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Biden-Harris To Scale Back Missile Defense Of Guam
By Gerry Doyle (Reuters) A proposed multibillion-dollar missile defense system for Guam has been reduced to 16 sites on the island from the original 22, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said...
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New Zealand Military Eyes Patrol Ship to Replace Dive Vessel That Sank
WELLINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – New Zealand is looking to return to operation one of its idled offshore patrol vessels after a specialist dive ship sank this month, a defense spokesperson said on Thursday. The Manawanui,...
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Mike Schuler
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U.S. Army’s Watercraft Fleet in Crisis: Government Watchdog Reveals Less Than 40% of Vessels Are Ready For Action
In a scathing report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Army’s watercraft fleet has been found to be in dire straits, with less than 40% of...
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U.S. Coast Guard Returns from the Frontlines of the War on Smuggling with $115M Drug Haul
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute has offloaded approximately 9,690 pounds of cocaine and 5,490 pounds of marijuana at their homeport in St. Petersburg, marking a major...
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China Continues Push Into Arctic with Plans for Manned Mission To Seafloor
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – China’s Arctic ambitions continue unabated. Days after its first-ever patrol into the polar region off Alaska’s coast wrapped up, officials revealed plans to launch a...
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Mike Schuler
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Fallen Naval Aviators Remembered for Roles in Red Sea Combat Operations
The tragic loss of Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay “Miley” Evans and Lt. Serena “Dug” Wileman during a routine training flight near Mount Rainier on October 15th, has left the U.S. Navy mourning two of its most respected and...
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Taiwan Charts Wartime Food Shipments to Withstand a Chinese Blockade
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard – TAIPEI (Reuters) Taiwan’s government offered rare details on Tuesday of its wartime food plan, saying it is taking monthly inventories of crucial supplies like...
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Government Watchdog Blasts US Army For Watercraft Failures
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The US Army continues to ask for more money claiming its the lynchpin in a future Pacific War but this week the Government Accountability Office...
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From Missouri to Yemen: How Stealth Bombers Unleashed U.S. Firepower on Houthi Rebel Strongholds
By Tony Capaccio and Patrick Sykes (Bloomberg) — US B-2 stealth bombers struck weapons-storage sites linked to Houthi rebels in Yemen, the latest effort to blunt attacks by the Iran-backed group...
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Mike Schuler
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U.S. B-2 Bombers Carry Out Precision Strikes on Houthi Weapons Caches in Yemen
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have conducted a series of targeted airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen. The operation, which included the deployment of U.S. Air Force...
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Mike Schuler
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Photos: MARAD Transfers New Training Ship to Massachusetts Maritime Academy
The U.S. Maritime Administration officially transferred custody of the new training ship Patriot State to Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) during a special ceremony last Friday. The Patriot State, a cutting-edge National Security Multi-Mission Vessel...
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U.S. Navy Demonstrates Game-Changing Underway Reload Technology That Could Redefine Naval Warfare
The U.S. Navy has achieved a significant breakthrough in maritime combat readiness by successfully demonstrating the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) on a warship in open waters for the first...