute period the CO Cook reported that he saw our sonar dome, screw, and rudder complete out of the water. Cook cracks a rib during her transit - - For the past 5 decades - LANTFLT - Centric war-games have "fiery-dusted" away the need for MSLF protection by sub-surface-air assets. What has happened to our Navy ??? - Vrckn It's not just me ... UPDATE 9/27/24 "One of the largest mistakes made over a generation ago was moving from USS to USNS, that is part of the fix. A big part of the fix though? Be an adult enough to hurt people’s feeling. Be a mature enough institution enough to say we got it wrong. Then get money. We need more auxiliaries. We need to bring back some auxiliaries, such as Destroyer Tenders. The post-Cold War B-school false horizons are no longer a vanity-indulgence we can afford to continue. Without adequate numbers—and redundancy—then you don’t have a blue water navy. You can have all the battle force destroyers and carriers you want, but if they cannot be replenished at sea, you have a coastal defense fleet. To quote The Other Sal again: we’ve been here before. Early in the Pacific War, USS Lexington was tasked to conduct a raid on Wake Island. At 2,500 miles, any strike required an oiler for fuel. USS Neches (AO-5) sortied from Hawaii to meet Lex but on 22 Jan 1942, Neches was torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-72. The raid was canceled and after this, no oiler sailed without escort, requiring the diversion of destroyers from other missions to protect the remaining oilers and to convoy vital tankers sailing from the US to replenish the Pearl Harbor fuel farm left untouched by the Japanese raid."

A Seamless Transition at Sea The Royal Navy's HMS Richmond is set to continue the vital mission of ensuring freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, taking over from HMS Diamond. Furthermore, this changeover comes at a crucial time, as Houthi attacks against commercial vessels persist, threatening the safety and security of international shipping lanes. #Commercialvesselprotection #Freedomofnavigation #HMSRichmond #Houthiattacks #Internationalshippinglanes #Maritimesecurity #OperationProsperityGuardian #RedSeasecurity #RoyalNavywarship #SeaVipermissilesystem

This article is a rebuttal of an earlier piece that sought to debunk the US Navy’s case for a larger fleet. I recommend NZ readers note that as the size of the navies of the liberal democracies has shrunk, lawlessness and adventurism by authoritarian states has increased. Naval fleet renewal is but one of the many challenges facing our country. Our naval capability ambitions must be realistic, but not just in relation to cost. Our country must live in the world as it is, not as some might wish it to be. We need combat capability to protect the seaborne commerce on which we depend for our existence, to deter authoritarian adventurism, and to project and support our land and special forces. We need enough ships to be able to be where we need to be with the capability to do what we need to do. Short of an economic miracle, the only affordable way to do this is with a fleet based on modularity.