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	<title>The Scoop Deck &#187; Pirates</title>
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		<title>Sleepless in Somalia</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2011/03/16/he-looks-a-bit-like-tom-hanks/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2011/03/16/he-looks-a-bit-like-tom-hanks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Larter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=7967</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Joe Versus the Volcano&#8221; star Tom Hanks is rumored to have been cast as Capt. Richard Phillips — who achieved 15 minutes of fame when his merchant ship, the Maersk Alabama, was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden in 2009 — in the screen adaptation of Phillip’s book “A Captain’s Duty.” Put 15 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The direct approach to piracy</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2011/03/09/the-direct-approach-to-piracy/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2011/03/09/the-direct-approach-to-piracy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill McMichael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Combined Task Force 151]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Washington Post two years ago, a Washington, D.C.-based scholar argued in favor of a solution to the vexing issue of modern-day piracy that was decidedly at odds with the long-standing international practice of capturing and prosecuting pirates: Just kill them. &#8220;The international right of self-defense would also justify an inspection and quarantine regime [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Got pirates?</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2011/02/21/got-pirates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gidget Fuentes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gator Navy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest hijacking an American couple aboard their yacht Quest by Somali pirates is capturing more of the public’s attention than have dozens of other acts of piracy on the high seas, notably off east Africa where pirates are finding gold in the ransoms sought for their captured vessels ranging from large container ships to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;He sh** his pants&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/09/10/he-sh-his-pants/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/09/10/he-sh-his-pants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pirates]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=6208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, even when you encounter certain phrases for the first time, you can already hear them echoing down the corridors of history: &#8220;Axis of Evil;&#8221; &#8220;shock and awe;&#8221; and &#8220;quadrennial defense review,&#8221; are three examples. So too with the words of Marine Capt. Alexander Martin, commander of 2nd Platoon, Force Reconnaissance Company, who told reporters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unpleasantness merchants</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/08/20/unpleasantness-merchants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=6028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Put yourself inside the head of a pirate hijacker in the Gulf of Aden. Would you want to encounter this boarding team from the cruiser Princeton, which includes Coast Guardsmen from Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment 404? Thought not. Outstanding images by MC1 Herbert Banks Jr.]]></description>
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		<title>So how good is the pirate lobby?</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/08/18/so-how-good-is-the-pirate-lobby/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/08/18/so-how-good-is-the-pirate-lobby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=5992</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hate to say it, but the warning signs were there &#8212; as feared, a federal judge in Norfolk has thrown out piracy charges against the Somali Six, taking the teeth out of the case against the men who allegedly attacked the dock landing ship Ashland in April. U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson ruled that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome home links</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/08/05/welcome-home-links/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/08/05/welcome-home-links/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Historical]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The destroyer Farragut pulled in to Naval Station Mayport, Fla. this week after a high-profile deployment that included fighting pirates, awesome high-speed runs, and even a time-traveling visit from its namesake. So today&#8217;s links are for DDG 99 baby, as Ice Cube might have said. Remember the mystery of what damaged the oil tanker M [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The pirates who might not be pirates</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/07/30/the-pirates-who-might-not-be-pirates/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/07/30/the-pirates-who-might-not-be-pirates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pirates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=5792</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a time, back before the oil spill and McChrystal&#8217;s firing and Ellen&#8217;s announcement that she&#8217;s leaving &#8220;Idol,&#8221; when we Americans almost had a national debate about maritime security. The nation was captivated by the pirates off the lawless coast of Somalia, and there was a palpable but unfocused call for the Navy to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Sea pirates make their debut</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/07/06/red-sea-pirates-make-their-debut/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/07/06/red-sea-pirates-make-their-debut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just as feared &#8212; and expected &#8212; the pirates of the Horn of Africa have broadened their area of operations into the Red Sea, according to reports, and added yet another patch of the ocean where merchant mariners must be on their guard. Eagle1 set it up and now knocks it down: after reporting on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Somali pirates shifting their AOR?