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Carrier Battles the Internet: Connectivity Upgrade, Combat Power Multiplied

2025-02-02

During its Red Sea deployment, the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) used commercial satellite networks like Starlink and OneWeb to achieve unprecedented internet connectivity onboard. This significantly boosted F-35 fighter jet capabilities by enabling rapid intelligence data updates and design improvements, enhancing survivability and lethality. Beyond combat, it improved sailor quality of life, training efficiency, maintenance speed, and boosted morale. The initiative, Sailor Edge Afloat and Ashore (SEA2), is now a funded Navy program of record called Flank Speed Wireless, aiming to deliver high-speed, reliable global connectivity across the fleet.

(www.twz.com)

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NATO Responds to Baltic Sea Cable Cuts with Increased Naval Presence and AI Monitoring

2025-01-18

Following the suspected severing of undersea cables linking Finland and Estonia on Christmas Day, allegedly by a Russian-linked oil tanker, NATO is bolstering its response. Nearly a dozen warships will patrol the Baltic Sea to protect undersea infrastructure. Concurrently, a UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) has reactivated an AI-powered system to track suspicious vessels. Finnish authorities have detained the implicated ship and its crew. This incident underscores rising tensions in the region, prompting a sustained increase in NATO's military presence to deter further sabotage.

(www.twz.com)

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Greenland: A Newly Crucial Arctic Strategic Location

2025-01-11

The Trump administration's growing interest in Greenland is no coincidence. The island's strategic importance has placed it at the center of a great power competition in the Arctic between the US, Russia, and China. The US maintains Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, a crucial military presence offering missile detection and space surveillance capabilities. However, climate change is melting Arctic ice, opening new shipping routes and resources, further increasing Greenland's strategic value and intensifying competition. The article reviews the history of US military presence in Greenland, including Cold War bases and nuclear accidents, and analyzes Greenland's role in future military strategy and its importance in Arctic shipping and resource contention.

(www.twz.com)

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Navy's New Year's Day Poetry Tradition: A Verse on the Bridge

2025-01-05

The U.S. Navy has a nearly century-old tradition: on the first day of the new year, during the early morning watch, the officer of the deck can record the ship's activities in poetic form in the deck log. This article recounts this tradition and showcases New Year's poems from various Navy ships throughout history, from WWII destroyers to modern ones, highlighting the diversity of naval life and culture. While declining with the rise of electronic devices, this unique tradition remains a cherished memory.

(www.twz.com)

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