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Congress is bringing back the idea of a ‘limited’ nuclear war
“To me, it is all about deterrence. We need some capacity to be able to fill a deterrence gap. If we leave the gap, then we are at risk.”
The Navy just launched a brand new ship it doesn’t even want
Another of the troubled Littoral Combat Ships takes to the water.
The Navy’s still looking for the best use of its ‘little crappy ships’
So, it's asking commanders what they want to do with it
The Navy’s next-gen unmanned minesweeper passed a critical test: It didn’t blow up
If you're gonna pass one test, that's it.
Saboteur or fall guy? Inside the Navy case against sailor accused of torching the USS Bonhomme Richard
“Because people don’t like you doesn’t mean you did what the government has accused him of,” the sailor's lawyer said. “In fact, it makes you a target.”
Here’s the charge sheet of the sailor accused of setting a $1.4 billion warship on fire
“Although the fire was started by an act of arson, the ship was lost due to an inability to extinguish the fire."
Navy fires leaders of USS Connecticut following submarine crash into undersea mountain
Eleven sailors were injured in the collision.
Damning investigation into USS Bonhomme Richard fire reveals sailors were totally unprepared
“Although the fire was started by an act of arson, the ship was lost due to an inability to extinguish the fire.”
An FBI sting and Top Secret info tucked into a sandwich: How a Navy veteran allegedly stole classified submarine docs
The secrets were placed between two slices of bread.
Sailors injured after nuclear submarine crashes into submerged object in the Pacific
About 11 crew members were injured.
Someone hijacked a Navy warship’s Facebook account so they could livestream ‘Age of Empires’ [UPDATED]
In all fairness, it is a great game.
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‘Hold on to something!’ — A moment that shifted the fate of the USS Samuel B. Roberts crew
“The explosion created a 20-foot hole along the bottom of the ship’s hull."
The Navy vessel built from steel from the wreckage of the World Trade Center
The USS New York's nose is made from steel salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.
The Navy’s deadly helicopter crash is a tragic reminder that troops die off the battlefield too
'Landing a helicopter on a ship is inherently more difficult than landing ashore.'
One of the Navy’s youngest destroyers is rocking a brand new battle flag at sea
Always ready, fight on!
A 20-year-old Navy SEAL dropout is the sailor charged in the USS Bonhomme Richard fire
He lasted five days at BUD/S.
Navy charges sailor with starting the fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard [Updated]
Someone's gotta pay the $3 billion bill.
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Fired captain of USS Forrest Sherman ‘seemed to just want to break people down,’ investigation finds
'Poor anger management skills'
Navy submariners are testing out their own version of ‘birth control glasses’
Make the Silent Service well-rested again.
Watch a jetpack-flying Royal Marine board a ship like freakin’ Boba Fett
This thing is sick.
Remembering the USS Iowa explosion and aftermath
First came the explosion. Then, the cover-up.
Bed bugs have infested an attack submarine. Here’s what the Navy is doing about it
The only good bug is a dead bug.
Why it took us nearly a year to tell the full story of what happened to Navy Capt. Brett Crozier
The official story was not the full story.
