John Bulkeley (@bulkeley

John Bulkeley

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John Bulkeley

@bulkeley_john

Naval history and politics. Nothing complicated here, just straight, simple, facts with some opinions. Take what you wish, leave the rest.

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Joined February 2021

John Bulkeley
@bulkeley_john
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usni.org/magazines/nava… Before the U.S. Navy was reestablished in 1794, ten small revenue cutters served as America’s only federal armed force at sea. Authorized on 4 August 1790 as the US Revenue Cutter Service, these vessels patrolled the coasts, enforced customs laws,
'A Few Armed Vessels, Judiciously Stationed' | Naval History Magazine - August 2015 Volume 29,...
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John Bulkeley
@bulkeley_john
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x.com/WarshipCam/sta… These are fine ships and we are going to need more of them if there is a serious naval war in the Pacific. Island fighting will occur again just like it did in WW2, and for that we're going to need many amphibious assault ships. Certainly more than we have
WarshipCam
@WarshipCam
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USS San Antonio (LPD 17) San Antonio-class Flight I amphibious transport dock entering the Agua Clara Locks on the Panama Canal - southbound towards the Pacific - h/t @daopz - August 1, 2026 SRC: webcam
John Bulkeley
@bulkeley_john
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x.com/NavalInstitute… Absolute naval power. It comes at a huge cost, but it sure is worth it.
U.S. Naval Institute
@NavalInstitute
Jul 31
#OTD in 1964, Task Force One consisting of USS Enterprise, USS Long Beach and USS Bainbridge left Norfolk on Operation Sea Orbit. The all-nuclear-powered unit traveled 30,565 miles around the world without refueling to “show the flag” and demonstrate the Navy’s technical
John Bulkeley
@bulkeley_john
Jul 31
Hidden History
@HiddenHistoryYT
Jul 31
On this night in 1944, an American submarine captain did the single most reckless thing a submariner can do. He surfaced his boat in the middle of an enemy convoy, in the glare of burning ships, and fought a surface gun and torpedo brawl for forty minutes. They gave him the Medal
John Bulkeley
@bulkeley_john
Jul 31
x.com/GBNEWS/status/… The socialist government in Spain is allowing this to happen and it could destroy Europe. Once all these people are in Spain, they can travel throughout the EU, wreaking havoc throughout the continent, and the socialist prime minister Sanchez doesn't care.
GB News
@GBNEWS
Jul 31
'How can other member states trust someone who launched one of the most chaotic regularisation processes?' Spanish Professor Rodrigo Ballester criticises the Spanish government over its handling of migration policy.
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