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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Ship Photo of The Day – It’s a Hovercraft!
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Ship Photo of The Day – It’s a Hovercraft!

Is this photo not every kids fantasy…? This is a landing craft, air cushion vessel – let’s be real… it’s a hovercraft –

May 30, 2013
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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SPOTD – LNG Carrier Escorted by Combined Task Force 521

(May 21, 2013) – Combined Task Force 521 conducts convoy escort operations with a large natural gas tanker during International Mine Countermeasures

May 21, 2013
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US Navy Freedom Class LCS
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House Panel Backs U.S. Navy Plan Calling for 4 More LCS’ Next Year

A House defense panel has agreed with the U.S. Navy’s request to buy four additional Littoral Combat Ships in the fiscal year starting Oct.

May 21, 2013
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
First Mobile Landing Platform Delivered to U.S. Navy – USNS MONTFORD POINT
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First Mobile Landing Platform Delivered to U.S. Navy – USNS MONTFORD POINT

The U.S. Navy on Tuesday accepted delivery of the first Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), from General Dynamics-NASSCO in San Diego,

May 15, 2013
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Most Intense Bridge Conversation EVER – USS Porter Collides With Supertanker [BRIDGE RECORDING AUDIO]
Defense

The Most Intense Bridge Conversation EVER – USS Porter Collides With Supertanker [BRIDGE RECORDING AUDIO]

Bridge audio from the August 2012 collision between the USS Porter and a VLCC.

May 14, 2013
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Friday, May 10, 2013
MSC Change of Command: Rear Adm. Shannon on Sailing Confidently Into the Future
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MSC Change of Command: Rear Adm. Shannon on Sailing Confidently Into the Future

Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon relieved Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby as commander, Military Sealift Command, during a change of command ceremony May 10. These are his

May 10, 2013
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – Navy Minesweepers Get a Lift
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Ship Photos of The Day – Navy Minesweepers Get a Lift

The U.S. Navy said Thursday that the USS Pioneer arrived safely at Naval Base San Diego on May 5 aboard the Super Servant III.

May 9, 2013
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
U.S. Navy Internal Report Slams Contested LCS Program
Navy

U.S. Navy Internal Report Slams Contested LCS Program

U.S. Navy leaders were warned last year that a $37 billion program to build Littoral Combat Ships can’t meet its promised mission because the vessels

May 7, 2013
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Littoral Combat Ship Network Can Be Hacked, Navy Probe Finds
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Littoral Combat Ship Network Can Be Hacked, Navy Probe Finds

The computer network on the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship is vulnerable to hacking, a new report has

April 23, 2013
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Friday, April 19, 2013
U.S. Navy Misses Ship Construction Plan Deadline
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U.S. Navy Misses Ship Construction Plan Deadline

The Navy has missed the deadline in sending in the “Annual Naval Vessel Construction Plan” to

April 19, 2013
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
USS Freedom Arrives in Singapore on Maiden Overseas Deployment
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USS Freedom Arrives in Singapore on Maiden Overseas Deployment

The U.S. Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), has arrived in Singapore, highlighting the next phase of her deployment to Southeast

April 18, 2013
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
U.S. Navy to Deploy Shipboard Laser Weapon in 2014
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U.S. Navy to Deploy Shipboard Laser Weapon in 2014

The U.S. Navy on Monday said that recent technological breakthroughs have led to the development of a shipboard laser capable of shooting down an enemy drone

April 9, 2013
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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout
Navy

A Glance at the Near Future of Naval UAVs

(Reuters) – The Navy plans to carry out the first catapult takeoff of its new X-47B unmanned plane from an aircraft carrier next month and other

April 7, 2013
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an Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
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US Navy Ship Commissioned In Memory Of 9/11 Victims

Yesterday the US Navy commissioned its newest landing transport dock ship, USS Arlington (LPD 24). Arlington honors the 184 victims who died when American

April 7, 2013
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Friday, April 5, 2013
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Defense

USS Thresher Remembered 50 Years After Sinking

By Jason Kelly It’s been almost 50 years since USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, claiming the lives of 129 Sailors

April 5, 2013
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
U.S. Deploys Warships as North Korea Tensions Rise, Denies SBX-1 Mobilization
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U.S. Deploys Warships as North Korea Tensions Rise, Denies SBX-1 Mobilization

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Tuesday that a second U.S. guided-missile destroyer had taken position in the western Pacific on a

April 2, 2013
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Huntington Ingalls Awarded $2.6 Billion USS Abraham Lincoln Nuclear Refueling Contract
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Huntington Ingalls Awarded $2.6 Billion USS Abraham Lincoln Nuclear Refueling Contract

WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. on Friday won a $2.6 billion contract to refuel and overhaul the USS Abraham Lincoln,

March 29, 2013
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
U.S. Navy’s LCS’ Lack Muscle, Admiral Warns
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U.S. Navy’s LCS’ Lack Muscle, Admiral Warns

By David Lerman (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy’s troubled Littoral Combat Ship, a vessel intended to be small and speedy for use in shallow waters

March 28, 2013
Total Views: 60

Friday, March 15, 2013
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USS Miami Arsonist Handed 17-Year Sentence, $400 Million Bill

By Sarah Mahoney PORTLAND, Maine, March 15 (Reuters) – A civilian painter who twice set fires on a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine last year so that he could

March 15, 2013
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Friday, March 8, 2013
Pirates Navy Video Game
Navy

US Navy Launches Official Anti-Pirate Video Game

Tired of reading about piracy online? Think you have what it takes to outsmart pirates? Well the US Navy is offering you an opportunity to help! At the Annual

March 8, 2013
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