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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
USNS Choctaw County
Navy

US Navy Launches Joint Station Beirut

The US Navy’s fast transport ship USNS Choctaw County arrived in the port of Beirut on Monday to participate in the US Navy’s first joint Central

September 22, 2021
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Thursday, September 16, 2021
navy nuclear reactor heads
Navy

Australia Gets Top US Navy Nuclear Secrets

Australia will be only the second country after Britain in 1958 to be given access to U.S. Navy's top secret information for building nuclear-powered

September 16, 2021
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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Navy

US Navy Awards $500m To Upgrade Pearl Harbor & Puget Sound Shipyards

The US Navy awarded a $500-million contract for structural projects at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Hawaii and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Washington

September 14, 2021
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Tuesday, September 7, 2021
NORFOLK (Sept. 21, 2019) Military Sealift Command large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) vessel USNS Benavidez (T-AKR 306), departs Lamberts Point Shipyard alongside USNS Mendonca (T-AKR 303) for Turbo Activation 2019. U.S. Navy photo/Released
Defense

Turbo Activation: Ready, Set…SEALIFT!

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. – Two years ago, the United States Transportation Command, in conjunction with the Navy’s Military Sealift

September 7, 2021
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Israeli Defense Force US Navy Exercise
Navy

US Strengthens Ties With Israeli Navy

US Navy and Israeli Navy have strengthened ties by conducting combined maritime security patrols in the Red Sea. Four Israeli and U.S. Navy ships sailed

September 1, 2021
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Vice President Harris Offers Vietnam Support to Counter Beijing in South China Sea
Defense

Vice President Harris Offers Vietnam Support to Counter Beijing in South China Sea

By Nandita Bose HANOI, Aug 25 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met Vietnam’s top leaders on Wednesday, offering support in several key

August 25, 2021
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Monday, August 23, 2021
The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is pictured as it enters the port in Da Nang, Vietnam
Shipping

Pentagon Set to Make Pfizer Vaccine Mandatory After FDA Approval

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – The Pentagon is preparing to issue updated guidance to require all U.S. service personnel to be vaccinated after

August 23, 2021
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Thursday, August 19, 2021
Navy Sinks Ex-USS Ingraham During Live-Fire Exercise Off Hawaii
Defense

Navy Sinks Ex-USS Ingraham During Live-Fire Exercise Off Hawaii

The U.S. Navy held its latest sinking exercise (SINKEX) this week off the coast of Hawaii. The exercise took place August 15 using the decommissioned

August 19, 2021
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Tuesday, August 17, 2021
piracy pirates ship
Piracy

Will Drones And Warships Be Enough To Tackle The World’s Latest Piracy Hotspot?

By Libby George (Reuters) Helicopters hover above a patrol vessel in Nigeria’s frenetic Apapa port as attack boats zoom past. On the dock, drones

August 17, 2021
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Monday, August 16, 2021
USNS Navy Expeditionary Sea Base MSC USMC
Navy

US Seabase Completes Anti-Piracy Trials Off Nigeria

While most of the Pentagon is focused on evacuating Afghanistan, the US Navy’s Expeditionary Sea-Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams – the first

August 16, 2021
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Friday, August 13, 2021
bridge of the USS Winston S. Churchill
Navy

US Navy ‘SWO Bill’ May Bring STCW To Warships

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Today, Congressmen Rob Wittman and Mike Gallagher introduced the Surface Warfare Officer Leadership Enhancement (SWOLE) Act

August 13, 2021
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Monday, August 9, 2021
U.S. Navy’s New Supercarrier Completes Explosive Shock Trials
Defense

U.S. Navy’s New Supercarrier Completes Explosive Shock Trials

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed its third and final round of blasts as part of its Full Ship Shock Trials off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida,

August 9, 2021
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USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams at anchor in calm sea and bright clouds
Navy

Navy Sea Base Arrives In Nigeria For Anti-Piracy Push

By Tope Alake (Bloomberg) USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, the first ship permanently assigned to Africa, arrived in Nigeria’s commercial capital city of

August 9, 2021
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Navy Sailor Charged for Starting Fire on USS Bonhomme Richard
Defense

Navy Sailor Charged for Starting Fire on USS Bonhomme Richard

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, July 29 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy sailor was charged on Thursday with starting a fire last year that burned for four days on

July 30, 2021
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
long-beach-fire-boat
Navy

Dear Admiral Kitchener: San Diego Urgently Needs A Fireboat

It has been well over 200 years since the first fireboat proved her effectiveness, but when one of the US Navy's largest ships caught fire in the Navy's most

July 27, 2021
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Monday, July 26, 2021
USS Gerald R. Ford Completes Latest Round of Explosive Shock Trials
Defense

USS Gerald R. Ford Completes Latest Round of Explosive Shock Trials

The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has passed the second of three scheduled “shock trials”. The latest Full

July 26, 2021
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
john-lewis-oiler-christening
Defense

NASSCO Christens First John Lewis-Class Fleet Oiler

General Dynamics NASSCO has christened the future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the first ship for the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program. A

July 21, 2021
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Sunday, July 18, 2021
navy-manned-MK-38-machine-deck-gun
Navy

China Sends Two Spy Ships To US-Australia Naval Exercise

By Sybilla Gross (Bloomberg) A second Chinese spy vessel is on track to enter waters off Australia’s northeast coast, adding to Beijing’s surveillance

July 18, 2021
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Thursday, July 15, 2021
ghost fleet overlord ship
Defense

Navy’s Second ‘Ghost Fleet’ Unmanned Ship Makes Long-Range Transit from Gulf to West Coast

A U.S. Navy “Ghost Fleet Overlord” unmanned vessel has completed a second long-range autonomous transit, traveling from the Gulf Coast to the West

July 15, 2021
Total Views: 14698

Monday, July 12, 2021
China Claims it ‘Drove Away’ a US Warship on Anniversary of Tribunal Ruling
Defense

China Claims it ‘Drove Away’ a US Warship on Anniversary of Tribunal Ruling

BEIJING, July 12 (Reuters) – China’s military said it “drove away” a U.S. warship that illegally entered Chinese waters near the

July 12, 2021
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