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Friday, March 7, 2014
USS Taylor Heads for Repairs Following Grounding
Navy

USS Taylor Heads for Repairs Following Grounding

The USS Taylor on Friday departed the Turkish port of Samsun for the first time since the February 12 grounding that left the ship with a damaged

March 7, 2014
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HMCS Protecteur Arrives in Pearl Harbor After Fire [PHOTOS]
Interesting

HMCS Protecteur Arrives in Pearl Harbor After Fire [PHOTOS]

The HMCS Protecteur has arrived safely in Pearly Harbor following recovery efforts led by the U.S. Navy after a major fire aboard the Canadian ship last

March 7, 2014
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
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Defense

SPOTD: U.S. Navy Destroyer Departs for the Black Sea

In this 6 March 2014 image, the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) departs the Marathi NATO pier facility following a scheduled

March 6, 2014
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Prep Work Continues On Second Ford-class Supercarrier
Navy

Prep Work Continues On Second Ford-class Supercarrier

Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a $1.295 billion extension to a previously awarded construction preparation

March 4, 2014
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Sunday, March 2, 2014
USS Somerset – Meet the U.S. Navy’s Newest Warship
Interesting

USS Somerset – Meet the U.S. Navy’s Newest Warship

The Navy's newest amphibious transport dock ship, USS Somerset (LPD 25), was commissioned during a ceremony Saturday at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia,

March 2, 2014
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Saturday, March 1, 2014
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Defense

USS Chosin Takes HMCS Protecteur Under Tow After Major Fire

Update: On Sunday 2 March, USS Chosin successfully took HMCS Protecteur under tow. Earlier Following a major fire on board the HMCS Protecteur off Hawaii late

March 1, 2014
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Friday, February 28, 2014
Navy Cuts 2015 LCS Plan to Three Ships -Official
Navy

Navy Cuts 2015 LCS Plan to Three Ships -Official

No decision has been made on which of the two companies building different versions -- Lockheed Martin Corp. and Austal Ltd. -- will see one of its ships

February 28, 2014
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U.S. Navy Analyzes Operations Within an Evolving Arctic Frontier
Navy

U.S. Navy Analyzes Operations Within an Evolving Arctic Frontier

The U.S. Navy is mapping out how to expand its presence in the Arctic beginning about 2020, given signs that the region's once permanent ice cover is melting

February 28, 2014
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
uss taylor ffg-50
Navy

Navy Commanding Officer Relieved of Duty After ‘Olympic’ Grounding

The U.S. Navy on Monday announced that the commanding officer of the USS Taylor has been relieved of duty after the ship went aground earlier this month in the

February 25, 2014
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Monday, February 24, 2014
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Defense

USS Coronado Bangs Into Panama Canal

It’s not really a big deal that USS Coronado, the U.S. Navy’s fourth littoral combat ship (LCS), banged itself up today while transiting through

February 24, 2014
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uss gettysburg iranian dhow rescue at sea
Defense

USS Gettysburg Rescues Iranian Seafarers

The U.S. Navy’s guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) stumbled upon an adrift Iranian dhow while operating offshore Muscat, Oman last week and

February 24, 2014
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
uss taylor ffg-50
Incidents

Sochi Olympics Security Ship Runs Aground

The United States Navy frigate USS Taylor is being inspected for damage today after running aground last week in the Black Sea off Samsun, Turkey.

February 18, 2014
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Monday, February 17, 2014
Response Continues for Grounded Fishing Vessel in Guam
Marine Salvage

Response Continues for Grounded Fishing Vessel in Guam

The U.S. Navy says crews have removed heavy oil, diesel fuel, and batteries from the grounded Japanese commercial fishing vessel Daiki Maru 7 in Guam's outer

February 17, 2014
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Sunday, February 9, 2014
Iran Says Warships Sailing Towards U.S. as ‘Message’
Navy

Iran Says Warships Sailing Towards U.S. as ‘Message’

An Iranian naval officer said a number of warships had been ordered to approach U.S. maritime borders as a response to the stationing of U.S. vessels in the

February 9, 2014
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Friday, February 7, 2014
Former Royal Navy Destroyers Being Sold for Scrap
Navy

Former Royal Navy Destroyers Being Sold for Scrap

The U.K. Ministry of Defense is inviting interested parties to bid on two former Royal Navy destroyers being sold for

February 7, 2014
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Chinese Inexperience A Factor In Warships’ Near-Miss, Says U.S. Admiral
Navy

Chinese Inexperience A Factor In Warships’ Near-Miss, Says U.S. Admiral

Chinese operational inexperience and communications difficulties on both sides contributed to a near-collision between the USS Cowpens and a Chinese warship in

January 15, 2014
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Fishing Vessel Rescues Ejected Fighter Pilot Off Virginia Beach
Navy

Fishing Vessel Rescues Ejected Fighter Pilot Off Virginia Beach

A U.S. Navy pilot was safely recovered from the Atlantic Ocean today after the F/A-18E Super Hornet he was flying crashed approximately 45 miles off the

January 15, 2014
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Divers Recover Remains of Missing U.S. Navy Pilot Off Virginia
Defense

Divers Recover Remains of Missing U.S. Navy Pilot Off Virginia

The remains of missing U.S. Navy “Sea Dragon” pilot, Lt. Sean Christopher Snyder, have been found according to a statement by the Navy this

January 15, 2014
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Friday, December 20, 2013
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus
Defense

Navy Secretary Mabus Tightens Counter-fraud Measures

By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2013 – While the Navy already has one of the strongest counter-fraud efforts in the

December 20, 2013
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Defense

First Black Woman Picked as Navy Vice Chief Says Wimps Will Fail

As a young midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, Michelle Howard didn’t strike some of her peers as an obvious candidate to become a four-star

December 20, 2013
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