Happy 234th birthday to the U.S. Coast Guard! DYK that the USCG has precision marksmen who have topped U.S. Marine and Navy SEAL snipers in shooting competitions? The USCG marksmen are often needed to fire from helicopters to disable the engines of go-fast narco boats.

HMS Protector sailed from US Naval Station, Norfolk, yesterday, and will return to the Southern Hemisphere following deployment in Canadian Arctic.

 

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US Navy M80 Stiletto experimental stealth ship leaving Little Creek, Virginia – July 29, 2024. The M80 Stiletto is a U.S. Navy vessel designed for combat in shallow coastal waters. The 88-foot (27 m) Stiletto’s unusual shape and patented M-hull provide a stable yet fast platform for mounting electronic surveillance equipment or weapons or conducting special operations. The hull design allows stability at high speeds and rough conditions without needing foils or lifting devices.

 

 

 

 

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Operation Wilmot – The Secret SBS Mission to Protect cruise liner QE2 in 1973.

https://thinpinstripedline.blogspot.com/2024/08/op-wilmot-secret-sbs-mission-to-protect.html 

 

 

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Italian Navy Durand de la Penne-class air defence destroyer ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne (D560) coming into Istanbul, Turkey while Turkish Navy Alemdar-class submarine rescue mother ship TCG Alemdar (A582) heads out – August 1, 2024.

 

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