Word: fleetness
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...planted the Russian flag and then skillfully resurfaced through the shifting holes in the ice. Chilingarov said the flag was to "stake the place for Russia," although, in truth, Russia is already a dominant force in the Arctic; it has the world's largest fleet of icebreakers and long experience developing its icy northern coastline...
...Harvard sailing team picked up where it left off last weekend, earning its fourth first-place finish of the young season and notching a key top three finish at a top-tier regatta in Kings Point, N.Y. The Crimson also kept a fleet of sailors nearby, as the team took seventh-place in a local race on the Charles River.Through just two weeks of competition of the fall campaign, Harvard already has four top finishes in only eight competitions.“It was a pretty good weekend for us all around,” co-ed captain Kyle Kovacs...
...Mullen said, praising China's openness. "I consider that to be very positive." But that public warmth seemed to last about as long as a Lindsay Lohan rehab stint. Just days later, India, Australia, Japan and the U.S. held a comprehensive naval exercise, the first appearance of the Seventh Fleet in the Bay of Bengal since 1971, while Shinzo Abe, then Japanese Prime Minister, called for an "arc of freedom" across Asia, linking the region's democracies...
...boosted its military spending this year by nearly 18%. Japan is modernizing its forces, with the Ministry of Defense switching from Russia to China as its potential new enemy. Bolstered by the rising price of oil, Russia sees itself again as a Pacific power and is rebuilding its Asian fleet...
...alumni, players, coaches from all around the lacrosse world. This is someone who was, very clearly on his own merits, the best choice.” Prior to becoming an assistant coach, Tillman played four years in the National Lacrosse League. He was commissioned into the Navy as a fleet support officer, where he won the Navy Achievement Medal. “It is tough to move on from Annapolis, but after meeting with the people at Harvard it quickly became evident that the prospect of being its next head coach for men’s lacrosse was something...