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Last of the F-14 Tomcats could fly again under Maverick Act
The Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat from active duty in 2006, but lawmakers are once again feeling the need for speed. The Senate recently passed the Maverick Act, which would send three retired Navy...
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Navy F/A-18 disables ship in Gulf of Oman with 20mm cannon
A Navy F-18 Super Hornet disabled an Iranian-flagged commercial ship in the Gulf of Oman, according to U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM. The ship was warned to stop, said U.S.
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The USS Devilfish suffered the only kamikaze attack on a US submarine
By October 1944, the Imperial Japanese Navy was on the defensive. Allied forces in the Pacific had pushed back the gains Japan made in the years following its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
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DAV Bowl gives veterans and athletes more than competition
Army veteran Robbie Gaupp and Navy veteran Kelly Smith When Kelly Smith played football in 2015 for the first time since her injury, the experience was transformative.
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US Army and Navy helicopters sink six Iranian small boats, commander says
Army Apaches and Navy Seahawk helicopters destroyed six Iranian small boats on Monday as part of ongoing efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, according to Adm.
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Navy says aviators can no longer command amphibious warships
In a major break with tradition, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle has directed that the Navy ships that transport Marines into war zones be commanded by surface warfare officers instead of.
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Two Navy football players picked in NFL draft
For the first time in 70 years, two players from the U.S. Naval Academy were selected in the professional football draft. On Saturday, seniors Eli Heidenreich and Landon Robinson were both picked in..
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Remains of USS Arizona crew buried as unknowns after Pearl Harbor to be identified
The Navy and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) have dropped their initial opposition to disinterring the graves of battleship Arizona crew members buried more than 80 years ago as unknowns.
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Northrop Grumman teases first look at next-gen Navy fighter
The future of U.S. military aviation is unfolding. In the Air Force, the F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is in the works, and the B-21 Raider stealth bomber is already flying.
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How these Navy submariners worked to save themselves after their sub sank
A white T-shirt represented the last chance for 38 submariners. Without it, they could not have survived much longer in the crippled U.S. Navy submarine S-5.
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Navy Secretary leaving role ‘effective immediately,’ Pentagon announces
Navy Secretary John Phelan is “departing the administration, effective immediately,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced on Wednesday.
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Navy tells sailors to ‘beware’ of dating apps, button-up social media amid Iran conflict
The Navy is telling sailors to lock down their phones and social media accounts as online threats increase during the current conflict with Iran.
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Marines seize Iranian cargo ship, Trump says
U.S. Marines took custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get past the U.S. naval blockade, President Donald announced Sunday afternoon.
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Navy moves to emphasize technical job skills in enlisted promotions
The Navy is planning a major change in how enlisted sailors are evaluated for promotion, directing leaders to consider how good a sailor is at technical job skills over their community work or...
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Navy can fire warning shots to enforce blockade of Iran, top general says
Should a vessel attempt to run the U.S. military’s current blockade of Iranian ports , Navy sailors are authorized to fire warning shots if necessary, said Air Force Gen.
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“I never let breast cancer disable me.”
Navy Veteran diagnosed at 31 speaks candidly Heather Elliott was 31 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, nearly three decades younger than the average age of diagnosis in the United...
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How a Navy photographer snapped an iconic Artemis II astronaut photo
The Navy photographer who snapped a defining photo of the Artemis II astronaut crew’s return to Earth swears he wasn’t trying to create an iconic American image.
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The US Navy’s first submarine was a hand-cranked wooden egg
The American Revolution was not only a political and military struggle for independence. It was also a period of remarkable experimentation.
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Two destroyers cross Strait of Hormuz ahead of mine clearance mission
Two U.S. Navy destroyers are now in the Persian Gulf after crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, U.S. Central Command announced.
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The only Navy Seabee awarded the nation’s highest award for valor
Fought on the night of June 9-10, 1965, the Battle of Dong Xoai was, as was often the case in the Vietnam War, hard to pin down as to the winner. One thing is certain, however.
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Navy divers, ship set to recover Artemis II crew
Four astronauts are scheduled to complete their trip to the moon with a splashdown off the coast of Southern California this evening.
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How a Navy veteran found purpose in full-time content creation
While some call them “influencers,” creators like Navy veteran Waren Delanozapata are more than the word implies. Many are mission-driven entrepreneurs.
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This Navy aviator escaped his captors during the Vietnam War and lived to tell about it
Dieter Dengler was so poor while growing up in Germany that he and his brothers picked through garbage for scraps. Desperate to escape his impoverished circumstances, Dengler was willing to go...
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That time Neil Armstrong survived ejecting from his fighter jet in Korea
On September 3, 1951, a 21-year-old Navy ensign walked onto the flight deck of the USS Essex. The aircraft carrier was stationed off the coast of Korea, and as the young pilot prepared for his...
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Navy Veteran finds convenience with VA virtual care
Virtual care resources save Veterans time When it comes to managing his health care, Navy Veteran Eric Faulkner wants it to be as convenient as possible.
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USS Gerald R. Ford’s ‘record-breaking’ deployment could last 11 months, top admiral says
The USS Gerald R. Ford’s already long deployment will be “record-breaking” and “probably go into the 11th month of deployed operations,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said on Tuesday.
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The ‘March of Folly’: America’s headlong lurch into Vietnam began with just 3,500 Marines
On March 8, 1965, 3,500 Marines of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade — the first combat troops in Vietnam — waded ashore to the coastal city of Da Nang.
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Navy commissions its newest submarine, the USS Massachusetts
The U.S. Navy officially welcomed its newest warship into service this weekend, while it sat in Boston Harbor next to the Navy’s oldest operating warship.
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Why it feels like everything is crashing down around you all at once
Picture this: a military spouse stationed in Bahrain is on a routine call when she hears the first explosions hit Naval Support Activity Bahrain, three blocks from her apartment.
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How Iran got the F-14 Tomcat and kept it flying for decades
It appears that the F-14 Tomcat, retired from the U.S. Navy in 2006 but still in service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, has finally come to the end of the runway.
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