</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/06/22/are-somali-pirates-shifting-their-aor/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/06/22/are-somali-pirates-shifting-their-aor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eagle1, the Web&#8217;s top pirate maven, has an interesting post today that includes a report that the pirates off the lawless coast of Somalia could be moving north into the Bab-al-Mandab, the &#8220;Gate of Tears&#8221; that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. One reason, Eagle1 suggests, could be that monsoon conditions in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pirate movie poster</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/06/04/pirate-movie-poster/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/06/04/pirate-movie-poster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=5302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hollywood&#8217;s inevitable big-budget pirate-Navy action flick hasn&#8217;t yet been made &#8212; although don&#8217;t think there aren&#8217;t projects in the works &#8212; but a recent set of photos by MC2 Ja&#8217;lon Rhinehart would serve nicely if the studios need art for the movie posters. By the looks of it, Rhinehart was part of a boarding team [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AH-1W Super Cobra links</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/06/02/ah-1w-super-cobra-links/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/06/02/ah-1w-super-cobra-links/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aviation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=5288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whip-whip whip-whip whip-whip whip-whip whip-whip whip-whip &#8212; twin-rotor spinnin&#8217;, Hellfire missile slingin&#8217;, big-deck gator launchin&#8217; links, coming in low out of the haze, straight at you, with no question about who they are or what they&#8217;re capable of: The Norfolk-based cruiser San Jacinto is the latest warship on a pirate tear. There&#8217;s a petition in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The old ship-renaming trick</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/05/24/the-old-ship-renaming-trick/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/05/24/the-old-ship-renaming-trick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 14:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=5149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a scene in 2005&#8242;s underrated Nicholas Cage vehicle &#8220;Lord of War&#8221; in which Cage&#8217;s bad-guy arms dealer trips up the federal agents on his trail by repainting the name of the ship he&#8217;s using for his latest smuggling scheme. When the feds spot Cage&#8217;s vessel they don&#8217;t find the one they&#8217;re looking for &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The T-AO with flags as black as the oil it carries</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/05/18/the-tao-with-flags-as-black-as-the-oil-it-carries/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/05/18/the-tao-with-flags-as-black-as-the-oil-it-carries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 19:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Military Sealift Command]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=5068</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We take great pleasure in sharing the latest spoils from the Inbox of Excellence &#8212; live, no-foolin&#8217; photos of Military Sealift Command&#8217;s renegade oiler, the Leroy Grumman, flying not one &#8212; but two! &#8212; of its infamous Jolly Rogers. These shots might not win any of your fancy National Geographic photo-prizes, having come from rogue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven in Seven</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/04/30/seven-in-seven-4/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/04/30/seven-in-seven-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Bacon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=4879</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Navy nabbed a lot of headlines again this week. Leading the way is news that subs are now officially open to women. In other career news, the active duty master chiefs list was released. The Coast Guard is holding its ground in the oil spill – and against critics. and the Army cancelled the Non-Line [...]]]></description>
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		<title>See for yourself: Capt. Richard Phillips</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/04/20/see-for-yourself-capt-richard-phillips/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/04/20/see-for-yourself-capt-richard-phillips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pirates]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=4709</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of months ago we told you about the forthcoming book &#8212; and media blitz &#8212; from Capt. Richard Phillips of the pirate-victim container ship Maersk Alabama. Now it&#8217;s here, and Phillips appeared this week on Washington&#8217;s top weekly defense news TV show, &#8220;This Week In Defense News,&#8221; with big-dog Defense News editor Vago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why, admiral, so nice of you to drop by</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/04/16/why-admiral-so-nice-of-you-to-drop-by/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/04/16/why-admiral-so-nice-of-you-to-drop-by/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life at Sea]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can you tell the crew of the destroyer Farragut is on a roll these days? Not only are they fightin&#8217; pirates left and right, the ship&#8217;s namesake, Adm. David G. Farragut, traveled forward in time from the 19th century to pose in this picture with its current skipper, Cmdr. Philip Sobeck, as he presented [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven in Seven</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/04/09/seven-in-seven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Bacon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Navy kicked off the month by kicking pirate butt in three foiled attacks. The stories that nabbed most other headlines this week included the Nuclear Posture Review, which was all the talk in the beltway; F-35 training, which continues despite problems getting the jets; the Fire Scout, which scored its first drug bust;  