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Monday, February 23, 2015
U.S. Pays the Philippines Nearly $2 Million in Damages Over USS Guardian Grounding
Navy

U.S. Pays the Philippines Nearly $2 Million in Damages Over USS Guardian Grounding

The United States government has paid the Philippines $1.96 million in damages for the grounding of the USS Guardian on the protected Tubbataha Reef in January

February 23, 2015
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Monday, February 9, 2015
tomahawk missile maritime target
Interesting

Pigeons Sitting on Stacked Containers Blasted by Tomahawk Missile

This video sequence filmed on 27 January 2015 offshore California near San Nicolas Island shows a Tomahawk Block IV missile launched from USS Kidd (DDG 100)

February 9, 2015
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Friday, February 6, 2015
SPOTD – Navy Photog Captures Epic Rainbow Across John C. Stennis’ Bow
Navy

SPOTD – Navy Photog Captures Epic Rainbow Across John C. Stennis’ Bow

A U.S. Navy photographer captured this epic rainbow forming over the bow of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), while underway in

February 6, 2015
Total Views: 58

Scientists Unveil Shipboard Firefighting Robot
News

Scientists Unveil Shipboard Firefighting Robot

Scientists and researchers from Virginia Tech and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) unveiled the Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR) at the Naval

February 6, 2015
Total Views: 83

Monday, January 26, 2015
Military Sealift Command Ship Remains Grounded Off Japan
News

Military Sealift Command Ship Remains Grounded Off Japan

Military Sealift Command's prepositioning vessel USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) remained stuck Monday on a reef off the East Coast of Okinawa,

January 26, 2015
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Thursday, January 15, 2015
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Defense

U.S. Navy: They Will be Called Frigates

U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on Thursday said the Navy would rename the modified Littoral Combat Ships it plans to build in coming years as "frigates," given

January 15, 2015
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
uss fort worth
Navy

USS Fort Worth to Join AirAsia Flight Recovery Efforts

Just a day after arriving in Singapore, USS Fort Worth has been sent to assist the USS Sampson (DDG 102) with recovery efforts for Air Asia Flight QZ8501. The

December 30, 2014
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Monday, December 29, 2014
Chinese, U.S. Navy Ships to Join AirAsia Search
News

Chinese, U.S. Navy Ships to Join AirAsia Search

Chinese and U.S. military ships are heading to seas south and west of Borneo where a AirAsia Bhd. passenger jet is suspected of crashing as the search enters

December 29, 2014
Total Views: 58

Tuesday, December 23, 2014
U.S. Navy to Scrap Historic Aircraft Carrier
News

U.S. Navy to Scrap Historic Aircraft Carrier

The U.S. Navy says it has awarded the contract to scrap the decommissioned 'Ranger' (CV 61) to International Shipbreaking, Ltd, marking the end of the road for

December 23, 2014
Total Views: 1381

Monday, December 22, 2014
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Needs to Fill 1,500 Civilian Worker Positions
News

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Needs to Fill 1,500 Civilian Worker Positions

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia is looking to hire about 1,500 civilian workers over the next year amid an increased workload and a growing

December 22, 2014
Total Views: 217

Friday, December 12, 2014
U.S. Navy Testing Unmanned Sub That Looks and Swims Exactly Like a Fish
News

U.S. Navy Testing Unmanned Sub That Looks and Swims Exactly Like a Fish

The U.S. Navy is adding to its list of science-fiction-turned-reality projects again this week with the testing of an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that

December 12, 2014
Total Views: 157

Infographics: The U.S. Navy’s Upgraded Small Surface Combatant vs Littoral Combat Ship
Navy

Infographics: The U.S. Navy’s Upgraded Small Surface Combatant vs Littoral Combat Ship

Some highly anticipated changes to the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program were finally revealed on Thursday with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel

December 12, 2014
Total Views: 1360

LCS4 shipyard naval shipbuilding coronado
Shipping News

Lockheed Martin, Austal Unscathed by LCS Changes

Lockheed Martin Corp. and Austal Ltd., makers of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship, have emerged unscathed in the new strategy by departing Defense Secretary

December 12, 2014
Total Views: 71

Thursday, December 11, 2014
lcs 1 littoral combat ship
Navy

Pentagon Opts to Upgrade Littoral Combat Ship Design

The new surface combatant (SSC) ships will be based on an upgraded variant of the existing littoral combat ships

December 11, 2014
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Two U.S. Navy Contractors Killed by Falling Buoy at Pearl Harbor Facility
News

Two U.S. Navy Contractors Killed by Falling Buoy at Pearl Harbor Facility

Two civilian contractors were killed Wednesday after being hit by a falling five-ton buoy at Pearl Harbor's Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance

December 11, 2014
Total Views: 109

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
WATCH: U.S. Navy’s New Laser Weapon in Action – Photos and Video
Interesting

WATCH: U.S. Navy’s New Laser Weapon in Action – Photos and Video

The U.S. Navy has achieved a historic milestone with a cutting-edge new laser weapon system that can destroy targets for less than $1 per

December 10, 2014
Total Views: 211

Tuesday, December 9, 2014
NASA’s Orion Crew Module Recovery [PHOTOS]
News

NASA’s Orion Crew Module Recovery [PHOTOS]

Following last Friday’s historic first test flight of NASA’s new Orion spacecraft, U.S. Navy sailors were on-hand to recover the Orion Crew Module

December 9, 2014
Total Views: 110

Saturday, December 6, 2014
Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) launch at the Newport News shipyard, November 17, 2013
News

Navy Engineer Caught Trying to Steal Supercarrier Secrets

A civilian engineer at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard was arrested in a sting operation on a charge of trying to steal diagrams of the U.S. Navy’s newest nuclear

December 6, 2014
Total Views: 123

Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Watch: Steel Workers Replace Old Rivets On Board Liberty Ship SS John W. Brown
Interesting

Watch: Steel Workers Replace Old Rivets On Board Liberty Ship SS John W. Brown

Early last month, the SS John W. Brown, one of two remaining fully operational WWII Liberty Ships, arrived at the Colonna’s Shipyard in Norfolk, VA

December 2, 2014
Total Views: 590

Thursday, November 20, 2014
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Collision

Navy Ships Collide in Gulf of Aden

The U.S. Navy reports two of their supply ships, USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) and USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) collided today as they were beginning an

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 76