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

Canadian Warship Suffers Main Engine Room Fire Off Hawaii

20 crew members have sustained injuries on board the Canadian warship HMCS Protecteur after a fire broke out at 10:20PM last night while returning home to

February 28, 2014
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U.S. Navy Analyzes Operations Within an Evolving Arctic Frontier
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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
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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 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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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Injured Indian Fishermen File Suit Over USNS Rappahannock Shooting
News

Injured Indian Fishermen File Suit Over USNS Rappahannock Shooting

Three Indian fishermen injured when a U.S. naval ship fired on their boat off the United Arab Emirates in 2012 are launching a civil case against the Pentagon

February 19, 2014
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
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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
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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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Tuesday, February 11, 2014
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News

Pentagon Responds to Iranian Naval Plans In Atlantic

The Pentagon said on Monday it was unconcerned by an Iranian announcement that it would send naval vessels toward U.S. maritime borders, noting that lots of

February 11, 2014
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
U.S. Navy’s First JHSV Departs on Maiden Deployment
News

U.S. Navy’s First JHSV Departs on Maiden Deployment

The U.S. Navy's first joint high-speed vessel departed Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story in Virginia Thursday on its maiden deployment to the

January 16, 2014
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Pentagon to Cut U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship Order by 20
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Pentagon to Cut U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship Order by 20

The Pentagon has given the U.S. Navy preliminary instructions to buy 32 of its troubled Littoral Combat Ships instead of the 52 previously planned, according

January 16, 2014
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Chinese Inexperience A Factor In Warships’ Near-Miss, Says U.S. Admiral
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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
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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
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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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Monday, December 16, 2013
China – U.S. Navy Confrontation… Let’s Be Realistic
Defense

China – U.S. Navy Confrontation… Let’s Be Realistic

Given China’s abrupt, and frankly non-substantiated expansion of their air defense identification zone (ADIZ) recently, it’s easy to immediately

December 16, 2013
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U.S. Navy Ship in Near Collision with Chinese Aircraft Carrier Posed Threat, Global Times Says
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U.S. Navy Ship in Near Collision with Chinese Aircraft Carrier Posed Threat, Global Times Says

The U.S. Navy ship that had a confrontation with a Chinese military vessel in the South China Sea posed a threat to national security, China’s Global

December 16, 2013
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