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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Persian Gulf Tensions Help Boost Dockwise
Navy

Persian Gulf Tensions Help Boost Dockwise

(Bloomberg) — Dockwise Ltd. shareholders can thank the U.S. Navy for helping return the company to profit as the world’s largest operator of

September 4, 2012
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Friday, August 31, 2012
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Blog

How U.S. Naval Power Grew to Meet Mercantile Ambitions

– By Alasdair Roberts (Bloomberg) — In the early years of the American republic, Sackets Harbor in upstate New York was one of the

August 31, 2012
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
U.S. Navy Appoints Board to Tackle LCS Issues
Navy

U.S. Navy Appoints Board to Tackle LCS Issues

The U.S. Navy on Wednesday announced that it has established a board of vice admirals tasked with tackling issues that have arisen from the often contested LCS

August 23, 2012
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
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Collision

US Navy Destroyer Collides With Japanese Oil Tanker [IMAGES, VIDEO]

The U.S. Navy said one of its guided-missile destroyers collided with an oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. The collision between USS

August 12, 2012
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Double Jeopardy…Somali Pirates Charged a Second Time For Attacking U.S. Navy Warship
Piracy

Double Jeopardy…Somali Pirates Charged a Second Time For Attacking U.S. Navy Warship

A group of alleged Somali pirates have been slapped with piracy charges for the second time in connection to an attack on a U.S. Navy ship in the Gulf

August 10, 2012
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Defense

From One Sailor to Another, US Navy Ship Captain Expresses Goodwill Toward Iranians [IMAGE]

  Commander Christopher M. Senenko, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), presents command ball caps to

August 10, 2012
Total Views: 142

Thursday, August 9, 2012
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Defense

Iranian Mariners Abandon Floating Inferno, US Navy Responds [IMAGE]

The crew of the guided missile destroyer, James E. Williams rendered assistance to 10 Iranian mariners yesterday who had to abandon their burning vessel in the

August 9, 2012
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Inside Look at USS Iowa’s Final Tow [VIDEO]
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Inside Look at USS Iowa’s Final Tow [VIDEO]

Now I don’t know why this video took so long to pop up on the internet, but it offers a good insiders perspective on the USS Iowa’s final tow

August 9, 2012
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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Defense

On Thin Ice: U.S. Capability Lacking in the Race for the Arctic

By Ensign Joseph P. Walter, US Navy For years now there has been talk about how the Arctic is heating up—both in the physical sense and in terms of

August 8, 2012
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Legos, Science and Underwater Robots
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Legos, Science and Underwater Robots

  A (semi) secret government operation quietly wrapped up in April to build what some are calling the US Navy’s coolest structure, a research

August 6, 2012
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Australian Sub Sinks U.S. Navy Ship (But Don’t Worry, It Was Just for Practice) [PHOTO]
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Australian Sub Sinks U.S. Navy Ship (But Don’t Worry, It Was Just for Practice) [PHOTO]

The ex-USS Kilauea, a former ammunition ship and a later staple of the Military Sealift Command for almost 30 years, was sunk earlier this week at the hands of

July 27, 2012
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Navy

U.S. Navy Awards $1.5 Billion Contract for 11th LPD

The U.S. Navy today awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) a $1.5 billion fixed-price incentive contract for the detail design and construction of

July 27, 2012
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
U.S. Navy Lowballing Shipbuilding Costs [REPORT]
Navy

U.S. Navy Lowballing Shipbuilding Costs [REPORT]

The U.S. Navy is underestimating the cost of its proposed 30-year shipbuilding program by 19 percent, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said in a

July 25, 2012
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Monday, July 23, 2012
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Incidents

Arsonist to Blame in $400 Million US Navy Submarine Fire

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) has made an arrest in connection with a shipyard fire that devastated the Los Angeles-class fast-attack

July 23, 2012
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
U.S. Navy to Deal With Fishermen Shooting Fallout
Navy

U.S. Navy to Deal With Fishermen Shooting Fallout

The Indian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on the UAE and U.S. government to conduct a full investigation into Monday’s fatal shooting off the coast

July 17, 2012
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Monday, July 16, 2012
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Interesting

Security Team on U.S. Navy Supply Ship Fires On Skiff Off Dubai, Killing One [UPDATED]

Update: The vessel fired on was a fishing boat whose owner is from the United Arab Emirates, according to Al Arabiya television. The fisherman who was killed

July 16, 2012
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Ship Photo of The Day – USS Harry S. Truman Going Tokyo Drift
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Ship Photo of The Day – USS Harry S. Truman Going Tokyo Drift

Today’s ship photo has pretty much virally blown up since we posted it to the gCaptain Facebook page yesterday. Since then, the photo has had 400

July 11, 2012
Total Views: 220

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
diego-garcia-space
Defense

US May Give Up Diego Garcia

In shocking news from Washington, the United States, Britain and Mauritius have begun talks that may lead to America losing its strategic Indian Ocean supply

June 13, 2012
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Friday, June 8, 2012
Google Ship Tracking: DoD/DHS Response Misses The Point
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Google Ship Tracking: DoD/DHS Response Misses The Point

By Cesar Morales Michael Jones’ presentation at the 2012 Joint Warfighting Conference regarding Google’s new ship tracking technology has ruffled a

June 8, 2012
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Friday, June 1, 2012
Ship Photos of The Day – USS Iowa Makes Her Final Journey
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Ship Photos of The Day – USS Iowa Makes Her Final Journey

One of the biggest stories of the week here in the U.S. was the USS Iowa’s journey from San Francisco to her final resting place in the Port of

June 1, 2012
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