![]() He's a veteran of the war against the separatists, a volunteer in a helicopter squadron evacuating wounded troops.He says he keeps a bag ready in case of a new offensive.BALABOIKO: "For people in the United States, and in Europe as well, and even for some people in our country it may feel a bit scary. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking at the NATO alliance summit in Latvia Tuesday, warning Russia would pay a high price for any new military aggression against Ukraine.That same day, speaking at an investment forum in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country will be forced to act if NATO deploys certain missiles into Ukraine, which he calls a red line.But on the frontline of the conflict in Ukraine, in ruins of European neighborhoods smashed by artillery fire, and in towns near an active war zone between the government and pro-Russian separatists, some residents talking to Reuters say they've resigned themselves to the idea that a wider conflict between Ukraine and Russia could come at any time.This is the town of Kramatorsk, Ukraine, where 34-year-old Roman Balaboiko lives. ![]() STOLTENBERG: "There will be a high price to pay for Russia if they once again use force against the independent sovereign nation of Ukraine."BLINKEN: "Any renewed aggression would trigger serious consequences."That’s NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and U.S. He can be reached at 36, or on Twitter at article originally appeared on Kitsap Sun: USS Oklahoma City submarine makes final voyage to Bremerton Josh Farley is a reporter covering the military and Bremerton for the Kitsap Sun. There it will remain for the next 1,000 years. Years from now, all that will be left of the Oklahoma City is an empty nuclear reactor compartment, which will float out of Puget Sound and up the Columbia River and to the Department of Energy's Hanford site. The USS Jacksonville, among the boats going through that process, completed decommissioning just 127 days after docking, the fastest ever completed.įollowing decommissioning, it can be years before the subs bobbing in the shipyard return to dry dock to be cut up and fully recycled. In a first, the Navy has been using what's called an "Alternate Inactivation Construct" for the old boats that allow for a quicker process and transition of the sailors on to their next assignments. More: Old sub reactor leaves Puget Sound to new home where it will spend the next 1,000 years Sailors on the USS Oklahoma City work with dock workers to pull in and stabilize the 361 foot vessel. ![]() ![]() There's pressure to ensure ship inactivation, decommissioning and recycling goes as smoothly and swiftly as possible. Both the USS Connecticut, en route here after striking an underwater mountain in the South China Sea, and the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, which encountered problems in the ship's propulsion plant, are in need of urgent repairs. More: Two subs, one dock: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard dismantling boats simultaneouslyĭemands on the Navy's shipyards continue to mount. After a stop in Pearl Harbor, Oklahoma City proceeded to a colder climate here in the Pacific Northwest. 3, and the boat sailed east about a month later. "They're just fun to drive," admitted Welsh, a native of Colonie, New York.įor around the past 10 years, the 1988-commissioned Oklahoma City has been a part of the Guam-based Submarine Squadron 15, which includes the USS Asheville and USS Key West. They were built during the Cold War to hunt other subs and surface ships. Welsh, for his part, said, there'll be some things sailors will miss about the "688s," as the Los Angeles class vessels are often called. A sailor on the Oklahoma City greets his daughter after stepping onto dry land. ![]()
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