Naval Forces

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A Simple Prayer and a Blasted Bridge: Marine John Ripley Receives Posthumous Medal of Honor

For decades, young midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy have walked by “Ripley at the Bridge,” a dramatic diorama within…

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Three Killed in Latest U.S. Strike on Suspected Drug Boat

Forces with Joint Task Force Southern Spear struck an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing three men, on…

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Senate, House Defense Bills Propose Restrictions on U.S. Warships Built in Foreign Yards; Legislation Limits Navy Secretary’s Ability to Rename Ships

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional defense committees voted to pump the brakes on the Trump administration’s push to buy foreign-built warships,…

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Coast Guard, Eastern Shipbuilding Terminate Offshore Patrol Cutter Contract; Rick Scott Ends Promotion Holds

The Coast Guard and Eastern Shipbuilding have reached an agreement to terminate a 10-year-old agreement to build the service’s Offshore…

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Navy Wants Sailors to Do Less Supplemental Work on USS Harry S. Truman Overhaul

The Navy is turning to commercial contractors for more duties during the upcoming refueling and complex overhaul of USS Harry S.…

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Only 1 in 4 F-35s is fully mission capable, GAO finds

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter’s readiness rates continued to decline through fiscal 2025, with the fleet’s full mission capable rate…

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U.S. Forces Interdict Ship Connected to Iran in Indian Ocean, Iranian Oil Exports See Decrease

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces interdicted and boarded a stateless vessel in the Indian Ocean late Thursday as part of the…

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Navy Pilot Programs Aim to Expand Sailor Food Options At Galleys

Sailors stationed at Naval Base Kitsap, Wash., and Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, Miss., will now have access to a…

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U.K. Mine Countermeasures Mothership Leaves Gibraltar for Potential Strait of Hormuz Mission

The Royal Navy’s mine countermeasures mothership RFA Lyme Bay (L3007) departed Tuesday from Gibraltar as the U.K. and France prepare to launch…

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HII, Saronic Included in First MUSV Navy Prototype Tests

Seven companies have been identified by the Navy as supporting the first round of medium unmanned surface vessel prototyping, the…

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