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The Navy Is Revamping Surface Warfare Training To Avoid More Deadly Collisions

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The Navy has revamped training for junior officers following two deadly collisions in 2017 involving U.S. Navy ships.

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8 Of The Worst Places To Sleep

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Benjamin Franklin nailed it when he said, "Fatigue is the best pillow." True story, Benny. There's nothing like pushing your body so far past exhaustion that you'd willingly, even longingly, take a nap on a concrete slab.

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And no one knows that better than military service members and we have the pictures to prove it.

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Retired Navy Admiral Gets Off Light In Bribery Scandal

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A retired two-star Navy admiral has received the lightest of slaps on the wrist after an investigation found he asked for and received gifts from a defense contractor, to whom he gave lucrative information.

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China Is Threatening Foreign Vessels Near Its Island Fortresses, And The US Military Isn't Changing A Thing

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The U.S. Navy and regional allies have reportedly noticed an increase in Chinese radio queries to foreign ships and planes operating in the South China Sea — some said to be less than friendly, and others actually threatening.

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Shipboard Service Is Harsh. The Navy Isn't Preparing Recruits For This Reality

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Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Turner

“It’s a floating prison.” This is how a sailor described serving aboard USS Shiloh, and the sentiment seemed to be shared by many of the crewmembers. The Shiloh made headlines when a crewmember Petty Officer 3rd Class Peter Mims went missing while underway, spurring a massive search by the crew for a comrade who, it turns out, who was hiding in an engineering space the whole time.

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Navy Hands Out More Punishments To Sailors After Deadly Collisions

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U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart

The Navy has punished four more sailors for their roles in the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain collisions that killed 17 sailors last year.

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