U.S. Navy Not Fit For War

[Orangeburst]

Pathetic. At least they’re still coming.

I saw CCP has launched 7 Nuke subs in past 2 years..and for past few years we have spent a ton of money on trying to get 2/yr but stuck at 1.5/yr. Apparently they are trying to concurrently produce Columbia and Virginia at same time and both are suffering..that is their excuse

 

[85SugarVol]

I saw CCP has launched 7 Nuke subs in past 2 years..and for past few years we have spent a ton of money on trying to get 2/yr but stuck at 1.5/yr. Apparently they are trying to concurrently produce Columbia and Virginia at same time and both are suffering..that is their excuse

Well you know I’ve been bitching about sub numbers, and production, for a long time in here (you as well).

It’s the one true, clear advantage we have/had compared to the Chinese in the Pacific.

I’m still down for buying some Japanese Taigei’s at $600M per boat. Kawasaki can pump em out. Those Lithium AIPs are perfect for sitting silent on the floor of the Strait - waiting to fire kill shots. Put more dots on the map.

Or we better figure out how to extend the Los Angeles & Ohio boats.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Pentagon Replaces Naval Academy Leader Who Oversaw Racist Affirmative Action Policies​

The leading official who presided over the U.S. Naval Academy’s use of racist affirmative action admissions policies is being replaced, the Pentagon announced on Friday.

According to a Defense Department press release, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte has been nominated to replace Navy Vice Adm. Yvette Davids as the superintendent of the renowned military school. Davids — who was nominated to her now-former position by President Joe Biden — has since been reassigned to be the deputy chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, Strategy, and Warfighting Development.

The Pentagon’s move to replace Davids as the Navy school’s superintendent comes amid the Trump administration’s efforts to restore meritocracy and lethality to the military.

Under Davids’ leadership, the Naval Academy embraced the use of affirmative action in its admissions processes. A former professor at the school previously told The Federalist how such race- and sex-obsessed policies reportedly resulted in less qualified applicants being accepted into the academy and disunity among midshipmen.

DOD Ousts Naval Academy Head Who Allowed Affirmative Action

The Naval Academy superintendent who oversaw the use of affirmative action policies is being replaced, the Pentagon announced Friday.

thefederalist.com

 

[85SugarVol]

@Orangeburst - The US Navy is “learning”? Is that even allowed??

The US Navy faced a 'learning curve' picking the right weapon in the Red Sea fight, Trump's pick for top admiral says

Engagements with the Houthis have taught the Navy about when to fire cheaper weapons instead of expensive interceptors, Adm. Daryl Caudle said.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Navy Sailor Found Guilty Of Selling Military Secrets To CCP​

A U.S. Navy sailor was convicted in federal court after selling military secrets to China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Wednesday.

Jinchao Wei, a 25-year-old Navy sailor previously stationed at Naval Base San Diego, now potentially faces life in prison after he sold defense articles to a Chinese intelligence agent for $12,000, according to the DOJ. Wei was arrested in August 2023 after selling the secrets for nearly 18 months, sending technical documentation, naval vessel whereabouts and defensive specifications of vessels.

Navy Sailor Found Guilty Of Selling Military Secrets To CCP

A U.S. Navy sailor was convicted in federal court after selling military secrets to China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday.

dailycaller.com

 

[Orangeburst]

Navy Sailor Found Guilty Of Selling Military Secrets To CCP​

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A U.S. Navy sailor was convicted in federal court after selling military secrets to China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Wednesday.

Jinchao Wei, a 25-year-old Navy sailor previously stationed at Naval Base San Diego, now potentially faces life in prison after he sold defense articles to a Chinese intelligence agent for $12,000, according to the DOJ. Wei was arrested in August 2023 after selling the secrets for nearly 18 months, sending technical documentation, naval vessel whereabouts and defensive specifications of vessels.

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Navy Sailor Found Guilty Of Selling Military Secrets To CCP

A U.S. Navy sailor was convicted in federal court after selling military secrets to China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday.

dailycaller.com

how could someone live with themselves?

of course probably really a spy..

AI..

It is widely understood that
China's National Intelligence Law, passed in 2017, includes provisions that obligate Chinese citizens and organizations to support, assist, and cooperate with national intelligence efforts.

this is serious and hugely impactful.

 

[dalton_vol]

how could someone live with themselves?

of course probably really a spy..

AI..