the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March Madness &#8212; Navy style</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/04/08/march-madness-navy-style/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/04/08/march-madness-navy-style/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Bacon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[March was a busy month for the Global Force for Good. You&#8217;ve likely heard about the commissionings, the pummeling of pirates and all the other good tidbits. Here are a few highlights that may have slipped under your radar: The carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower launched nearly 620 combat sorties and flew more than 3,600 cumulative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The persistant pirate problem</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/03/24/the-persistant-pirate-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/03/24/the-persistant-pirate-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime operations]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=4300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most Americans will start hearing about pirates again in a few weeks when the publicity tour kicks up for the release of &#8220;A Captain&#8217;s Duty,&#8221; the memoir of former pirate captive Richard Phillips, but as Scoop Deck readers know, the pirate situation never went away. As a matter of fact, Somali pirates hijacked two ships [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The pirate fightin&#8217; manual</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/03/04/the-pirate-fightin-manual/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/03/04/the-pirate-fightin-manual/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life at Sea]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=4027</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Americans who grew up at a certain time may remember the cartoon characters Goofus and Gallant, of Highlights magazine fame, who represented the worst and best ways, respectively, to do anything.  Gallant might be shown holding the door open for a little old lady to enter a church, for example, while Goofus would be shown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/03/03/chinas-anti-piracy-patrols-in-the-gulf-of-aden/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/03/03/chinas-anti-piracy-patrols-in-the-gulf-of-aden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Bacon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign navies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=4012</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Top Photo:  A helicopter of the Chinese naval fleet patrols above the Gulf of Aden on Feb. 25 to ensure ships&#8217; safety from pirates. Bottom Photo:  About 50 suspected pirate vessels approach a ship escorted by the Chinese naval fleet in the Gulf of Aden. The vessels harassed the 31 Chinese and foreign ships that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Naval Expeditionary Forces Symposium underway</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/03/02/naval-expeditionary-forces-symposium-underway/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/03/02/naval-expeditionary-forces-symposium-underway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Bacon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Historical]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=3963</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[True to the nature of the sailors and officers who comprise the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, the fourth annual Naval Expeditionary Forces Symposium and Expo opened Tuesday morning in Virginia Beach with the announcement that two key speakers would be absent. They had been called away to meet emerging tasks – but two replacements were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book deal, casting call: Pirates, SEALs and a DDG</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/29/book-deal-casting-call-pirates-seals-and-a-ddg/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/29/book-deal-casting-call-pirates-seals-and-a-ddg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the Center of Excellence got a truckload of &#8220;advance uncorrected proofs&#8221; of &#8220;A Captain&#8217;s Duty,&#8221; a forthcoming memoir by Richard Phillips, the merchant captain saved by the Navy last year after he was taken hostage by Somali pirates. In his cover photo, Phillips wears a command baseball cap (although not a Pirate Brigade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seahawk sortie links</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/25/seahawk-sortie-links/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/25/seahawk-sortie-links/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign navies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=3518</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sonar dippin&#8217;, Mk 54 torpedo droppin&#8217;, VERTREP cargo haulin&#8217;, Hellfire missile shootin&#8217;, humanitarian aid deliverin&#8217; links, standing by to fly you to the carrier for your lunch with the admiral, where you&#8217;ll probably get a lot of interesting updates like these: The hospital ship Comfort has about 1,000 beds, 80 intensive care wards, 12 operating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When finite funds meet infinite needs</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/19/when-finite-funds-meet-infinite-needs/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/19/when-finite-funds-meet-infinite-needs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Bacon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aviation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=3441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret the naval fleet has more gaps than O.J.&#8217;s alibi. The Navy is lacking surface vessels, especially amphibs. Submarine and aviation gaps are on the horizon. Even the carrier fleet will drop below requirements for at least three years beginning in 2012. Adding the crushing blow on this already sizable dog pile is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The perils of being a pirate</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/19/the-perils-of-being-a-pirate/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/19/the-perils-of-being-a-pirate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign navies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=3434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it&#8217;s dangerous to get what you want. In piracy the maritime risk-adjustment industry, for example, the goal is to get as much money as possible for the crews, vessels and cargo you seize. When you succeed, however, there can be unforeseen consequences &#8212; as when two pirates enjoying a good day at the office [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For sale: Custom pirate-fightin&#8217; vessel. Never used.