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*Interview: Commander Johnny Ley, Commanding Officer, HMS Cornwall
NATO has succeeded in "disrupting and deterring" piracy in the Gulf of Aden, according to Commander Johnny Ley, the commanding officer of the UK ...
22-Oct-2009
*Interview: Captain Malcolm Cree, FOST Director (South), UK Royal Navy
Recognised as Europe's leading practitioner for the delivery of maritime operational warfare training, the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) organisation ...
18-Sep-2009
*Interview: Admiral Pierre-François Forissier, Chief of the Naval Staff, French Navy
On 26 June, French Defence Minister Hervé Morin placed an order with state-owned shipbuilder DCNS for a second Barracuda nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), Duguay-Trouin. ...
19-Aug-2009
*Vice-Admiral David J Dorsett, Director of Naval Intelligence, US Navy
After nearly 20 years of budget cuts across the United States' military intelligence community, the 9/11 attacks served as the catalyst for a resurgence ...
22-Jun-2009
*Interview: Admiral Giuseppe Lertora, Former Commander-in-Chief of Fleet, Italian Navy
When Germany handed over command of the UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon) Maritime Task Force to the European Maritime Force (EUROMARFOR) in ...
20-May-2009
*Interview: Rear-Admiral Chew Men Leong, Chief of Navy, Republic of Singapore Navy
On 16 January, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) commissioned its fifth and sixth Formidable-class frigates, RSS Stalwart and RSS Supreme, at a ceremony ...
23-Apr-2009
*Interview: Vice-Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, Chief of Materiel (Fleet), UK Ministry of Defence
In December 2008 the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that the Fleet Tanker element of the GBP2.5 billion (USD3.5 billion) Maritime Afloat Reach ...
19-Mar-2009
*Interview: Commodore Per Bigum Christensen, Former Commander, Combined Task Force 150
Denmark's decision to assume command of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) was a logical step for a seafaring nation anxious to play its ...
26-Feb-2009
*Interview: Captain James J White, Master, USNS Lewis and Clark
Having served in almost every type of vessel operated by US Military Sealift Command (MSC), Captain James J White is well placed to comment ...
18-Dec-2008
*Interview: Captain Steve Chick, Commanding Officer, HMS Illustrious
Entering the Indian Ocean as part of the 'Orion 08' deployment, the Invincible-class aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious was intent on demonstrating the UK's ability ...
20-Nov-2008
*Interview: Captain Andreas Ioannides, Commander of the Cyprus Navy and Chairman, Chiefs of European Navies
Following its initiation in 1990 by Admiral Sir Julian Oswald, the UK Royal Navy's First Sea Lord, the inaugural meeting of the Chiefs of ...
23-Oct-2008
*Interview: Vice-Admiral Minko Kavaldzhiev, Commander-in-Chief, Bulgarian Navy
The arrival in the Black Sea port of Burgas on 7 September of Gordi (ex-BNS Westdiep), the second of three Wielingen-class frigates acquired from ...
18-Sep-2008
*Interview: Captain Takaki Mizuma, Chief Staff Officer, Japan Training Squadron
The Japan Training Squadron consists of three ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF): JS Kashima, a purpose-built 5,400-ton training ship; the Asagiri-class ...
21-Aug-2008
*Interview: Admiral Datuk Abdul Aziz bin Haji Jaafar, Chief of Navy, Royal Malaysian Navy
Ships of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) have begun venturing overseas with greater frequency than ever before, according to Admiral Datuk Abdul Aziz Jaafar, ...
17-Jun-2008
*Interview: Commander Andrew Souma, Officer Commanding, SAS Queen Modjadji
The usual route through what the Germans call the Nord-Ostsee Kanal did not appeal to Commander Andrew Souma as he plotted the course home ...
21-May-2008
*Interview: Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir, Chief of Naval Staff, Pakistan Navy
Pakistan's highest-ranking naval officer pulls few punches when expressing his unease at India's naval procurement programme, branding it "beyond legitimate defence requirements". It is,...
22-Apr-2008
*Interview: Captain David Buck, commanding officer, RFA Sir Bedivere
When the landing ship logistic RFA Sir Bedivere arrived at the UK's Sea Mounting Centre at Marchwood, near Southampton, after a year-long deployment to ...
