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The US captured one of its most important military outposts from an enemy who didn't even know it was at war
The Spanish-American War made the US a global power, and one of the islands it captured during the …
Benjamin Brimelow
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A US Navy warship held together with coconut logs after a Japanese torpedo strike once sailed hundreds of miles in reverse to reach safe harbor
USS New Orleans suffered major damage from a Japanese torpedo in November 1942, and its repairs and…
Chris Panella
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Another US Navy carrier strike group is heading to waters near Israel, where it'll join a large amount of American firepower already there
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is moving to the eastern Mediterranean, where it …
Jake Epstein
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Only 12 Army Rangers who served in World War II are still alive, and they just received Congress' highest award for achievement
"This elite group once numbered 7,000, but now it's down to 12. A dozen left," President Joe Biden …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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India gets first ever export order for BrahMos missiles, signs $374 million contract with Philippines
The BAPL, an India-Russian joint venture, produces the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos that ca…
PTI
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Eerie photos reveal the deepest known shipwreck of a 'heroic' US destroyer sunk fighting the Japanese navy in World War Two
Explorers found the USS destroyer Samuel B. Roberts in the Philippine Sea. The ship was sunk by a J…
Bethany Dawson
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The Russian navy's surprising losses against Ukraine are reminders of another humiliating defeat 117 years ago
Russia's embarrassing naval losses against Ukraine come a little over a century after another Russi…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US Army's 'concrete battleship' in the Philippines saw some of World War II's fiercest fighting
Fort Drum, located at the entrance of Manila Bay, was known as a "concrete battleship," and for fiv…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Fears of a Chinese attack on Taiwan are growing, and Taiwan isn't sure who would help if it happened
"This problem is much closer to us than most think," the new head of US Indo-Pacific Command said i…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Navies around the world had big plans for 'cruiser submarines,' but they fell apart during World War II
Cruiser submarines featured large external guns, but their long ranges and major firepower weren't …
Benjamin Brimelow
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Former Navy captain in the US Seventh Fleet admits he was bribed with lavish meals and sex workers by a foreign defense contractor
Donald Hornbeck accepted $68,000 in bribes, including dinners, hotel rooms, and sex workers from a …
Alia Shoaib
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The Navy is trying to get rid of its cruisers again, but it's heading for another fight over their fate
The US Navy says its cruisers are too old and too expensive, but Congress says they're too well arm…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Pilot forced to bail out of F-35 stealth jet after 'landing mishap' on US Navy aircraft carrier in South China Sea
Seven US Navy sailors were injured in the mishap aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, the Navy …
Ryan Pickrell
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On the frontline against China, the US Coast Guard is taking on missions the US Navy can't do
The Coast Guard is stepping up its Pacific presence, sailing to "places that move the needle a litt…
Christopher Woody
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The US Navy's unluckiest ship almost killed a president, and things only got worse from there
Known to its crew as "Willie Dee," the destroyer was, with little doubt, the unluckiest ship in US …
Benjamin Brimelow
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How a remote lagoon and a 'secret weapon' allowed the US Navy to overwhelm Japanese forces during World War II
Hundreds of ships and thousands of troops relied on Ulithi Atoll to support the Allied advance all …
Benjamin Brimelow
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Milestones with 2 new planes show the US and China trying to improve on the same important mission
The Y-20 and MQ-25 are radically different aircraft, but both will allow US and Chinese military ai…
Christopher Woody
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Australia's new nuclear-powered subs are decades away, but it's already hinting about where it will use them
The submarines developed under the AUKUS security pact may not arrive for 15 or 20 years, but Austr…
Christopher Woody
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As China ramps up military flights around Taiwan, another quieter mission continues at sea
Chinese flights near Taiwan have increased in recent weeks, and the planes involved hint at a large…
Christopher Woody
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Another US Navy destroyer challenged China in the South China Sea by sailing past contested islands without asking permission
The latest freedom-of-navigation operation is the second time in two weeks the Navy has sent a wars…