Military chief warns China and Russia are 'at war with the West' and Canada is not ready

[RangerRay]

The Canadian Establishment's ties with Britain - they were cut in 1973.

There were a couple other years I had in mind. Why 1973 in particular?

 

[dapaterson]

There were a couple other years I had in mind. Why 1973 in particular?

Foreman defeated Frazier.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

The Royal Navy have actually built themselves a nice little Naval Base in Duqm, Oman. It's a great spot in a friendly Nation and eliminates the problem of having to transit through the Strait of Hormuz towards Jufair in Bahrain (their former base). I've sailed in to it a number of times and would be a perfect spot for a forward deployment base.

Duqm Port - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

It has a drydock capable of supporting the Queen Elizabeth Class Carrier's, has maintenance facilities and plenty of birthing space. The Royal Navy has a Frigate permanently stationed there at all times.


Note that the Frigate HMS Montrose already used the docking facilities to overhaul their forward deployed vessels:

Montrose back on patrol after overhaul in Oman

Frigate HMS Montrose has become the first Royal Navy warship to be overhauled in a new port in the Middle East.

www.royalnavy.mod.uk

 

[Good2Golf]

Foreman defeated Frazier.

I was going to go with “The King won Daytona 500.”

 

[Kirkhill]

There were a couple other years I had in mind. Why 1973 in particular?

Ted Heath, Richard Nixon, Pierre Trudeau.

Pierre Trudeau, no fan of the Brits.
Ted Heath, factional adherent of Lord Halifax, joined Britain to the UK and cut it adrift from the Commonwealth, including Canada - leaving Anglo-Canadians with out a champion.
Richard Nixon, broke the last of the Bretton Woods ties by destroying the last link to the gold standard leaving the US as arbiter or Western Finances making the UK-Euro alliance seem all the more justified.

Canada - caught in the backwash, where it has been ever since.

 

[Kirkhill]

The Marine Littoral Regiment moves forwards.

New Marine Littoral Regiment Key to Expanded Pacific Security Cooperation, U.S., Japanese Leaders Say - USNI News

The 12th Marine Regiment will become the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment as the United States upgrades its forward-deployed forces in Japan, as part of an expansion of U.S. and Japanese security cooperation as China continues to expand its influence in the Western Pacific. Officials from Japan and...

news.usni.org

Marine Littoral Regiment Concludes Historic Exercise, Set to Join Stand-in Forces: ‘From T

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- MLR-TE marked the first field training exercise featuring a MLR with all of its subordinate battalions integrated into a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) operating

www.pacom.mil

So they have a place to stand and a welcoming Host Nation (Japan).

 

[brihard]

The Marine Littoral Regiment moves forwards.

Even with a map and compass, 2Lt won’t be able to find the Litoris.

 

[OldSolduer]

Even with a map and compass, 2Lt won’t be able to find the Litoris.

Oh my sweet baby Jesus that was good