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The Royal Malaysian Navy has been patrolling the Gulf of Aden to thwart piracy since 2009. In January 2011, the navy foiled a hijacking attempt against the Malaysian-flagged chemical tanker MT Bunga Laurel carrying lubricating oil and ethylene dichloride. The navy ship KA Bunga Mas 5 responded after receiving a distress signal from the ship.
The Royal Navy of Morocco ( Arabic: القوات البحرية الملكية المغربية) is a branch of the military of Morocco responsible for conducting naval operations. The Royal Moroccan Navy is administratively managed by the Administration of Defence, which is ( de facto) commanded by King Mohammed VI, the commander-in-chief of ...
In 1926, the U.S. Department of the Navy established the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. Its purpose was to produce a reserve of qualified officers who would be needed for a possible rapid expansion of the military in the case of an unforeseen emergency. A secondary objective was to acquaint college faculty and students with the Navy and ...
DD-214 – Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. DEROS – Date Estimated Return From Overseas. DEVGRU – United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group. DFAC – Dining Facility (U.S. Military) DFAS – Defense Finance and Accounting Service (U.S. Military) DIA – Defense Intelligence Agency.
Ceres (East Indiaman) Ceylon (1803 ship) Chapman (1777 ship) Charles Grant (1810 EIC ship) Charlotte (1784 ship) Charlton (1798 EIC ship) Chichester (1793 ship) Cirencester (1795 EIC ship) City of London (1800 Indiaman)
Hezbollah (alleged) The Samad ( Arabic: صماد) (also spelled Sammad) is a family of long-range UAVs of unidentified origin used in the Middle East. The Samad is available in three variants: The Samad-1, the Samad-2 (also known as " UAV-X "), and the Samad-3. The Samad family of UAVs is primarily used by the Houthi movement in the Yemeni ...
November 14, 1977. Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long (1,010 m) pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Navy Pier encompasses over 50 acres (20 ha) of shops, restaurants, live theaters, family attractions, parks (including Polk Bros ...
Middle East map of Köppen climate classification. The Middle East (term originally coined in English [see § Terminology] [note 1]) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage as a replacement of the term Near East (as opposed to the Far East ...