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Friday, March 25, 2016
USS Zumwalt Destoryer underway in the winter
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Photos: Zumwalt Returns from Snowy Sea Trials

The future guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) returned from Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after completing its second round of sea trials off the

March 25, 2016
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Missing U.S. Navy Tug ‘Conestoga’ Found Off California, Ending 95-Year-Old Maritime Mystery
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Missing U.S. Navy Tug ‘Conestoga’ Found Off California, Ending 95-Year-Old Maritime Mystery

WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy tug missing since 1921 has been discovered sunk off San Francisco, officials said on Wednesday, solving a

March 23, 2016
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Monday, March 21, 2016
WATCH: U.S. Navy Attack Sub Emerges from Ice in the Arctic Circle
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WATCH: U.S. Navy Attack Sub Emerges from Ice in the Arctic Circle

Some new video filmed and released by the U.S. Navy shows the awesome moment when a nuclear-powered fast attack sub surfaces from below ice in the Arctic

March 21, 2016
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Friday, March 18, 2016
Dog Believed Lost at Sea Turns Up on U.S. Navy Island After Five Weeks
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Dog Believed Lost at Sea Turns Up on U.S. Navy Island After Five Weeks

March 17 (Reuters) – A dog believed to have drowned after disappearing from a fishing boat off the California coast five weeks ago was found on an island

March 18, 2016
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Friday, March 4, 2016
littoral combat ship
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Pentagon Chief Says 40 LCS Ships ‘Enough’ for U.S. Navy

SEATTLE, March 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Thursday defended the Pentagon’s decision to buy just 40 Littoral Combat Ships

March 4, 2016
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
USS Milwaukee Arrives at BAE Shipyard in Mayport
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USS Milwaukee Arrives at BAE Shipyard in Mayport

The U.S. Navy’s San Diego-based littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) arrived at the BAE shipyard in Mayport, Florida earlier this week to complete

February 24, 2016
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Monday, February 15, 2016
U.S. Concerned by China Using Non-Navy Boats in South China Sea
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U.S. Concerned by China Using Non-Navy Boats in South China Sea

By Rosalind Mathieson (Bloomberg) — China’s increased reliance on non-naval ships to assert its claims in the South China Sea is complicating U.S.

February 15, 2016
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Friday, February 12, 2016
U.S. Touts ‘Batman’ Destroyer as Obama Courts Asean Leaders
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U.S. Touts ‘Batman’ Destroyer as Obama Courts Asean Leaders

By David Tweed and Toluse Olorunnipa (Bloomberg) — U.S. officials are looking to superheroes in their quest to preserve Asia’s postwar security order

February 12, 2016
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Monday, February 8, 2016
USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) during sea trials
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U.S. Navy Urged to Slow LCS Deployments Until More Testing

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — Two top senators on defense issues say U.S. Navy leaders should consider delaying deployment of the new Littoral Combat

February 8, 2016
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Monday, February 1, 2016
WATCH: Three Little Pigs Prank Aboard USS Kennedy
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WATCH: Three Little Pigs Prank Aboard USS Kennedy

This video is making its way around the internet today as possibly one of the greatest pranks in U.S. Navy history. Now I don’t know if I’d go

February 1, 2016
Total Views: 180

Saturday, January 30, 2016
U.S. Navy Sends Warship Near Disputed South China Sea Island
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U.S. Navy Sends Warship Near Disputed South China Sea Island

By Phil Stewart and Nathaniel Taplin WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI, Jan 30 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of an island claimed

January 30, 2016
Total Views: 114

Friday, January 29, 2016
iran flies drone over u.s. aircraft carrier
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Iran Flies Drone Over U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

By Yeganeh Torbati and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/ANKARA, Jan 29 (Reuters) – An unarmed Iranian drone flew directly over a U.S. aircraft carrier operating

January 29, 2016
Total Views: 93

Fifth U.S. Navy Official Pleads Guilty in Singapore Bribery Scandal
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Fifth U.S. Navy Official Pleads Guilty in Singapore Bribery Scandal

By Bill Callahan (Bloomberg) — A U.S. Navy officer pleaded guilty to bribery over allegations he gave classified information about where ships were

January 29, 2016
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littoral combat ships
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U.S. Navy’s LCS Struggles to Fend Off Swarm Attacks, Tests Show

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship struggled in drills at sea to fend off a swarm of small attacking vessels like the

January 29, 2016
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Friday, January 22, 2016
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Littoral Combat Ship Sidelined in Singapore After Gear Damage

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — A U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship is sidelined in port in Singapore because of damage to gears that propel the vessel,

January 22, 2016
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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
U.S. Navy’s ‘Great Green Fleet’ Gets Underway Using Biofuels
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U.S. Navy’s ‘Great Green Fleet’ Gets Underway Using Biofuels

By David Alexander WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy will formally deploy its so-called “Great Green Fleet” on Wednesday, sending

January 20, 2016
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Thursday, January 14, 2016
U.S. Navy’s New Fast Transport Ships Can’t Stand Buffeting From High Seas
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U.S. Navy’s New Fast Transport Ships Can’t Stand Buffeting From High Seas

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy is spending millions of dollars to repair new high-speed transport ships built by Austal Ltd. because their

January 14, 2016
Total Views: 479

Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Iran Releases U.S. Navy Sailors After Brief Detention
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Iran Releases U.S. Navy Sailors After Brief Detention

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Sam Wilkin DUBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Iran released 10 U.S. sailors on Wednesday after holding them overnight, bringing a

January 13, 2016
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Sunday, January 10, 2016
U.S. Navy Says Video Shows Iranian Navy Firing Rockets Near Warships in Strait of Hormuz
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U.S. Navy Says Video Shows Iranian Navy Firing Rockets Near Warships in Strait of Hormuz

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy released black-and-white video on Saturday it said was taken by an American helicopter showing

January 10, 2016
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016
WATCH: U.S. Navy’s New Zumwalt Destroyer in Portland Harbor
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WATCH: U.S. Navy’s New Zumwalt Destroyer in Portland Harbor

Video from Maine Imaging Photography showing the U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt (DDG-1000) entering Portland Harbor following sea trials in December. The Zumwalt is

January 6, 2016
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