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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Ship Photo of the Day – Ex-USS Saratoga Under Tow
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Ship Photo of the Day – Ex-USS Saratoga Under Tow

Today's ship photo comes to us from the Atlantic Oceean where the aircraft carrier ex-USS Saratoga (CV-60) is under tow off the coast of North

August 27, 2014
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Thursday, August 21, 2014
Ex-USS Saratoga Departs Rhode Island on Final Voyage – Photos
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Ex-USS Saratoga Departs Rhode Island on Final Voyage – Photos

The ex-USS Saratoga (CV 60) on Thursday set off on its final voyage from Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island to the port of Brownsville, Texas where the ship

August 21, 2014
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
U.S. Navy to Test Iron Man-Like Exoskeletons for Use in Shipyards
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U.S. Navy to Test Iron Man-Like Exoskeletons for Use in Shipyards

Defense contractor Lockheed Martin has received a contract for the U.S. Navy to evaluate and test two of its iron man-like exoskeletons for potential use in

August 19, 2014
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
Chinese Ships Make First RIMPAC Naval Drill Appearance In Decades
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Chinese Ships Make First RIMPAC Naval Drill Appearance In Decades

After 43 years of watching the world’s largest multinational naval exercises take place off Hawaii, China has the second-largest fleet at the U.S.-led drills

July 17, 2014
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Watch Out, That Freighter May Actually Be a Warship -Column
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Watch Out, That Freighter May Actually Be a Warship -Column

U.S. military operations now increasingly begin and end at sea - aboard a growing fleet of vessels that the Pentagon has specifically outfitted as floating

July 15, 2014
Total Views: 159

Monday, July 14, 2014
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Defense

U.S. Marine Corps Designs Crazy-Ass Amphibious Tank

When U.S. Marine Corps steps outside of the box, things tend to get interesting, and indeed they have. During RIMPAC 2014, a biannual joint military exercise

July 14, 2014
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PHOTOS: U.S. Navy’s New Mobile Landing Platform in Action
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PHOTOS: U.S. Navy’s New Mobile Landing Platform in Action

This month twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are in and around the Hawaiian Islands for the world's

July 14, 2014
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Thursday, July 10, 2014
U.S. Navy Ship Spills 11,000 Gallons of Oil Into Boston Dry Dock – PHOTOS
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U.S. Navy Ship Spills 11,000 Gallons of Oil Into Boston Dry Dock – PHOTOS

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a spill of approximately 11,000 gallons of oil inside a Boston dry dock facility, but luckily no oil has reached the

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 187

Tuesday, July 8, 2014
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U.S. Navy Warns It Can’t Meet Funding Needs in New 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan

The U.S. Navy can’t meet its funding needs for surface warships and a new class of nuclear attack submarines from 2025 to 2034, according to the service’s

July 8, 2014
Total Views: 36

Friday, July 4, 2014
U.S. Navy Puts the Fire in 4th of July Fireworks
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U.S. Navy Puts the Fire in 4th of July Fireworks

Happy Independence Day, America. From your U.S. Navy. Here’s another wicked cool display of fireworks, filmed with a

July 4, 2014
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Retired U.S. Navy Officer Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scandal
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Retired U.S. Navy Officer Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scandal

A retired U.S. Navy commander pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges on Thursday in connection with a wide-ranging corruption investigation of a

July 4, 2014
Total Views: 368

Friday, June 27, 2014
WATCH: Harrier Jet Lands on Aircraft Carrier Without Front Landing Gear
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WATCH: Harrier Jet Lands on Aircraft Carrier Without Front Landing Gear

Now here’s something you don’t see

June 27, 2014
Total Views: 175

Thursday, June 12, 2014
U.S. Navy Seeks 37 Million Gallon Biofuels Purchase
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U.S. Navy Seeks 37 Million Gallon Biofuels Purchase

The U.S. Navy says it is seeking 37 million gallons of drop-in biofuels in what the Department of the Navy describes as a major step in its efforts to reduce

June 12, 2014
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
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Defense

US Navy’s Justification for Using Mostly Biofuel Makes Little Sense

U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus mentioned in a tweet today that “by no later than 2020, at least half of our #energy will come from non-fossil fuel

May 14, 2014
Total Views: 40

Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Defense

$18 Billion Newbuild Order Awarded to General Dynamics

General Dynamics (GD) has their work cut out for them after winning a $17.6 billion newbuild order from the U.S. Navy yesterday. As a result of the order,

April 29, 2014
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
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Fire On Board USS Hue City

The U.S. Navy reports a fire broke out on board the guided missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66).  The incident occurred late Monday as the ship was transiting

April 15, 2014
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Sunday, April 13, 2014
U.S. Navy Christens New High-Tech Warship
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U.S. Navy Christens New High-Tech Warship

The U.S. Navy on Saturday christened its newest warship, the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), during a ceremony at Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine where

April 13, 2014
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Thursday, April 10, 2014
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Family Returns Safely To California After Pacific Ocean Rescue

By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A family of four rescued from their sailboat after their infant daughter became seriously ill at sea returned

April 10, 2014
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
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U.S. Navy LCS – Fit For Service Or ‘Incredible Failure’?

by Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) U.S. Navy officers in the Pacific fleet say the service’s Littoral Combat Ship may lack the speed, range and electronic warfare

April 9, 2014
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Navy Rail Gun
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U.S. Navy JHSV to Get Electromagnetic Rail Gun

Railguns and the electrical theory that allows them to work has been understood for almost 100 years, but in order to hurl a projectile at hypersonic speeds, a

April 9, 2014
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