NAC News Edition – 282 HMCS Athabaskan (3rd)

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NOTICES

• ★ GoFundMe for Admiral Norman’s Legal Defence – After 10 months1,860 people have contributed $243,875 towards the $250,00 goal (Editor -approaching $250,000; one last push, tell your friends!)
• C4ISR and Beyond 2019 Rear-Admiral Jeffery Zwick, Chief of Force Development would deliver the keynote address. 30 Jan 2019 7:30-17:00  Ottawa ON
• 6thAnnual Vanguard ShipTech Forum with Keynote Speaker – Patrick T. Finn Ottawa, ON 5 March 2019
• MARITECH Full Speed Ahead: Firing on all cylinders (Call for papers opportunity) Conference and Exhibition, Ottawa ON April 23-25 2019
• 2019 Maritime Gala Ball – Saturday, June 15, 2019: This event, supported by the Commander of the RCN and Commissionaire of the CCG, will be held at the Hilton Lac to celebrate the many successes of our Canadian Maritime community. This event will commemorate the past, celebrate the present, and confirm their commitment to the future. Tickets will be on sale early March 2019 so mark your calendars.
• NOABC 100th Anniversary Celebration 2-6 Oct 2019 Vancouver BC  (Mark your calendar, details to follow!)

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CANADA

• Goodbye Sea King, hello Cyclone: workhorse of RCAF retires after 55 years of service
• CH-124 Sea King Retirement 2018 (Editor – short RCN tribute video)
• Keel laid for Canada’s third Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship at Halifax Shipyard
• Ukraine asks Canada to renew training mission as crisis with Russia heats up
• Kenney says navy’s needs guided $700M Quebec ship deal, not electoral math
• Sole-sourced contracts for military goods can be ‘raw deal’ for taxpayers, top officials said in navy ship case
• ‘Near total power failure’: Questions about propulsion system on new Canadian warship
• The Mark Norman files – the official list of those who knew about discussions on supply ship project, according to PCO investigation
• Figures on homeless vets used by Veterans Affairs wrong, minister says
• Report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities – Canada’s ocean war graves
• B.C. chief says one major oil spill could ruin her nation’s economy forever
• LNG Booster for Canada

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USA & AMERICAS

• ★★     Is the Navy’s goal of 355 ships ever going to actually happen? (Editor – many lessons to learn from this  very insightful interview/video!)
• Interview: Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant, United States Coast Guard
• Pentagon Balancing Military Needs in the Arctic, Future Infrastructure
• Navy Will Perform Unprecedented 21-Fighter Flyover for Bush Funeral
• Read the full eulogy Brian Mulroney delivered at George H. W. Bush’s funeral
• Destroyer Thomas Hudner Set to Commission on Saturday in Boston
• On the cutting edge of U.S. Navy exercising: surface warfare advanced tactical training
• ★   The U.S. Just Became a Net Oil Exporter for the First Time in 75 Years
• Rising seas threaten Norfolk Naval Shipyard, raising fears of ‘catastrophic damage’
• U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Optimistic About Icebreaker Funding
• SpaceX Rocket Carries New Cubed Satellites That Will Hunt ‘Dark Ships’
• Largest U.S.-Built Containership Arrives in Hawaii for the First Time
• Puget Sound Terminal 18 Surpasses 1 Mn TEU Mark

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INDO-PACIFIC

• After 17 years, war in Afghanistan is at a stalemate, U.S. general tells Congress
• U.S. Destroyer Conducts FONOP Near Russian Pacific Fleet Headquarters
• 2 US warplanes crash off Japan; 1 dead, 5 missing
• LHD and amphibious landing craft sustainment to support over 1,000 jobs
• Interview: Shuichi Iwanami, Commandant, Japan Coast Guard
• USS Wasp Headed Back to Norfolk Next Year after Brief Japan Deployment
• SEA 1000 to support opportunities for local industry
• Austal Delivers First Guardian-class Patrol Boat for Papua New Guinea
• HMAS Arunta back in the water after major upgrade
• Submarine Institute of Australia supports Subs in Schools National Final

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ATLANTIC & EUROPE 

• NATO’s Return to the North Atlantic: Implications for the Defense of Northern Europe
• US gives Russia 60 days to comply with nuclear treaty
• SPECIAL REPORT – NATO’s Arctic dilemma: Two visions of the Arctic collide as NATO and Russia flex muscles (Editor – not a naval article but it has naval implications)
• Reports of Planned Turkish Naval Base Stokes Tension Between Greek, Turkish Cypriots
• ★ In pictures: Here’s how the Norwegian Navy plans to raise its sunken frigate
• Russia to build two more large amphibious assault ships
• Northern Fleet ships make 30 long voyages in 2018
• USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 3, 2018
• HMCS Glace Bay and Summerside Transit Kiel Canal December 1st
• The battle for Azov: Round 1 goes to Russia
• The strategic dimensions of the Sea of Azov (Editor – a long but illuminating article)
• Ukraine ports ‘partially unblocked’ by Russia, Kiev says
• Ukraine calls up reservists amid tensions with Russia
• Western Countries Must Rethink How to Deter Russian Aggression Against Ukraine
• Russia’s Black Sea Fleet to get four new warships
• NATO SNMG2 ships visit Marmaris, Turkey
• UK shortlists five bidders for building Fleet Solid Support ships
• British Royal Navy to name eighth Type 26 frigate HMS Edinburgh
• New First Sea Lord appointment announced
• ★  Facts and Figures on Germany ́s Maritime Dependence Annual Report 2018 Summary(Editor – Excellent document packed with useful information…I’ve never seen a Canadian document like it…)
• MSF vessel Aquarius ends rescue operations in the Mediterranean
• MAN Liquefied Hydrogen Fuel System Awarded Preliminary Approval in Principle
• Merger Creates $1.65B Tanker Giant

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MIDDLE EAST

• Iran: Most advanced homemade destroyer, Sahand, joins Persian Gulf fleet
• Iran threatens to close Hormuz strait as US squeezes oil exports
• ★  UPDATED: U.S. 5th Fleet Commander Found Dead in Bahrain
• Vice. Adm. James Malloy Confirmed to Lead 5th Fleet Following Death of Former Commander
• Iran adds 2 mini submarines to naval fleet
• Qatar to Leave OPEC to Focus On Gas
• Yemen – 28 years of history explained (Editor – simple explanation)

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GLOBAL INTERESTS 

• Who really influences the price of oil?
• Nautical Institute releases new edition of handling ships in first-year ice
• ★ The New Geopolitics of the Arctic Russia’s and China’s Evolving Role in the Region
• Ship Sets Sail for Antarctica Wharf Works

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SCUTTLEBUTT

• ★  The cruellest seas: Stunning colourised photos reveal the brutal sub-zero conditions faced by British sailors protecting Arctic Convoys that kept the Soviet Union fighting Hitler
• Viking Grace Crushing Fender In Storm 29 11 2018 Mariehamn Åland (Editor – a few interesting technical innovations on display during this video)