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Thursday, October 17, 2013
The World’s Most Ridiculous Ship Is Up For Sale [UPDATE]
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The World’s Most Ridiculous Ship Is Up For Sale [UPDATE]

Update: MV Susitna Finally Put to Use with Philippine Red Cross Update II: October 17, 2013 – The Mat-Su Borough is still the owner of the M/V

October 17, 2013
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A Busy Month for USS San Antonio, 128 Migrants, Plus One International Terrorist
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A Busy Month for USS San Antonio, 128 Migrants, Plus One International Terrorist

USS San Antonio (LPD 17) rescued 128 migrants of Somali decent yesterday from the central Mediterranean Sea. The amphibious transport dock ship was 60 nautical

October 17, 2013
Total Views: 54

Friday, October 11, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Dry Dock Flooded
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Ship Photos of The Day – Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Dry Dock Flooded

Huntington Ingalls' Newport News Shipbuilding began flooding the dry dock today where the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has been under construction

October 11, 2013
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Shutdown Postpones USS Zumwalt Christening
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Shutdown Postpones USS Zumwalt Christening

The ongoing U.S. government shutdown has forced the U.S. Navy to cancel the christening of the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) originally scheduled for Oct.

October 11, 2013
Total Views: 36

Monday, September 23, 2013
mh-60s sea hawk nimitz
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U.S. Navy Helicopter Goes Down in the Red Sea, Search Suspended for Missing Crew

Update: As of 3PM Bahrain local time, the search for the two missing crew members has been suspended. The U.S. Navy notes in a statement, “Navy officials

September 23, 2013
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
cmdr Michael V. Misiewicz
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High Profile U.S. Navy Commander Charged In Bribery Case

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Reuters) – A high profile U.S. Navy commander has been charged with accepting paid travel, the services of

September 19, 2013
Total Views: 20

Monday, September 16, 2013
washington dc mayor vincent gray
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12 Dead Inside Washington Navy Yard

UPDATE: 14:30 EST – D.C. Metro Police Chief Cathy Lanier has confirmed 12 fatalities, the U.S. Navy reports. D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier addressed a

September 16, 2013
Total Views: 15

Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Navy Cutbacks Force Huntington Ingalls to Close Gulfport Composites Facility
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Navy Cutbacks Force Huntington Ingalls to Close Gulfport Composites Facility

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced Wednesday that it will be closing its Gulfport, Mississippi facility as a result of cuts in U.S. Navy

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 1125

Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Great Barrier Reef Michael Phelan
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U.S. Navy Recovers Live Ordnance from Great Barrier Reef

The U.S. Navy and Australian Defense Force (ADF) successfully recovered and disposed of the live ordnance emergency-jettisoned by two AV-8B Harrier aircraft on

September 3, 2013
Total Views: 15

Thursday, August 22, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – U.S. Navy’s JHSV-1 Hits 40 Knots
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Ship Photos of The Day – U.S. Navy’s JHSV-1 Hits 40 Knots

The Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) this week conducted high-speed trials off the coast of Virginia, reaching speeds

August 22, 2013
Total Views: 62

Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Explosion Rocks New Jersey Naval Weapons Station
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Explosion Rocks New Jersey Naval Weapons Station

Eight people were injured, one of them seriously, after an explosion and fire struck a U.S. Navy ammunitions depot near the New Jersey shore on Tuesday, Navy

August 20, 2013
Total Views: 38

Thursday, August 15, 2013
washington navy yard big gun shop
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Barrel of a Gun, circa 1937

This image, courtesy of the U.S Navy Heritage and History Command, was taken in 1937 at the “Big Gun Shop” in the Washington Navy Yard,

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 76

Wednesday, August 7, 2013
USS Miami: A Tangible Impact to Readiness from Sequestration
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USS Miami: A Tangible Impact to Readiness from Sequestration

By Rear Adm. Richard Breckenridge, Director, Undersea Warfare, OPNAV N97 USS Miami was set ablaze by an arsonist in May 2012. The Navy recently completed a

August 7, 2013
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
US Navy Freedom Class LCS
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Navy Littoral Combat Ship Needs More Scrutiny, House Panel Says

Lawmakers said today they have “serious questions” about the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship after a Government Accountability Office report

July 25, 2013
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
U.S. Navy: Seven Injured During Small Boat Training Exercise
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U.S. Navy: Seven Injured During Small Boat Training Exercise

Seven people were injured Monday during a U.S. Navy small boat training exercise off the coast of

July 23, 2013
Total Views: 34

Monday, July 22, 2013
At Sea Generator Problems Force USS Freedom Back To Singapore
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At Sea Generator Problems Force USS Freedom Back To Singapore

Incident is the latest in a series of problems faced by the new Littoral Combat Ship on its first major overseas deployment.

July 22, 2013
Total Views: 24

Friday, July 12, 2013
U.S. Navy’s First Mobile Landing Platform to Depart San Diego
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U.S. Navy’s First Mobile Landing Platform to Depart San Diego

The U.S. Navy's first Mobile Landing Platform (MLP), USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), will depart San Diego today for Naval Station Everett, Washington, the Navy

July 12, 2013
Total Views: 9

Thursday, July 11, 2013
U.S. Navy Drone Makes Historic Carrier Landing [VIDEO]
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U.S. Navy Drone Makes Historic Carrier Landing [VIDEO]

For the first time in history an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, otherwise known as a drone, has completed an arrested landing on a U.S. Navy aircraft

July 11, 2013
Total Views: 66

Friday, June 28, 2013
$745 Million to ‘Inactivate’ USS Enterprise
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$745 Million to ‘Inactivate’ USS Enterprise

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced this week that the company has been awarded a contract for the inactivation of the nuclear-powered aircraft

June 28, 2013
Total Views: 75

Thursday, June 13, 2013
USS Nimitz Suffers Electrical Fire at Sea
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USS Nimitz Suffers Electrical Fire at Sea

A fire broke out aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz while underway in the Indian Ocean on June 7, the U.S. Navy said

June 13, 2013
Total Views: 117
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