By Kirsty Needham PERTH, March 16 (Reuters) – In the control room of the American USS Minnesota, off the Western Australian coast, sonar operators adjust to the chatter of dolphins in new…
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BOEM takes a step forward on Guam offshore wind
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) for possible wind energy leasing off the coast of the U.S. Pacific Territory of Guam.
The Call will gather public comments to inform potential leasing areas, and results from close collaboration with the Government of Guam, which aims to generate 50% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2035 and 100% by 2045.
“Responsible offshore wind development off Guam’s coast offers a vital...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/boem-takes-a-step-forward-on-guam-offshore-wind/
Biden Administration Advances Offshore Wind Leasing in Guam
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has launched a groundbreaking initiative for offshore wind development near Guam, marking a significant expansion of U.S. renewable energy efforts into the Pacific….
https://gcaptain.com/biden-administration-advances-offshore-wind-leasing-in-guam/
Can A US Missile Defense System Shield Guam From Chinese Threat?
By Gerry Doyle, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, Arathy J. Aluckal Dec 11 (Reuters) – An SM-3 interceptor erupted into the night sky over Guam late on Tuesday, its engine briefly illuminating the northeast…
https://gcaptain.com/can-a-us-missile-defense-system-shield-guam-from-chinese-threat/
Biden-Harris To Scale Back Missile Defense Of Guam
By Gerry Doyle (Reuters) A proposed multibillion-dollar missile defense system for Guam has been reduced to 16 sites on the island from the original 22, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said…
https://gcaptain.com/biden-harris-scale-back-missile-defense-of-guam/
Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Arrives in Guam After Valiant Shield Exercise
Carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) pulled into Guam on Wednesday for a port visit after wrapping up exercise Valiant Shield 2024 on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet began drills with the joint command of troops and forces in the north-east of the Russian Federation.
Ronald Reagan docked into Naval Base Guam on Wednesday as part of a scheduled port visit, according to...
Pentagon Starts Work to Build Ballistic Missile Defense Capability in Guam
On Nov. 16, U.S. Missile Defense Agency and Navy sailors aboard USS John Finn (DDG-113), an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System-equipped destroyer, fired a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA guided missile that successfully intercepted and destroyed a mock Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) during a flight test demonstration in the broad ocean area northeast of Hawaii in November 2020. MDA photo.
The Pentagon is taking the first steps to provide Guam with a persistent, 360-degree...
Island Nations Key to U.S. Maintaining Position as Pacific Power
USS Benfold (DDG-65) is at anchor off Koror, Republic of Palau in 2012. US Navy Photo
This post has been updated to correct that Yun was speaking at the Hudson Institute on Friday.
The Freely Associated States lying between Hawaii and the Philippines are crucial to the United States remaining a Pacific power, the special envoy to these three island nations said Friday.
To China, the Republics of the Marshall Islands and Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia “are the Second Island chain”...
https://news.usni.org/2023/04/28/island-nations-key-to-u-s-maintaining-position-as-pacific-power
BOOK REVIEW | U.S. Pacific Islanders and the Sea: A History of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (1976 – 2020)
This book is long overdue. It is the first and, to my knowledge, the only comprehensive natural resource study of modern open ocean fisheries in the US Pacific. In the bo ..
Japan Faces Readiness Hurdle As it Modernizes Military, Former Defense Chief Says
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47 Chinook, lands on the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) during a bilateral simulated casualty pick up in the Philippine Sea, March 10, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Photo
Japan’s toughest hurdle, as it launches an unprecedented military modernization program and doubles defense spending, is the operational readiness of its air, naval and land forces, a former chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces said Thursday.
Japan is “running out of maintenance...