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Standard Mandarin. Hanyu Pinyin. Zhōngguó Hǎijūn. Wade–Giles. Chungkuo Haichün. The Republic of China Navy ( ROCN; also called the ROC Navy and retroactively as the Chinese Navy but colloquially as the Taiwanese Navy) is the maritime branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF). [5] [6]
The Turkish Naval Forces or Turkish Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. Submarine fleet. Submarine fleet Attack submarines; Class ...
The Royal Thai Navy ( Abrv: RTN, ทร.; Thai: กองทัพเรือไทย, RTGS : kong thap ruea thai) is the naval warfare force of Thailand. Established in 1906, it was modernised by the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse (1880–1923) who is known as the father of the Royal Navy. It has a structure that includes the naval ...
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 ...
Recorded May 17, 2011. James Henry Webb Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs [2] and is a Marine Corps officer. Outside ...
The following is a list of United States Navy oilers ( hull designations AO, AOE, AOL, AOR and AOT). It does not include gasoline tankers (AOG) or submarine oilers (AOSS). Oilers are considered to be auxiliaries by the US Navy, and this article's lists are thus a subset of this type of ship. All other auxiliaries can be found at List of ...
USS Pinckney (DDG-91) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for African American Officer's Cook First Class William Pinckney (1915–1976), [1] who received the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crewmember on board the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of Santa Cruz .
In the mid-1970s, the Navy's meteorology and oceanography programs were integrated in a single organization reflecting nature's close interaction of sea and air. This structure is today the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. On November 1, 2017, Rear Admiral John A. Okon relieved Rear Admiral Timothy C. Gallaudet as commander.