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Report: The ‘Fat Leonard’ Scandal Turned The Navy’s Most Important Command Ship Into A Booze-Soaked Party Yacht
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Fitzgerald, McCain Commanders To Face Homicide Charges For Deadly Collisions
Wyatt Olson, Stars and Stripes
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brian Ware, left, food services officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), serves junior sailors and their departmental leaders during a recognition luncheon hosted by the ship's food services division, April, 23, 2013.
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First Military Trial In Navy’s ‘Fat Leonard’ Scandal Results In Guilty Plea
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Navy Missed Signs Of ‘Clear Instability’ In Days Before Shiloh Sailor Went MIA
Cpl. Kurtis Lloyd with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit surveys San Clemente Island in search of a landing zone during Amphibious Squadron – Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration (PMINT) July 16, 2016.
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We Asked You For The Biggest Military Stories Of 2017. Here Are The Top 21
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) is loaded onto heavy lift transport MV Transshelf. Transshelf will transport Fitzgerald to Pascagoula, Mississippi to complete repairs.
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USS Fitzgerald Returns To Yokosuka After Suffering Damage During Loading Process
Tyler Hlavac, Stars and Stripes
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Finally, A 7th Fleet Destroyer Mishap That Wasn’t The Navy’s Fault
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Here’s Exactly What Went Wrong In the Final Moments Before The Fitzgerald And McCain Collisions
Sailors help Zeus, one of two dogs who were accompanying two mariners who were aided by the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48).
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Navy Amphib Saves Boaters (And Their Dogs) Who Were Lost At Sea For 6 Months
Sailors aboard the forward-deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) prepare for 25mm for a live-fire exercise.
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It’s A ‘Floating Prison’: USS Shiloh Sailor Surveys Reveal A Totally Demoralized Crew
CHANGI NAVAL BASE, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE – Damage to the portside is visible as the Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) steers towards Changi Naval Base, Republic of Singapore, following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on Aug. 21. Significant damage to the hull resulted in flooding to nearby compartments, including crew berthing, machinery, and communications rooms. Damage control efforts by the crew halted further flooding. The incident will be investigated.
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Here Are The Major Changes Coming To The Navy After A Year Of Deadly Mishaps
APRA HARBOR, Guam (Feb. 9, 2017) Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Luxon Molina, from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, inspects the gyro compass during sea and anchor detail as Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) prepares to depart Naval Base Guam. Wayne E. Meyer is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years.
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Navy Goes Old School To Prevent Future Collisions
Sailors relax in their bunks aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The Stennis Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are at sea conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
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The Navy Is Finally Giving Sailors A Break Amid Growing Pressure Over Collisions
WATERS NEAR GUAM (March 27, 2015) U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships are underway in formation during Multi-Sail 2015. Multi-Sail is an annual Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 exercise designed to assess combat systems, improve teamwork and increase warfighting capabilities in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
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Exhausted Navy Fleet Faces A Dilemma: How To Hit ‘Reset’ While Staying On Watch
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Lawmakers Grill Navy Brass Over 7th Fleet Collisions And Readiness
Claudia Grisales, Stars and Stripes
Rear Adm. Charles Williams, left, and Capt. Jeffery Bennett, right.
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Navy Fires 2 More Top Officers As Investigations Into 7th Fleet Mishaps Continue
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People Think Hackers Could Have Caused The McCain Collision. Here’s Why That Makes No Sense