It is widely understood that
China's National Intelligence Law, passed in 2017, includes provisions that obligate Chinese citizens and organizations to support, assist, and cooperate with national intelligence efforts.

this is serious and hugely impactful.

Our country teaches our youth that America is bad, in public schools and colleges alike, im not surprised if this happened more

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Navy Pilot Rescued After $67M Fighter Jet Crashes During Routine Training Exercise — the Sixth pricey military plane Lost this year​

A Navy pilot was rescued after a $67 million fighter jet plunged into ocean waters off the Virginia coast Wednesday morning — marking the sixth pricey plane the military has lost in less than a year.

The pilot, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 83 in Virginia Beach, was conducting a routine training flight around 9:53 a.m. when the F/A-18E Super Hornet went down, according to Naval Air Force Atlantic.

The aviator ejected from the warplane before it crashed into the water and was recovered alive about 90 minutes later following a search and rescue operation.


The pricey fighter jet went down Wednesday morning during a routine training flight in Virginia.

Navy pilot rescued after $67M fighter jet crashes during routine training exercise — the sixth pricey military plane lost this year

The incident is the latest in a troubling string of mishaps involving F-18s in the past 10 months.

nypost.com

 

[Ritzwatch]

Navy Pilot Rescued After $67M Fighter Jet Crashes During Routine Training Exercise — the Sixth pricey military plane Lost this year​

A Navy pilot was rescued after a $67 million fighter jet plunged into ocean waters off the Virginia coast Wednesday morning — marking the sixth pricey plane the military has lost in less than a year.

The pilot, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 83 in Virginia Beach, was conducting a routine training flight around 9:53 a.m. when the F/A-18E Super Hornet went down, according to Naval Air Force Atlantic.

The aviator ejected from the warplane before it crashed into the water and was recovered alive about 90 minutes later following a search and rescue operation.

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The pricey fighter jet went down Wednesday morning during a routine training flight in Virginia.

Navy pilot rescued after $67M fighter jet crashes during routine training exercise — the sixth pricey military plane lost this year

The incident is the latest in a troubling string of mishaps involving F-18s in the past 10 months.

nypost.com

I suspect the only thing worse than the 90 minute wait in the ocean for rescue is the soggy wet help flight back to the base as you think of all the ‘splaining to be done after you sink a $67 million plane.

 

[85SugarVol]

The U.S. Navy's Big F-22N Sea Raptor Stealth Fighter Mistake Still Stings

The canceled F-22N Sea Raptor promised true fifth-gen air dominance at sea. Costs and timing killed it—arguably a mistake in a China-focused era.

nationalsecurityjournal.org

 

[Franklin Pierce]

The 250th Anniversary Of The United States Navy Began With A Fishing Boat​

On October 13, 250 years ago, the Continental Congress authorized the establishment of the Continental Navy, marking the birth of what would become the United States Navy. Over a week ago, in Norfolk, with President Trump in attendance, the Navy showcased its impressive, combined arms capabilities. But on this semiquincentennial, the U.S. Navy, the most powerful in the world, had humble beginnings—a single fishing boat.

In August 1775, driven by desperation for gunpowder and inspired by American ingenuity, George Washington directed Marblehead merchant and fishing captain, as well as regimental commander, John Glover to outfit his schooner, the Hannah, for war.

Challenging the British Royal Navy, the greatest navy in the history of the world at that time, by transforming a fishing schooner into a man of war seemed as preposterous then as it does now. But British disarmament and a lack of crucial gunpowder in the colonies led to American innovation.


Portrait of military hero from the American Revolution, General John Glover of Marblehead. Creative Commons

The 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Navy Began with a Fishing Boat

On this semiquincentennial, the U.S. Navy, the most powerful in the world, had humble beginnings—a single fishing boat.

www.breitbart.com

 

[marcusluvsvols]

The 250th Anniversary Of The United States Navy Began With A Fishing Boat​

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On October 13, 250 years ago, the Continental Congress authorized the establishment of the Continental Navy, marking the birth of what would become the United States Navy. Over a week ago, in Norfolk, with President Trump in attendance, the Navy showcased its impressive, combined arms capabilities. But on this semiquincentennial, the U.S. Navy, the most powerful in the world, had humble beginnings—a single fishing boat.

In August 1775, driven by desperation for gunpowder and inspired by American ingenuity, George Washington directed Marblehead merchant and fishing captain, as well as regimental commander, John Glover to outfit his schooner, the Hannah, for war.

