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Calvin Foster retweeted
🔱 Neptune Strike: High North Edition.
The UK Carrier Strike Group 🇬🇧, led by HMS Prince of Wales, is operating with NATO Allies across the North Atlantic and High North — with the carrier now under @NATO command for this phase of operations.
Neptune Strike puts Allied carrier capability to work in a strategically vital region — testing command and control, strengthening maritime-air integration and demonstrating NATO’s ability to operate at scale across the northern approaches.
As part of Arctic Sentry, the activity strengthens Allied presence and reinforces NATO’s ability to deter, defend and respond across the region.
📷Royal Navy
@SHAPE_NATO | @STRIKFORNATO | @NATOJFCBS | @JFC_Naples | @NATO_MARCOM | @NATO_AIRCOM | @COMUKCSG | @DefenceOps | @UKNATO | @GenGJenkinsRM | @RoyalNavy | @UKCDS_MOD | @UKdefenceUS | @DefenceHQ | @HMSPWLS
Calvin Foster retweeted
USS Augusta, USS Midway, USS Enterprise, USS Missouri, USS New York, USS Helena, and USS Macon in the Hudson River in New York, New York, United States for Navy Day celebrations, 27 October 1945
Calvin Foster retweeted
🚫 CLAIM: Over recent days and weeks, Iranian-controlled media have reported Iranian claims that commercial vessels are hitting sea mines while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. These claims are FALSE.
✅ FACT: All internationally recognized primary transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz have been cleared of sea mines by U.S. forces and remain so. Thousands of commercial vessels have safely used the transit lanes and continue today.
Calvin Foster retweeted
How Craig Symonds Shaped Our View of Naval History
📖Craig Symonds' Scholarly Impact: How his research transformed modern understanding of key naval campaigns, including Midway, the Battle of the Atlantic, and Operation Neptune.
📖Master of Narrative History: The panelists examine his storytelling technique, writing craftsmanship, and ability to bring strategic decision-making to life.
📖Mentorship & Academic Legacy: Personal reflections on his guidance of historians, midshipmen, and officers across decades in naval education.
📖Key Books & Milestones: Looking back at seminal works such as The Battle of Midway, Neptune, and World War II at Sea.
Video: youtu.be/jQKN3_lfQaE
Calvin Foster retweeted
Configurations
– Performance: road ready, seats 2
Active aerodynamics & multi-mode suction system for next-level performance on & off the track
– Thrust: race ready, seats 2
Multi-mode suction system paired w/ rear-mounted cold-gas thrusters that enable 0–60 in <1 second
– Rocket: air ready, seats 1
Multi-mode suction system plus perimeter-mounted cold-gas thrusters supporting forward & upward acceleration plus lateral rotational movement. So...yes, it can fly
Range >300 miles
Top speed up to >230mph (Rocket)
0-60
Performance (<1.6)
Thrust (<0.9)
Rocket (<0.59)
Reserve now –
Tesla.com/Roadster
Calvin Foster retweeted
Adjust your schedule accordingly.
At 5 p.m. Eastern the #Midrats Podcast goes LIVE!
Author Ronald Drabkin will join @lawofsea & me for an hour to discuss Admiral Yamamoto and the Pacific in WWII.
Don't miss it!
cdrsalamander.substack.com/p…
Calvin Foster retweeted
The congressionally-appointed National Commission on the Future of the Navy, led by AEI's Mackenzie Eaglen, was tasked with analyzing the Navy's size, structure, and capabilities.
Read their findings:
aei.org/op-eds/how-congress-…
Calvin Foster retweeted
TODAY: The NCFN hears from senior leaders from the offices of the @USNavyCNO & @CMC_MarineCorps on what is needed to strengthen America’s maritime sea power. Don’t miss this important discussion on the @USNavy & @USMC future.
🕐 1 p.m. EDT
🎥 youtube.com/@FutureNavy
#FutureNavy
Calvin Foster retweeted
Maritime Security Complexes: The Future of Global Seapower
⚓Evolving Maritime Architecture: How shifting regional dynamics are redefining global naval doctrine and freedom of navigation.
⚓Chokepoint Security & Strategic Bottlenecks: Evaluating threat vectors across critical global transit corridors and straits.
⚓Coalitions & Interoperability: The critical role of multilateral maritime partnerships in securing contested sealines.
⚓The Commercial & Naval Interface: How regional maritime tensions directly influence global merchant shipping and supply chain security.
Video: youtu.be/aKMH0jILt9s
Calvin Foster retweeted
.@SECWAR “We’re here to proudly announce the construction of the LARGEST U.S. SHIPYARD SINCE WORLD WAR II…”
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Operational versatility:
Littoral Combat Force-24, deployed to the #SOUTHCOM area of responsibility, reinforces the United States' unwavering commitment to stability and security across the Western Hemisphere.
U.S. military forces are deployed in support of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, @DeptofWar-directed operations, and the President’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland.
#JTFWHEM @The24MEU @USMC @MARFORSOUTH @SecWar
Calvin Foster retweeted
A new chapter for NATO. 🇬🇧
General Nick Perry DSO MBE has assumed command of @JFCNorfolk — the first British officer to lead the NATO headquarters.
The UK is strengthening @NATO's ability to safeguard the transatlantic link and deter threats across the North Atlantic, Arctic and High North.
Calvin Foster retweeted
@CMS_Washington joins NATO in saying “Fair Winds and following Seas” to VADM Doug Perry, USN, CDR JFC Norfolk and welcome aboard to General Nick Perry, UK, at a ceremony onboard USS Nimitz. Thanks for a great tour Doug and BZ! @NavyLeagueUS @TheBobbyDixon @USFleetForces
Calvin Foster retweeted
⚓ Reflecting on Command. Looking to the future.
Vice Admiral Doug Perry reflects on his time as Commander of Joint Force Command Norfolk and U.S. 2nd Fleet, leading through a period of growing strategic importance for the North Atlantic.
We thank VAdm Perry for his leadership, commitment and service to JFC Norfolk, and wish him every success in the future.
Fair winds and following seas, Admiral.
@NATO | @SecGenNATO | @SHAPE_NATO | @NATOJFCBS | @JFC_Naples | @NATO_MARCOM | @NATO_AIRCOM | @LANDCMD | @USNATO | @USNavy | @US2ndFleet
Calvin Foster retweeted
U.S. assistance to Colombia for earthquake relief continues:
Today, a @usairforce C-17 Globemaster delivered life-saving assistance and supplies to Medellín for distribution to hard-hit communities in Colombia.
#SOUTHCOM is actively supporting the @StateDept-led U.S. humanitarian response following the Aug. 10 earthquake in western Colombia. The United States stands in solidarity with the Colombian people during this crisis.
@DeptofWar @SecWar @WHAAsstSecty @USForeignAssist @USAenEspanol @USEmbassyBogota @US_TRANSCOM @AirMobilityCmd
Calvin Foster retweeted
The time is now to take the fight to the enemy.
Today at the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C) forum in Panama, #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan spoke to defense and security leaders from 19 countries as they gathered to discuss ways forward to collectively combat cartels and narco-terrorists in the Western Hemisphere.
"This is our chance to decide. Are we willing to take the fight to the enemy? I believe we are. These are networks... that are really ravaging our own societies. We have to attack these networks. We have to apply total systemic friction on these networks."
@DeptofWar @SecWar @WHAAsstSecty @USEmbPAN @USAenEspanol @MinSegPma
Calvin Foster retweeted
We live in a World of Operational Necessity
- Midrats Podcast Short with @brentdsadler.
youtu.be/bm6M520K2-A?si=wlRV…
