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Stalking grounds of my first ship, USS Claud Jones (DE1033) in the late 60's. Often shadowed
by Russian and Chinese trawlers and warships while we performed ELINT duties. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SN Greg Wright LCDR (Join to see)
by Russian and Chinese trawlers and warships while we performed ELINT duties. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SN Greg Wright LCDR (Join to see)
A New Cold War in the Indian Ocean?
Posted from nationalinterest.org
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India
Geopolitics / International Relations
Posted >1 y ago
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Interesting PO1 Tony Holland. Since India nd Pakistan have been taking turns at aligning with the USA and the west or the USSR and the east since the early 1960s, the Cold War has been brewing and peridically erupting in the Indian Ocean ever since.
Now, Iran is more active and the Somali pirates have been more brazen in the western Indian Ocean. Alignments have shifted over the decades but the USA with our increasing littoral warfare fleet as well the Russians and the Chinese will continue to be major regional players.
FYI, what do you think? COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Greg Henning LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown CW5 (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Joshua Caldwell
Now, Iran is more active and the Somali pirates have been more brazen in the western Indian Ocean. Alignments have shifted over the decades but the USA with our increasing littoral warfare fleet as well the Russians and the Chinese will continue to be major regional players.
FYI, what do you think? COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Greg Henning LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown CW5 (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Joshua Caldwell
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PO1 Tony Holland
Agreed. Not sure that our shifting allegiances haven't exacerbated the problem somewhat.
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China is (and for the foreseeable future, will be) flexing it's naval muscle to establish itself as more than just a regional power. They want to come out & play with the blue-water big boys. Welcome to the deep-end, here there be dragons.
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PO1 Tony Holland Ah the Memories being OWC Operations Watch Chief N2 at Diego Garcia, BIOT. Tons of Entertainment. Best Cheap Thrill was from the Annual Indian Naval Exercise.
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We were actually testing the capabilities of the newly built comsta at Northwest Holt,
Australia at that time -- which is why we spent almost two months at Mauritius with its Royal Navy comm facility. Our ship had an extra compartment added on aft of the radio
room to accommodate the twenty or so CT's and the gear they brought aboard for our
ELINT missions.
Australia at that time -- which is why we spent almost two months at Mauritius with its Royal Navy comm facility. Our ship had an extra compartment added on aft of the radio
room to accommodate the twenty or so CT's and the gear they brought aboard for our
ELINT missions.
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