20-Mar-2008
*Interview: Captain Nicholas Holman, Commander, Southeast Africa Task Group
Many of the countries on Africa's eastern seaboard have not been visited by a US warship for 30 or 40 years, but the commanding ...
21-Feb-2008
*Interview: Commander Curt Renshaw, Blue Team Leader, Littoral Combat Ship 2
While US Navy Commander Curt Renshaw awaits the launch of the General Dynamics-designed and Austal-built Littoral Combat Ship 2 (LCS 2) Independence , he...
14-Dec-2007
*Interview: Rear Admiral Jean-Paul Robyns, Commander, Belgian Maritime Component
Belgium's naval commanders are under no illusions about the difficulties inherent in shaping and maintaining a well-equipped navy within the constraints of a tight ...
20-Nov-2007
*Interview: Lieutenant Commander Fredrik Linden, Commanding Officer, HMS Gotland
From cold seas to warm, from shallow water to deep and from brackish to salt. It is a long way from the Baltic Sea ...
24-Oct-2007
*Captain Anthony H Dropp: Commander, US Navy Sealift Logistics Command Central
As a surface warfare officer, Captain Anthony Dropp knows only too well the importance logistics has on enabling warfighting commanders to effectively and decisively ...
24-Sep-2007
*Admiral Fernando Armada Vadillo: Commander EUROMARFOR
Fifteen years ago at Petersberg in Germany, member states of the Western European Union agreed to allocate military units for joint peacekeeping, evacuation, disaster ...
22-Aug-2007
*Commander Jens Walther: Head of the Royal Danish Navy's MULTEX Training Range
Initially a lookout station during the First World War and a German coastal battery in the Second World War, Denmark's Naval Weapons School (NWS) ...
20-Jun-2007
*Commander Aleksandrs Pavlovics, Commander of the Latvian Navy
Three years after Latvia was welcomed into the NATO fold, the acquisition of new ships is the top priority for the Baltic state's navy. ...
24-May-2007
*Vice Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi: Commander in charge of JATF-L
"My command received a full mandate to create the conditions for lifting the naval blockade" Vice Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi was the commander in...
19-Apr-2007
*Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir - Chief of the Naval Staff, Pakistan Navy
Pakistan has asked the US to supply it with six Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates to augment its fleet of surface ships, the chief of ...
22-Mar-2007
*Rear Admiral Brad Hicks: Programme director Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense, US MDA
"With these improvements, I can station a ship at a much broader range and defend a much broader area by denying a larger launch ...
12-Feb-2007
Admiral Eiji Yoshikawa Chief of Staff, Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force
The operational tempo of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) has increased considerably over the last five years, with growing participation in inter-national operations ...
15-Dec-2006
*Rear Admiral George Zambellas DSC: Royal Navy Chief of Staff (Transformation)
The UK is undertaking a five-year programme to streamline the support operations of the Royal Navy. Denise Hammick talks to Rear Admiral George Zambellas ...
22-Nov-2006
*Admiral Harry G Ulrich III: Commander US Naval Forces Europe
Increasing international attention is being paid to security in West African waters. Admiral Ulrich tells Denise Hammick about the USN's efforts to improve maritime ...
16-Oct-2006
*Lieutenant Andrej Pecar - Commanding Officer of Slovenia's naval patrol craft
Slovenia has the dubious honour of fielding the smallest naval force in NATO. Denise Hammick talks to the commanding officer of the service's only ...
21-Sep-2006
*Rear Admiral Jean Paul Robyns - Belgian Maritime Component Commander
Belgium has a modest maritime presence, but Rear Admiral Jean Paul Robyns tells Guy Toremans of the opportunities offered by his small navy, its ...
22-Aug-2006
*Vice Adm Ganiyu Adekeye: Chief of the Naval Staff of Nigeria
The presence of US Navy (USN) ships in the Gulf of Guinea, off the West African coast, has raised concerns in Nigeria, but the ...
19-Jun-2006
*Rear Admiral Richard Leaman (OBE) - Chief of Staff for NATO Maritime Component Command, Naples
Rear Admiral Richard Leaman (OBE) became Chief of Staff for NATO Maritime Component Command (CC- Mar) Naples in September 2005, with responsibility for Operation Active...
24-May-2006
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