</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/04/for-sale-custom-pirate-fightin-vessel-never-used/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2010/01/04/for-sale-custom-pirate-fightin-vessel-never-used/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=3243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tired of driving a desk? Want to be your own boss? Do you yearn for dangerous, high-seas adventure in a legal gray zone? With not one, but two developments reported around the Internet, today is your lucky day. Item one: The private-security firm formerly known as Blackwater is selling its pirate-huntin&#8217; ship, the McArthur.  That&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consolidated cutthroat up 3.25: The pirate stock exchange</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/12/30/pirate-stock-exchange/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/12/30/pirate-stock-exchange/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime operations]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=3180</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If, like so many other people in this dire economy, you&#8217;re looking for new places to park your money, Reuters reporter Mohamed Ahmed brings you an exotic new investment opportunity: The pirate stock exchange. In his extraordinary story, Ahmed describes how Somali pirates have adopted the same techniques that have worked for centuries in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back in action</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/12/28/back-in-action/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/12/28/back-in-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign navies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life at Sea]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=3140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You can almost hear the metaphorical gas turbines starting back up here at the Center of Excellence, where people are eager to get back to work after the holiday. First, though, a quick run-through of some of the noteworthy things you might have missed amid yule-tiding last week: It looks like India will finally take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Polar icebreaker links</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/11/30/polar-icebreaker-links/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/11/30/polar-icebreaker-links/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign navies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=2929</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ice-crushin&#8217;, channel clearin&#8217;, back-and-forth rockin&#8217;, long voyage takin&#8217;, high visibility links, breaking a path to you for the latest stories and updates on the Web: Pirate attack: Somali hijackers have seized a Greek oil tanker, the Maran Centaurus, bound for New Orleans with a full cargo. Last word was that a Greek frigate is shadowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High-seas rescue</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/11/19/high-seas-rescue/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/11/19/high-seas-rescue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maritime operations]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=2863</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Navy&#8217;s new slogan may have gotten a mixed reception internally, but there are three Yemeni fishermen, at least, who would probably agree it really is a global force for good. The cruiser Chosin spotted the men on Tuesday clinging to a piece of wood in the Gulf of Aden, and sent a launch to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LCAC assault links</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/09/30/lcac-assault-links/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/09/30/lcac-assault-links/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ballistic missile defense]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=2359</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Air cushion inflatin&#8217;, M1A1 Abrams main battle tank loadin&#8217;, stern ramp lowerin&#8217;, high speed wave-skimmin&#8217; links, flying straight off the water and onto the beach to bring you these updates from across the Web: Break out the small arms, warm up the LRAD and tell BM1 to lower the small boat: It&#8217;s pirate season. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The first of many videos from 5th Fleet</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/09/14/the-first-of-many-videos-from-5th-fleet/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/09/14/the-first-of-many-videos-from-5th-fleet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Scutro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life at Sea]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=2166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Scoop Deck recently returned from a month in the 5th Fleet area. We were lucky enough to ride the Norfolk-based cruiser Anzio from the pier in Bahrain to the counterpiracy patrol area off the coast of Somalia. Check out this video from Anzio as the ship finished its transit through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s new warship &#8212; just don&#8217;t call it a carrier</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/08/31/japans-new-warship-just-dont-call-it-a-carrier/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/08/31/japans-new-warship-just-dont-call-it-a-carrier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aviation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force launched its latest Hyuga-class &#8220;helicopter destroyer,&#8221; &#8212; ahem &#8212; this month, which has revived attention to Japan&#8217;s gray, flat-decked, aviation-optimized warships that are NOT aircraft carriers. The latest ship, Ise, is the second in the class and is scheduled to formally join the MSDF in 2011. The story about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make it Pop-Tarts and khat for Somali