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Friday, October 16, 2015
U.S. Navy Sailor, Wife Plead Guilty to Dealing Heroin on Warship
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U.S. Navy Sailor, Wife Plead Guilty to Dealing Heroin on Warship

  By John Clarke WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy seaman and his wife pleaded guilty on Thursday in a Virginia federal court to charges of

October 16, 2015
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Celebrate the U.S. Navy’s 240th Birthday with These Awesome Ship Photos of the Day
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Celebrate the U.S. Navy’s 240th Birthday with These Awesome Ship Photos of the Day

The U.S. Navy on Tuesday celebrated its 240th birthday. To help them celebrate, here are some awesome photos from the past year. (April 28, 2015) The littoral

October 13, 2015
Total Views: 204

Sunday, September 6, 2015
Littoral Combat Ships Transform Wisconsin’s Marinette Marine Shipyard
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Littoral Combat Ships Transform Wisconsin’s Marinette Marine Shipyard

  By Andrea Shalal MARINETTE, Wis., Sept 6 (Reuters) – Big investments, lean manufacturing techniques borrowed from the automotive industry, and a

September 6, 2015
Total Views: 99

Tuesday, August 11, 2015
U.S. Navy Ordered to Shock Test World’s Costliest Ship
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U.S. Navy Ordered to Shock Test World’s Costliest Ship

  By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — Top Pentagon officials have ordered the Navy to conduct shock tests at sea for its new aircraft carrier over

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 144

Monday, August 3, 2015
U.S. Navy Ship Catches Fire at Croatian Shipyard
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U.S. Navy Ship Catches Fire at Croatian Shipyard

  The U.S. Navy has confirmed that a fire broke out on board USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) while the ship was in Viktor Lenac Shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia

August 3, 2015
Total Views: 105

Friday, July 24, 2015
Newport News Shipbuilding to Layoff More Than 1,500
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Newport News Shipbuilding to Layoff More Than 1,500

  Newport News Shipbuilding could layoff more 1,500 employees by the end of 2016, the company revealed this week. The layoffs were announced in a letter

July 24, 2015
Total Views: 77

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – LCS 9 Christening and Launch at Marinette Marine
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Ship Photos of the Day – LCS 9 Christening and Launch at Marinette Marine

The future USS Little Rock (LCS 9) was launched into the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin on Saturday, July 19, 2015, after a christening ceremony at

July 21, 2015
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Monday, July 20, 2015
Three U.S. Navy Admirals Censured in Singapore Bribery Scandal
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Three U.S. Navy Admirals Censured in Singapore Bribery Scandal

  By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO, July 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy censured three admirals in connection with a bribery scandal involving a Singapore

July 20, 2015
Total Views: 66

Thursday, June 25, 2015
Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth Found Vulnerable to Attack Before Asia Deployment
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Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth Found Vulnerable to Attack Before Asia Deployment

Weeks before one of the U.S. Navy’s new Littoral Combat Ships departed for Asia, tests had exposed its vulnerability to a potential enemy attack, according

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 102

Monday, June 22, 2015
In Show of Support, U.S. and Japan Join Philippines in Navy Drills Near South China Sea
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In Show of Support, U.S. and Japan Join Philippines in Navy Drills Near South China Sea

The U.S. and Japan are conducting separate military drills with the Philippines near the disputed South China Sea, signaling support for the country as China

June 22, 2015
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Monday, June 15, 2015
USNS Lewis B. Puller – First Afloat Forward Staging Base Delivered to U.S. Navy
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USNS Lewis B. Puller – First Afloat Forward Staging Base Delivered to U.S. Navy

  General Dynamics NASSCO has delivered the USNS Lewis B. Puller, the third ship in the U.S. Navy’s Mobile Landing Platform program and the

June 15, 2015
Total Views: 407

Wednesday, June 10, 2015
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Delaying Shock Tests on Costliest Ship Ever

The Navy should conduct combat shock tests on its new aircraft carrier that could disclose serious vulnerabilities in the costliest U.S. war ship ever

June 10, 2015
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Saturday, May 30, 2015
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Watch: New F-35B Fighter Jet Hover Aboard A Ship

Scroll Down For Video Testing began this month on the U.S. Marine Corp’s new, highly anticipated, aircraft. At $135 million each the F-35B Lightning

May 30, 2015
Total Views: 502

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U.S. Navy Destroyer Responds “Aggressively” To Russian Fighter Flyby

Jason Bush (Reuters) Russian military aircraft were scrambled to head off a U.S. warship that was acting “aggressively” in the Black Sea,

May 30, 2015
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Friday, May 29, 2015
USS Arizona Incident – Military Sealift Command to Lead Investigation
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USS Arizona Incident – Military Sealift Command to Lead Investigation

  The Military Sealift Command will lead the U.S. Navy’s investigation into an incident involving the hospital ship USNS Mercy resulting in damage

May 29, 2015
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Strikes USS Arizona Memorial
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U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Strikes USS Arizona Memorial

  Visitor tours have been suspended at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor after a U.S. Navy hospital ship struck the Memorial’s dock, causing

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 166

Thursday, May 21, 2015
China and U.S. Navy Have Had Two Confrontations in South China Sea This Week
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China and U.S. Navy Have Had Two Confrontations in South China Sea This Week

China asserted the right to maintain security over islands it’s building in the South China Sea, after the country’s navy ordered a U.S. surveillance plane

May 21, 2015
Total Views: 89

Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – USS Constitution Enters Dry Dock
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Ship Photos of the Day – USS Constitution Enters Dry Dock

The USS Constitution on Tuesday entered into dry dock at the Charlestown Navy Yard Boston National Historical Park for a planned multi-year, multi-million

May 20, 2015
Total Views: 588

Tuesday, May 19, 2015
New Supercarrier Is Super Over-Budget
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New Supercarrier Is Super Over-Budget

The second aircraft carrier in the Navy’s new Gerald R. Ford class is now estimated to exceed a cap imposed by Congress by at least $370 million, according

May 19, 2015
Total Views: 67

Monday, May 4, 2015
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Strait of Hormuz – U.S. Navy Ships To Guard British Merchants

U.S. Navy warships have begun accompanying British-flagged commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz as a result of Iran's detention of a Marshall

May 4, 2015
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