NAC News – Edition 252
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Rod Hughes – Editor NAC News
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NOTICES
- ★ GoFundMe for Admiral Norman’s Legal Defence (Editor – VAdm Norman’s next court date is 15 May at 1400, and again on the 16th early in the AM, 953 people have contributed $119,190 of $200,00 goal)
- UNTDA – 75th Anniv. Reunion – Sept 9-12, 2018 – St John’s, NL – Registration now open
- Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd to open maritime conference
(MSC 18 “Pacific Seapower” on 15-18 Oct Victoria BC)
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CANADA
- ★ Conrad Black: In defence of our brave and honourable Vice-Admiral Mark Norman
- ★ Canada ranked 14th in military spending worldwide
- Strong, Secure, Engaged So Far
- On the leading edge of everything…by Captain Stephen Brown International Cruise trends
- NRP Sagres Visiting Halifax June 14
- Study Calls to Reduce Ship Speed for Arctic
- Another Jet Setting Flag Officer Joins HMCS Vancouver in Hong Kong (Editor – rant that mixes facts and opinion)
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USA & AMERICAS
- How To Avoid A Naval Cold War In The High North
- Navy Reestablishes U.S. 2nd Fleet to Face Russian Threat; Plan Calls for 250 Person Command in Norfolk
- USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 7, 2018
- Former USS Fitzgerald Officer Pleads Guilty to Negligence Charge for Role in Collision
- USS Fitzgerald Combat Team Unaware of Approaching Merchant Ship Until Seconds Before Fatal Collision
- Retired SEAL Britt Slabinski to Receive Medal Of Honor
- General Dynamic Electric Boat To Invest $852M to Expand Groton Shipyard
- ★ Zukunft Discusses Jones Act, Future Arctic Operations in Farewell Speech
- USS George Washington Will Return to Japan After Midlife Refueling, Overhaul
- Little men in black: The frogman threat in maritime hybrid warfare
- Shipbuilding: Flight Deck Lifted onto US Aircraft Carrier
- USN Ship Protection: From “Slick 32s” to SEWIP
- Taiwanese navy friendship flotilla visits Latin American and Caribbean allies
- The American wolf packs: a case study in warfare adaption
- Panama Canal Adds Eighth Daily Booking Slot for New Neopanamax Locks
- Dual-fuel engines developed for IMO Tier III requirements
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INDO-PACIFIC
- ★ Asia’s arms race to pick up pace
- What Keeps Xi Jinping Awake at Night
- Australia, US challenge Beijing’s ‘defensive’ missiles in South China Sea
- Smoke and mirrors as US arms suppliers meet with Taiwanese
- Trade War All About the Eastbound Transpacific –BIMCO
- How to react to Chinese challenge to RAN ship?
- Is it a ship or a network?
- Guangdong on track to become world’s 6th largest economy
- How to counter China’s fortified islands in South China Sea
- Sea trial of China’s new carrier ‘may not be smooth sailing’
- Massive wave is southern hemisphere record, scientists believe
- The battle of the gas-sucking mega giants is set to begin
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ATLANTIC & EUROPE
- Putin is inaugurated for fourth term as Russian president
- U.K. Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Set for U.S. Visit, F-35B Trials
- Royal Navy Gets First Unmanned Minesweeping System
- On thin ice, North Pole camp folds after only 12 days
- Norway blames Russian troops for GPS jamming near border
- Russian ports pay a heavy price for coal shipments to Asia
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MIDDLE EAST
- Trump says U.S. leaving ‘horrible’ Iran nuclear accord
- The impact of Iran sanctions – in charts
- Israel attacks Iran’s military installations in Syria
- VADM Stearney Takes Command of 5th Fleet; RADM Corey Takes Over PEO Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons
- Iran Oil Exports to Europe, Asia At Risk with Trump’s Decision
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GLOBAL ISSUES
- ★ Trends in world military expenditures, 2017
- ★ Which country dominates the global arms trade?
- Chinese lasers injure US military pilots in Africa, Pentagon says
- Efficient Shipping Needs Nautical Standards
- Pirates ‘massacre’ Guyana fishermen off Suriname coast
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SCUTTLEBUTT
- ★ Salute!– VAC’s Magazine
- ★ Who receives services from VAC? (Editor – compelling graphic)
- Veterans’ Week: Harry DeWolf – (Editor – Two short YouTube interviews)