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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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The Navy's Largest Drone Submarine Hunter Arrives At Pearl Harbor

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A 132-foot robot warship that arrived at Pearl Harbor for testing as a submarine hunter is “creating a new paradigm for Navy surface forces,” the U.S. Pacific Fleet said.

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Navy Amphib Saves Boaters (And Their Dogs) Who Were Lost At Sea For 6 Months

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U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay

For almost six months, there was nothing. It was just Jennifer Appel, Tasha Fuiava, their dogs Zeus and Valentine, a busted marine engine, and the Pacific.

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It's A 'Floating Prison': USS Shiloh Sailor Surveys Reveal A Totally Demoralized Crew

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Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Pat Morrissey

When a sailor from USS Shiloh (CG-67) went missing last summer, presumably lost overboard in the Pacific, only to be found a week later hiding out in the ship’s machinery spaces, some readers could be forgiven for wondering what was going on in that command.

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Exhausted Navy Fleet Faces A Dilemma: How To Hit ‘Reset’ While Staying On Watch

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U.S. Navy

7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s Pacific forward deployed naval force, has burned itself out; the cost of this burnout is poor readiness, loss of ships and equipment, and most importantly, sailors’ lives. Since January, four significant ship mishaps have occurred in the 7th’s area of responsibility (AOR), including fatal collisions with merchant ships for the USS Fitzgerald and the USS John S. McCain. Those two incidents killed 17 sailors — significantly more than the number of U.S. service numbers lost in the Afghanistan war zone so far in 2017. This summer has been a watershed moment for the 7th Fleet family.

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