Challenging the British Royal Navy, the greatest navy in the history of the world at that time, by transforming a fishing schooner into a man of war seemed as preposterous then as it does now. But British disarmament and a lack of crucial gunpowder in the colonies led to American innovation.

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Portrait of military hero from the American Revolution, General John Glover of Marblehead. Creative Commons

The 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Navy Began with a Fishing Boat

On this semiquincentennial, the U.S. Navy, the most powerful in the world, had humble beginnings—a single fishing boat.

www.breitbart.com

Thanks for sharing this. My daughters name is Hannah...same as the 1st ever in the Navy. Happy to have learned that today.

 

[Good Ol' Charlie Brown]

Well, the Marines were just as bad. Turns out calling your friend a *** as a joke gets you a 5 mile run with a 50 pound bag

 

[CagleMtnVol]

The 250th Anniversary Of The United States Navy Began With A Fishing Boat​

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On October 13, 250 years ago, the Continental Congress authorized the establishment of the Continental Navy, marking the birth of what would become the United States Navy. Over a week ago, in Norfolk, with President Trump in attendance, the Navy showcased its impressive, combined arms capabilities. But on this semiquincentennial, the U.S. Navy, the most powerful in the world, had humble beginnings—a single fishing boat.

In August 1775, driven by desperation for gunpowder and inspired by American ingenuity, George Washington directed Marblehead merchant and fishing captain, as well as regimental commander, John Glover to outfit his schooner, the Hannah, for war.

Challenging the British Royal Navy, the greatest navy in the history of the world at that time, by transforming a fishing schooner into a man of war seemed as preposterous then as it does now. But British disarmament and a lack of crucial gunpowder in the colonies led to American innovation.

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Portrait of military hero from the American Revolution, General John Glover of Marblehead. Creative Commons

The 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Navy Began with a Fishing Boat

On this semiquincentennial, the U.S. Navy, the most powerful in the world, had humble beginnings—a single fishing boat.

www.breitbart.com

American Revolution Podcast: Continental Congress 1775: Congress accepts that it is in for a long term fight. It creates a Navy and Marine Corps and a southern army.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

US Navy Sea Hawk Helicopter, F/A-18F Super Hornet Fighter Jet Go Down In Separate South China Sea Incidents​

Two U.S. Navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz — a Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet — crashed during separate "routine operations" over the South China Sea on Sunday, with all five crew members rescued and in stable condition as the Navy investigates both incidents.

The U.S. Pacific Fleet — the Navy’s largest operational command — said in a post on X that around 2:54 p.m. local time, an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Battle Cats" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 73 crashed in the South China Sea while conducting routine operations from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).

Search-and-rescue teams from Carrier Strike Group 11, operating alongside the Nimitz, quickly launched recovery efforts and safely pulled all three helicopter crew members from the water.


Officials said the personnel were returned to the carrier for medical evaluation and were later confirmed to be in stable condition.


In this handout photo provided by the Navy Visual News Service, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) gets underway, following a port visit to Naples, Italy October 21, 2006, at sea. (Miguel Angel Contreras/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)



An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the South China Sea, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, as Nimitz in U.S. 7th Fleet was conducting operations. The 7th Fleet based in Japan said Sunday that the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier strike group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit have been conducting "integrated expeditionary strike force operations" in the South China Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin McTaggart/U.S. Navy via AP)

The Nimitz—the Navy’s oldest active aircraft carrier—is serving as the centerpiece of Carrier Strike Group 11, which routinely conducts freedom-of-navigation and maritime security operations in the South China Sea, waters that have become increasingly contested amid rising tensions between the U.S. and China.

US Navy Sea Hawk helicopter, F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet go down in separate South China Sea incidents

Navy helicopter and fighter jet from USS Nimitz crash in South China Sea during routine operations. All five crew members successfully rescued and stable.

www.foxnews.com

 

[hog88]

Last night I watched the first 2 episodes of Netflix's Marines and I must say that if the 31st MEU and the 2 Navy crews featured are a good representation of the respective services I have to wonder about our ability to fight a peer v peer war against China. The 31st MEU scout sniper platoon has a female PL that is neither sniper nor recon qualified, probably weighs less than the average sniper rucksack. The XO of one of the ships and a bunch of it's other officers are overweight females. And most of the individual Marines they focus on are well, your typical crayon eating Jarheads.