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Monday, October 3, 2022
USS Bonhomme Richard Fire – Was it Arson Or Widespread Safety Failures?
Navy

USS Bonhomme Richard Fire – Was it Arson Or Widespread Safety Failures?

by Megan Rose (ProPublica) On the morning of July 12, 2020, the first orange flickers of destruction took hold in the bowels of the hulking USS Bonhomme

October 3, 2022
Total Views: 3520

Saturday, October 1, 2022
Korean Navy Greets US Carrier
Navy

North Korea Fires Missiles During US Navy Joint Exercise

By Cynthia Kim (Reuters) – North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Saturday, hours before

October 1, 2022
Total Views: 3853

Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Crowley Awarded Military Sealift Command Maritime Prepositioning Force Contract
Defense

Crowley Awarded Military Sealift Command Maritime Prepositioning Force Contract

Jacksonville, Florida-based Crowley has been awarded a contract for the operation and maintenance of six U.S. government-owned Maritime Prepositioning Force

September 27, 2022
Total Views: 4570

Saturday, September 24, 2022
US To Speed Up Nuclear Submarine Deal With Australia
Navy

US To Speed Up Nuclear Submarine Deal With Australia

By Sybilla Gross (Bloomberg) The US is discussing accelerating the production of nuclear submarines to bolster Australia’s defense capabilities in an effort

September 24, 2022
Total Views: 8324

Monday, September 12, 2022
Danish Tall Ship Hits Navy LCS During Maryland Fleet Week -Incident Video
Accidents

Danish Tall Ship Hits Navy LCS During Maryland Fleet Week -Incident Video

A Danish tall ship was involved in a minor collision with a new U.S. Navy littoral combat ship in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Sunday. Some video of the

September 12, 2022
Total Views: 15387

US Navy Blocks Court Records In Ship Arson Case
Navy

US Navy Blocks Court Records In Ship Arson Case

by Megan Rose (ProPublica) Despite a 2016 law requiring more transparency of court-martials, the U.S. Navy is refusing to release nearly all court documents in

September 12, 2022
Total Views: 4733

Wednesday, September 7, 2022
US Navy FEDFIRE Firefighting Helmets
Ship Fires

US Firefighter Shortage Puts Navy Lives At Risk

By David Sherfinski (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When a soldier was found unconscious in the barracks of a U.S. Army base near the Pentagon at about

September 7, 2022
Total Views: 1474

Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Flags from Australia and New Zealand
Navy

Solomon Islands Exempts Australia, NZ From US Navy Ship Ban

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – Navy vessels from Australia and New Zealand will be exempt from a temporary ban on foreign ships entering the ports of the

September 6, 2022
Total Views: 43112

Fat Leonard Escapes From US Navy
Navy

Fat Leonard Escapes From US Navy

Daniel Trotta (Reuters) A Malaysian businessman at the center of a major U.S. Navy bribery scandal has escaped house arrest ahead of his impending sentencing

September 6, 2022
Total Views: 6829

Sunday, September 4, 2022
Submarine Training
Navy

UK To Train Australian Nuclear Sub Sailors

By Ben Westcott (Bloomberg) Australian sailors will be trained by the UK Navy on board its nuclear-powered submarines, the next step toward Canberra fielding

September 4, 2022
Total Views: 5545

Saturday, September 3, 2022
U.S. Compels Iran To Again Release Seized U.S. Sail Drones
Defense

U.S. Compels Iran To Again Release Seized U.S. Sail Drones

By Phil Stewart and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States compelled Iran for a second time this week to release U.S. military

September 3, 2022
Total Views: 3766

Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Iran Busted Trying To Steal U.S. Navy Sea Drone
Defense

Iran Busted Trying To Steal U.S. Navy Sea Drone

The U.S. Navy has taken back one its unmanned surface vessel drones that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) had captured and tried to

August 30, 2022
Total Views: 12967

Sunday, August 28, 2022
U.S. Warships Transit Taiwan Strait, First Since Pelosi Visit
Navy

U.S. Warships Transit Taiwan Strait, First Since Pelosi Visit

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Navy warships sailed through international waters in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the

August 28, 2022
Total Views: 2446

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Pentagon’s Unmanned Ship Program Moves to Building and Test Phase
Defense

Pentagon’s Unmanned Ship Program Moves to Building and Test Phase

The U.S. Department of Defense is moving to the next phase of its unmanned ship program, which will involve finalizing the design and moving to construction

August 23, 2022
Total Views: 3200

Thursday, August 18, 2022
Military Sealift Command Ship Completes Maintenance at Indian Shipyard
Defense

Military Sealift Command Ship Completes Maintenance at Indian Shipyard

A U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship completed a short maintenance period at a shipyard in India, marking the first such job since the U.S. and

August 18, 2022
Total Views: 6044

Tuesday, August 9, 2022
NASSCO to Build Another Sea Base and More Oilers for the U.S. Navy
Defense

NASSCO to Build Another Sea Base and More Oilers for the U.S. Navy

General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded $1.4 billion contract modifications for the construction of a sixth Expeditionary Sea Base ship (ESB 8) and two

August 9, 2022
Total Views: 5766

Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Photo of a taiwan navy sailor under the national flag on a warship stern
Navy

Chinese Warplanes Buzz Line Dividing Taiwan Strait

Tensions rise ahead of Nancy Pelosi’s trip after a US Aircraft Carrier group positioned itself east of Taiwan and several Chinese warplanes flew close to

August 2, 2022
Total Views: 4871

Monday, August 1, 2022
Future ‘USNS Apalachicola’ Could Become the Navy’s First Autonomous Ship
Defense

Future ‘USNS Apalachicola’ Could Become the Navy’s First Autonomous Ship

The U.S. Navy is conducting a series of tests aimed at advancing autonomous capabilities and navigation, demonstrating that a large ship can become a

August 1, 2022
Total Views: 6829

Sunday, July 31, 2022
Hawaii Coal Ship
Navy

What Happens When The Last Coal Ship Leaves Hawaii?

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The Hawaiian islands’ coal shipments are ending. The bulker carrying the state’s final coal shipment will leave this week

July 31, 2022
Total Views: 9858

Friday, July 29, 2022
Sailors man rails as USS Ronald Reagan departs for Yokosuka, Japan from Naval Station North Island in San Diego
Navy

US Navy Carrier Enters South China Sea Amid Taiwan Tensions

By Philip J. Heijmans and Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) A US aircraft carrier and strike group have entered the South China Sea as part of what the 7th Fleet

July 29, 2022
Total Views: 33280