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By Mar 2, 2021
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The Navy’s surface fleet is turning into a floating advertisement for Rust-Oleum

'We have become the worst-looking Navy in the world — with no competition.'
By Jan 6, 2021
News

The Navy has a new plan to help sailors sleep better at sea, assuming leaders follow the rules

"The instruction has changed, the culture needs to shift with it."
By Aug 20, 2020
Opinion

3 years after the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions, the Navy’s surface warfare community shows few signs of change

Three years after two of the most shocking peacetime accidents in the history of the U.S. military, the surface community...
By Jun 16, 2020
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Three years after fatal collision, the USS Fitzgerald rejoins the fleet

Almost three years to the day after that fatal collision and two years after repairs began, the USS Fitzgerald departed...
By Feb 13, 2020
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The Fitzgerald and McCain collisions left sailors traumatized. The Navy struggled to treat them

The Navy's efforts with the crews of the USS John S. McCain and the USS Fitzgerald have been uneven, resulting...
By Feb 3, 2020
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Three years after a deadly collision, the USS Fitzgerald is heading back out to sea

"We are excited to take the next step to get Fitzgerald back out to sea where the ship belongs."
By Dec 13, 2019
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Has justice actually been served for the USS Fitzgerald disaster?

Shortly after seven sailors died aboard USS Fitzgerald when she collided with a merchant ship off Yokosuka in 2017, I...
By Nov 20, 2019
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Blame over justice: the human toll of the Navy’s relentless push to punish one of its own

Navy Cmdr. Bryce Benson was in charge of the USS Fitzgerald during the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer's 2017 collision...
By Nov 20, 2019
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2 years after the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions, the Navy has no idea if its new ship-driving training is working

According to senior Navy officials, it could take nearly 16 years or more to know if the planned changes will...
By Oct 28, 2019
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Two years after fatal collision, repaired USS John S. McCain gets back out to sea for testing

Repairs have been completed on the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, which was involved in a collision in 2017...
By Sep 11, 2019
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Captain of USS Fitzgerald during 2017 collision ordered to appear before a Navy board of inquiry

Seven sailors were killed when the destroyer USS Fitzgerald was struck by a merchant vessel on June 17, 2017.
By May 9, 2019
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Navy captain yells at cloud

Navy Capt. John L. Bub, Jr., director of operations and training for Tactical Training Group Atlantic (TTGL), argued that the...
By Apr 11, 2019
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How the Navy’s top commander botched the service’s highest-profile investigation in years

A ProPublica examination of the cases based on confidential Navy documents, emails among top officials, court records and interviews shows...
By Apr 11, 2019
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Navy dropping charges against USS Fitzgerald’s former CO and tactical action officer for collision

The Navy's attempts to prosecute Cmdr. Bryce Benson had been rife with problems.
By Feb 27, 2019
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The Navy promised changes after back-to-back deadly collisions. Many within doubt it’s delivering on them

Interviews and an examination of the Navy’s publicly announced reforms raise uncertainty over whether senior leaders have fully followed through...
By Feb 26, 2019
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Admirals vow not to force undermanned, untrained sailors to deploy following deadly collisions

"We do not ask a ship nor direct a ship to go on mission of they are not certified to...
By Feb 13, 2019
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Navy keeps publicly scapegoating former USS Fitzgerald CO for deadly 2017 collision, his attorneys argue

"Assigning this level of blame to the commanding officer does not let the chain of command and 'Big Navy' off...
By Jan 14, 2019
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The Navy’s Secret Investigation Into The USS Fitzgerald Collision Details A Disaster That Was Just Waiting To Happen

A previously-undisclosed internal investigation into the 2017 collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a Philippine-flagged container ship off the coast...
By May 25, 2018
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McCain Skipper Was Fined After Accepting Responsibility For The Collision That Killed 10 Sailors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The former captain of the destroyer USS John S. McCain was sentenced to forfeit $6,000 in pay...
By Feb 14, 2018
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USS John McCain’s Former XO Disciplined As Fallout From Deadly Collisions Sweeps Navy

The USS John S. McCain’s former executive officer has received non-judicial punishment in connection with the deadly collision with a...
By Feb 2, 2018
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Navy Hands Out More Punishments To Sailors After Deadly Collisions

The Navy has punished four more sailors for their roles in the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain collisions...
By Jan 19, 2018
The Long March

Congratulations To The Navy For Charging Its Officers With Negligent Homicide

On Jan. 16, the U.S. Navy announced that it has charged five officers under the Uniform Code of Military Justice...
By Jan 17, 2018
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Fitzgerald, McCain Commanders To Face Homicide Charges For Deadly Collisions

The former commanders of the two Navy destroyers involved in separate crashes last year that killed 17 sailors will face...
By Nov 27, 2017
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USS Fitzgerald Returns To Yokosuka After Suffering Damage During Loading Process

The crippled USS Fitzgerald was forced to return to its homeport Monday after suffering further damage while being loaded onto...
By Nov 3, 2017
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Sailors Could Face Criminal Charges After Deadly Ship Collisions

Editor’s Note: This article by Hope Hodge Seck originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and...