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Monday, June 25, 2018
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News

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Sudan’s Appeal in USS Cole Bombing Case

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear Sudan’s appeal of $314.7 million in damages awarded

June 25, 2018
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Friday, June 15, 2018
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Top US Naval Analyst Warns Of A Looming Naval Disaster With China

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Early this month the House Committee on Intelligence held a panel to investigate China’s global plans for military

June 15, 2018
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Sunday, June 10, 2018
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Defense

China’s Naval Master Plan: A Military Threat In The Pacific And Beyond

(This is the first in a series of columns Bloomberg is publishing on China’s effort to supplant the U.S. as the world’s pre-eminent geopolitical

June 10, 2018
Total Views: 96

Tuesday, June 5, 2018
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U.S. Navy Weighs Passage Through Taiwan Strait

by Phil Stewart (Reuters) – The United States is considering sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait, U.S. officials say, in a move that could

June 5, 2018
Total Views: 94

Thursday, May 31, 2018
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Top 10 Reasons Why The US Merchant Marine Is Failing

by Capt. John Konrad (gCaptain) In 2018 politicians, presidents and corporate leaders spend a considerable amount of time in front of cameras and talking with

May 31, 2018
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018
U.S. Pacific Command Changes Name in Symbolic Nod to India
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U.S. Pacific Command Changes Name in Symbolic Nod to India

By Idrees Ali PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, May 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Wednesday renamed its Pacific Command the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in a

May 30, 2018
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Inchcape to Pay $20 Million to Settle Claims it Overbilled U.S. Navy
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Inchcape to Pay $20 Million to Settle Claims it Overbilled U.S. Navy

WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) – A British-based maritime services company has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve allegations it overbilled the U.S. Navy

May 29, 2018
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Watch President Trump’s Full Commencement Speech to the U.S. Naval Academy’s 2018 Graduating Class
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Watch President Trump’s Full Commencement Speech to the U.S. Naval Academy’s 2018 Graduating Class

President Trump gives the commencement speech at the U.S. Naval Academy’s graduation ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland, May, 25, 2018. The Atlantic.com has the

May 29, 2018
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
U.S. Aims at Russia With Navy’s Resurrected Second Fleet -Stavridis
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U.S. Aims at Russia With Navy’s Resurrected Second Fleet -Stavridis

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) — In yet another indication of the return of great power politics and the cratering U.S.-Russian relationship, the

May 16, 2018
Total Views: 100

Saturday, May 12, 2018
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Navy Busts $12.9 Billion Spending Cap On Supercarrier

by Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The US Navy’s costliest vessel ever just got pricer, breaching a $12.9 billion cap set by Congress by $120 million, the

May 12, 2018
Total Views: 116

Thursday, May 10, 2018
U.S. Military Seeks Rules for Drilling in Eastern Gulf of Mexico
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U.S. Military Seeks Rules for Drilling in Eastern Gulf of Mexico

By Timothy Gardner and Jessica Resnick-Ault WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) – An expansion of oil drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico would

May 10, 2018
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, May 8, 2018
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Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Suffers New Failure at Sea

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s costliest warship, suffered a new failure at sea that forced it back to

May 8, 2018
Total Views: 458

Monday, May 7, 2018
WATCH: U.S. Navy Tomahawk Cruise Missile Hits Moving Target at Sea
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WATCH: U.S. Navy Tomahawk Cruise Missile Hits Moving Target at Sea

This incredible video shows what is believed to be the first live test firing of a U.S. Navy Tomahawk cruise missile on a moving target at sea. The U.S.

May 7, 2018
Total Views: 655

Friday, May 4, 2018
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Defense

How To Avoid A Naval Cold War In The High North

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg) In the classic Cold War novel (and fine 1965 film) “The Bedford Incident,” a U.S. destroyer on a NATO

May 4, 2018
Total Views: 74

Thursday, April 12, 2018
U.S. Could Reach 355 Ship Navy in 2030s -Official
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U.S. Could Reach 355 Ship Navy in 2030s -Official

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy could build its strength to 355 ships over a decade earlier than previously thought due to

April 12, 2018
Total Views: 79

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
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After Deadly Collisions, U.S. Navy Refocuses on Leadership

By Idrees Ali NEWPORT, R.I., April 10 (Reuters) – After a pair of crashes involving U.S. Navy ships in the Asia-Pacific killed more than a dozen people

April 10, 2018
Total Views: 66

Saturday, April 7, 2018
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Navy Backs Down On Carrier Shock-Testing

By Anthony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian has said the Navy should perform shock-testing soon to determine how well its new $12.9 billion

April 7, 2018
Total Views: 214

Thursday, April 5, 2018
U.S. Navy Chaplain Fired Over Sex Act Caught on Camera at New Orleans Pub
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U.S. Navy Chaplain Fired Over Sex Act Caught on Camera at New Orleans Pub

The U.S. Marines have fired a long-time Navy Chaplain who was caught on video having sex with a woman a New Orleans bar, USA Today reported Wednesday. On March

April 5, 2018
Total Views: 156

Friday, March 23, 2018
U.S. Warship Carries Out Latest Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea
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U.S. Warship Carries Out Latest Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea

By Idrees Ali and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/BEIJING, March 23 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation”

March 23, 2018
Total Views: 79

Tuesday, March 13, 2018
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Photos: U.S. Navy Submarines Surface in the Arctic Circle

Two U.S. Navy fast attack submarines surfaced from below the in the Arctic Circle during a multi-national training exercise currently taking place north of

March 13, 2018
Total Views: 484