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Destroyers

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Ribbons stream around the dry dock at the christening of the USS William Charette.
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Navy christens new destroyer named for corpsman who earned Medal of Honor

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 3, 2026

The Navy christened the USS George M. Neal, shown in this April photo, on July 11, 2026.
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Navy ship honors sailor from famed North Korea rescue mission

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 14, 2026

Image: NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - (Dec. 1, 2025) – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) departed Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled deployment, Dec. 1. USS Thomas Hudner is a multi-mission guided-missile destroyer capable of air warfare (AW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), naval surface fire support (NSFS), and surface warfare (SUW). (U.S.
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Navy destroyer that joined fight against Houthis, Iran, arrives in Caribbean

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 6, 2025

Kyle Carpenter Ship
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Navy destroyer named for Marine Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 4, 2025

The destroyer the USS John Basilone sails through the waters around New York, wit the Statue of Liberty behind it.
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Navy destroyer commissioned in honor of legendary Marine John Basilone

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 9, 2024

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, flies alongside a KC-10 Extender after receiving fuel on Jan. 6, 2021.
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US sending destroyers, B-52 bombers to the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 2, 2024

One of the Argus rockets sitting on the USS Norton Sound waiting to launch. (AEC/USDE, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
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The Navy once tried to create a nuclear death cloud

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 27, 2024

USS Carney had ‘seconds’ to respond to anti-ship ballistic missiles
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USS Carney had ‘seconds’ to respond to anti-ship ballistic missiles

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 20, 2024

iraq drone attack
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One civilian killed in second day of drone attacks on US forces

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 19, 2023

Chinese nuclear weapons
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China has a stockpile of 500 nuclear warheads, up from 400 last year

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 19, 2023

USS Porter
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“We found them!” – How the Coast Guard rescued 4 lost divers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 25, 2023

USS John S. McCain
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4 US Navy destroyers respond to Russian and Chinese ships near Alaska

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 7, 2023

Area 52
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Retired Navy officer calls for creating ‘Area 52’ amid China, Russia concerns

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 6, 2023

Iran corvette
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US Navy chases away Iranians before they can seize two oil tankers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 5, 2023

USS New Mexico
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For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 5, 2022

How a disaster of the Navy’s own making poisoned thousands of people in Hawaii
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How a disaster of the Navy’s own making poisoned thousands of people in Hawaii

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jul 1, 2022