Obituary: Marion Kettlewell, DBE, WRNS director

Edit Scotsman 04 May 2016
With her resilience undiminished by several rejections, “the Supersonic Superintendent” – as she became known after breaking the sound barrier – went on to head the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), having survived the Luftwaffe's London bombings and later becoming the sole female of that time to attend top-brass Admiralty meetings....

Four Navy ships to join trilateral Malabar exercise

Edit Indian Express 04 May 2016
India has, however, been reluctant to take the American offer for joint naval patrols ... The trilateral naval exercise, scheduled for next month, will be held in Japanese waters east of Okinawa ... Significance of the India-US-Japan Malabar naval exercise Indo-Japan-US naval exercise concludes ... India has, however, been reluctant to take the American offer for joint naval patrols....

Iranian commander threatens to close Strait of Hormuz to US

Edit Business Insider 04 May 2016
The comments by Gen ... The U.S ... They even fought a one-day naval battle on April 18, 1988, after the near-sinking of the missile frigate USS Samuel B ... U.S. Navy officials say they face near-daily encounters with Iranian naval vessels ... Campaign against IS 'far from over' Detroit teachers ending 2-day sick-out, fighting legislation Abduction, murder leaves Navajo community heartbroken Royal Dutch Shell first quarter earnings down 58 percent. ....

Maine company lands $15 million deal for work at Navy sites

Edit Stars and Stripes 04 May 2016
Navy, primarily at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine ... Susan Collins and Angus King announced the award Tuesday for architectural and engineering services to support the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, in charge of planning, designing and building at Navy facilities ... East Coast naval facilities in 2014....

NATTC, NAS Pensacola Fleet and Family Support Center Sponsor Amazing SAPR Race (The United States Navy)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
(NNS) -- Nearly 2,000 Naval Air Technical Training Center students participated in the 4th Annual NATTC and Naval Air Station Pensacola Fleet and Family Support Center-sponsored 'Amazing SAPR Race' April 29 ... For more than 70 years, with the last two decades at NAS Pensacola, NATTC has been providing training and increasing readiness within the Naval Aviation Enterprise....

ADMM-Plus counter terrorism joint exercise kicks off in Brunei (Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
MUARA, Brunei, May 3 (ChinaMil) --The ASEAN Defense Minister's Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) Maritime Security and Counter Terrorism Exercise kicked off at the Multi-National Coordination Center of Brunei's Muara Naval Base on Tuesday. The opening ceremony was hosted by Brigadier General Haji Hamzah, Joint Force Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and director of the exercise....

Leasing of 73 Sqm. of defence land at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai to M/s. BEST (Prime Minister’s Office of India)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
of defence land at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai to M/s ... The lease of the land will be initially for a period of 30 years and renewable for another two terms of 30 years each This would facilitate installation of the fourth transformer and construction of underground water storage tank with pump house at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai to provide power supply for the new Dry Dock facility under construction....

Chinese navy to conduct drill in South China Sea

Edit China Daily 04 May 2016
BEIJING - Three naval ships of China's Nanhai Fleet left a naval port in Sanya, Hainan province, on Wednesday, kicking off an annual combat drill in the South China Sea and neighboring waters....

FLC Elects New Leaders at 2016 National Meeting (FLC - Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
Marianne Lynch (Department of Energy) and Theresa Baus (Naval Undersea Warfare Center, DivisionNewport) will continue for a second term as Recording Secretary and Finance Officer, respectively ... Filling the other two MAL slots are Amanda Horansky McKinney (Naval Research Laboratory) and John Dement (Naval Surface WarfareCenter, Crane Division, who is currently on loan to the State of Indiana)....

Essumeja Royal Family Revokes Candidature For Vacant Stool

Edit Modern Ghana 04 May 2016
The Aduana Royal family of Essumeja in the Bekwai Municipalityhas withdrawn the candidature of Mr ... On November 22, 2012, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, directed the Abusuapanin (head of Aduana Royal family) of Essumeja to nominate a royal for installation as chief ... Madam Yaa Serwaa and, therefore, not a true Aduana royal as disqualification....

Date set for Concord Council master developer discussion (City of Concord, CA)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
On Wednesday May 11, the Concord City Council will discuss the selection of a Master Developer for the Concord Naval Weapons Station ... as the Phase 1 Master Developer of the Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse Area Plan....
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