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Sydney -
This is a shakeup in a way no military organization has ever been shaken up. The new move is to get commanders “to be evaluated by their peers and the people they command on qualities including personal character”. Expect some interesting results.
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Portsmouth -
Portsmouth Harbour, home of the Royal Navy, witnessed a curious site last week as the iconic bridge section of the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier the HMS Queen Elizabeth set sail on a 600 mile journey to the Naval Dockyard at Rosyth in Scotland.
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London -
As the countdown to the commencement of the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games continues, British officials take unprecedented measures to ensure that the event will not be marred by violence.
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Less than 90 individuals remain in this population of gentle fish-eating orcas. Low salmon supply and toxins are suspected as contributing causes, but the recent death of a young orca has raised questions of the safety of naval practice in a sanctuary.
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On 28th March 1942 the Royal Navy's HMS Campbelltown mounted a raid on Saint Nazaire dock at what seemed like impossible odds of success.
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Sarah West will become the first female to command a Royal Navy warship when she takes over as commander of HMS Portland in April 2012.
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A Bulova watch lost during World War II has been returned to Royal Navy veteran Teddy Bacon still working. The gold watch was lost in the Gibraltar Harbor in 1941.
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The forward island section of HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves Portsmouth Naval Base
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