pirates</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/08/25/make-it-pop-tarts-and-khat-for-somali-pirates/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/08/25/make-it-pop-tarts-and-khat-for-somali-pirates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Scutro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pirates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ABOARD THE CRUISER ANZIO OFF SOMALIA &#8212; It&#8217;s always a good idea to know some of the local language and culture, no matter what or where. In recent years U.S. forces have had to rely on native speakers in Iraq, Afghanistan and on missions like this one off the Horn of Africa. A Somali-born linguist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life on an oil tanker: Pirates and hecklers</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/08/20/life-on-an-oil-tanker-pirates-and-hecklers/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/08/20/life-on-an-oil-tanker-pirates-and-hecklers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Scutro</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=1847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ABOARD AL BASRA OIL TERMINAL IN THE PERSIAN GULF &#8212; If there is one thing that really scares mariners these days, it&#8217;s the risk of hijackers off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden. For Capt. Baig, the Pakistani skipper of the 21-year-old Korean-built very large crude carrier M.T. Dorado, his list of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The hunt for Arctic Sea</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/08/13/the-hunt-for-arctic-sea/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/08/13/the-hunt-for-arctic-sea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=1740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s hard not to be captivated by the story of the timber carrier Arctic Sea, a Russian-crewed cargo ship that vanished in one of the world&#8217;s busiest sea lanes, after it was reportedly boarded in Swedish waters by armed men. And as European news agencies are reporting today, it was apparently boarded again. Russian president [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homecoming for a pirate brig</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/07/28/homecoming-for-a-pirate-brig/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/07/28/homecoming-for-a-pirate-brig/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Military Sealift Command]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=1550</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a week of high-profile homecomings at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., with the hospital ship Comfort and the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower both scheduled to return this week from big-deal deployments to South America and the Persian Gulf, respectively. But another naval ship also was scheduled to come back to Norfolk on Tuesday &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petraeus and the &#8216;Pirate Brigade&#8217; (updated)</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/07/27/petraeus-and-the-pirate-brigade/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/07/27/petraeus-and-the-pirate-brigade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing too extraordinary about this Navy image of Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, making a few remarks for crew members of the destroyer Bainbridge. Or is there? Take a close look at Petraeus&#8217; cover &#8212; definitely not a standard Bainbridge ship&#8217;s ball cap. Instead, it&#8217;s olive with a black bill, and, what&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dating tip, ladies: He can&#8217;t resist a cheese aircraft carrier</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/07/06/dating-tip-ladies-he-cant-resist-a-cheese-aircraft-carrier/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/07/06/dating-tip-ladies-he-cant-resist-a-cheese-aircraft-carrier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/?p=1118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Wisconsin today comes the kind of zany story for which newspaper feature writers live: A pirate-themed wedding between a professional cheese sculptor &#8212; that&#8217;s right&#8230; go ahead and take a moment to let that sink in&#8230; and a retired Navy officer. Sarah &#8220;The Cheese Lady&#8221; Kauffman on Saturday wed retired Cmdr. Bill Parry in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The return of the &#8216;Mystery Ships&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/18/the-return-of-the-mystery-ships/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/18/the-return-of-the-mystery-ships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By way of New Wars comes a captivating item about a Malaysian container ship that has been converted into a naval auxiliary for escort work off the lawless coast of Somalia &#8212; just like the famous Q-Ships fielded by the U.S. and Royal Navies to escort convoys back in World Wars I and II. Just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navy, LockMart mum on LCS early deployment blog post</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/10/navy-lockmart-mum-on-lcs-early-deployment-blog-post/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/10/navy-lockmart-mum-on-lcs-early-deployment-blog-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spokespeople for the Navy and defense giant Lockheed Martin are not confirming a blog post that reported Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead has called privately for the Navy&#8217;s first littoral combat ship to deploy much earlier than scheduled, so it can demonstrate its capabilities. The post &#8212; on the blog of the Military [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rule, Britannia</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/04/rule-britannia/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/scoopdeck/2009/06/04/rule-britannia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Ewing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sailors from the Royal Navy frigate Portland on Tuesday brought the pain to a gang of suspected pirates off the lawless coast of Somalia &#8212; sort of. After interdicting a group of men on a small boat, the British sailors determined &#8220;they didn&#8217;t have enough evidence&#8221; to detain them, so they ultimately let them go. [...]]]></description>
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