A Chinese submarine stalked a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific last month and surfaced within firing range of its torpedoes and missiles before being detected, The Washington Times has learned. The surprise encounter highlights China's continuing efforts to prepare for a future conflict with the U.S., despite Pentagon efforts to try to boost relations with Beijing's communist-ruled military.
Waukesha One day after winning a reprieve, backers of a referendum on downsizing the Waukesha County Board regrouped Wednesday and vowed to redouble their efforts. Opponents of downsizing, however, also signaled a readiness to do battle, as the contentious issue moved, at least momentarily, from the halls of government to the streets of Waukesha County.
I have been in Washington now for nearly 40 years and in all that time, I can't recall seeing anything quite like Robert M. Gates' ongoing farewell to arms. In a series of speeches over the past few days - at Notre Dame, at the American Enterprise Institute and at the U.S. Naval Academy - the outgoing secretary of defense has sounded a series of warnings that the ship of state, or at least the carrier battle group that protects it, is headed for the rocks.
Just days after a North Korean artillery attack over a disputed military border killed four South Koreans and wounded 18 others, a U.S. aircraft carrier and its escorts were in the region for preplanned war games. The U.S. military missions of the past decade - Iraq and Afghanistan - have been largely air- and ground-based. But the recent North Korean flare-up has drawn international attention to problems there, as well. And the subsequent arrival of the USS George Washington and its battle group serves as a reminder of the importance of a strong naval fleet, suggested Jay Korman, a defense analyst with the Avascent Group.
Like most churches, Central City Community Church has Bible study classes. New Beginnings, Every Man's Battle Group, and Every Woman's Battle Group, are all part of the church's scripturally-based educational ministry. The ushers and church board remain fairly consistent, however, the majority of the congregation is transient, changing from one Sunday to the next. "People come and then they go," says Reverend Thomas, "some times we do not know what happened to them. It can be a very challenging ministry." Due to the congregation's transitional nature, Rev. Thomas and the staff choose to believe that members who are no longer present have moved on to better things - that they have made the transition back into mainstream society. "We rejoice and celebrate." On a more somber note Reverend...
In August 1995 and March 1996, China fired missiles across the Taiwan Strait, closing it to international commerce. On both occasions, President Bill Clinton sent aircraft carriers to deter Chinese escalation, the first time directly through the Taiwan Strait. China condemned this "violation" of its sovereignty (just as it now objects to planned U.S.-South Korea naval exercises in the Yellow Sea) and threatened "a sea of fire" for the next battle group entering the strait.
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