Word: navale
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Spoils of War I was thoroughly disgusted to read that American soldiers had looted and vandalized the airport in Baghdad [July 14]. Such acts show a gross lack of leadership on the part of the officers. During my 31 years in the U.S. Navy, including two tours commanding naval facilities in foreign countries, I never would have tolerated such conduct. I am proud of my country and want to show its best qualities. As for the comment by a U.S. military official that "soldiers do this stuff all the time, everywhere. It's warfare" ?that is a total...
...Sipah-e-Sabah, whose preachers denounce Shi'ites as infidels and whose members have been accused of murdering Shi'ite doctors and lawyers. Police also believe that this group helped al-Qaeda carry out two suicide bombings last year in Karachi?on May 8 against a bus carrying French naval technicians, and on June 8 against the U.S. consulate...
...Uncovering and halting the proliferation of North Korean military hardware?perhaps even through a naval and aerial blockade?has become a key component of U.S. efforts to contain the nuclear threat. On his recent swing through the Middle East, Bolton made it clear to his hosts that the U.S. expected support for a plan to interdict North Korean arms shipments in the air and on the high seas. The controversial plan was first aired during a mid-June meeting in Madrid between representatives of 11 countries: the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Spain...
It’s not surprising that three of the 80 kids in my high school graduating class attended the Naval Academy; it was once the Academy prep school and has produced more admirals and generals than any other secondary school in the nation. Every year someone heads to USNA. Adam, Brad and Ryan left for the Academy right after graduation. I was psyched to see them that morning of July 4, 2002. My friends and I flashed our driver’s licenses for the guard at the USNA gate, following my usual running route to the waterside field...
...components of Naval Academy life serve to build the whole person,” says the USNA website. As I jog away and head home to shower, I know the plebes sweating in the field behind me are on their way to greatness...