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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 13h
The E-7 could solve Navy-specific problems and boost operations. www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/…
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The Navy Should Buy the E-7 Wedgetail
The E-7 could solve Navy-specific problems and boost operations.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 14h
3 Louisiana Shipyards to Build 30 Drone Ships in $1.2B Navy MUSV Deal — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/29/3...
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3 Louisiana Shipyards to Build 30 Drone Ships in $1.2B Navy MUSV Deal - USNI News
Three Louisiana-based shipyards will build unmanned surface vessels for the U.S. Navy following recent at-sea testing, the service announced Tuesday.  The three companies – Saronic, HII and Galliano M...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 14h
Boeing Picked to Build Navy’s F/A-XX Carrier Fighter in $20B Contract — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/29/b...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 15h
UPDATED: Navy Partially Accepts Carrier John F. Kennedy, HII Newport News Awarded USS Harry S. Truman Overhaul Contract — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/29/n...
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UPDATED: Navy Partially Accepts Carrier John F. Kennedy, HII Newport News Awarded USS Harry S. Truman Overhaul Contract - USNI News
The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) achieved preliminary acceptance Tuesday, one of the last steps before it formally joins the fleet, as carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) prepares for its mid-...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 15h
The only thing Hoser wanted was to be the best fighter pilot—and to teach others how to do it. www.usni.org/magazines/naval-histor…
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Remembering My Sea Daddies: 'Hoser' Joe Satrapa
The only thing Hoser wanted was to be the best fighter pilot—and to teach others how to do it.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 17h
BREAKING: Navy Partially Accepts Carrier John F. Kennedy from HII Newport News Shipbuilding — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/29/n...
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Navy Partially Accepts Carrier John F. Kennedy from HII Newport News Shipbuilding - USNI News
The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) achieved preliminary acceptance Tuesday, one of the last steps before the aircraft carrier formally joins the Navy fleet. JFK, the second Ford-class carrier, wi...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 20h
Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group Deploys from San Diego — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/29/m...
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Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group Deploys from San Diego - USNI News
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group quietly departed Monday from San Diego for a scheduled deployment, USNI News has learned. Big-deck amphibious warship USS Makin Island (LHD-8), the flagship of ...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 29/09/2026
Four Injured After Landing Mishap Aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Crew Safely Recovered — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/28/f...
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Four Injured After Landing Mishap Aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Crew Safely Recovered - USNI News
This post will be updated as new information becomes available. Four personnel were injured in a landing mishap aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) on Monday, USNI News has learned. The crew of t...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 29/09/2026
Sailboat racing offers surface warfare officers practical training in seamanship, leadership, and tactical judgment. www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/…
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Why Surface Warfare Officers Should Sail
Sailboat racing offers surface warfare officers practical training in seamanship, leadership, and tactical judgment.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 28/09/2026
EU Needs More Ships for Red Sea; European Navies Adjust Hormuz Deployments — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/28/e...
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EU Needs More Ships for Red Sea; European Navies Adjust Hormuz Deployments - USNI News
The European Union is asking its members to increase the number of ships deployed with European Naval Force Aspides, which is tasked with accompanying merchant ships in the Red Sea to protect them fro...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 28/09/2026
China Claims Expanded Zone Around Scarborough Shoal, Deploys New Drone — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/28/c...
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China Claims Expanded Zone Around Scarborough Shoal, Deploys New Drone - USNI News
Chinese forces rehearsed enforcing Beijing’s claim to Scarborough Shoal with drones and boarding drills on Sunday amid state media claims that China has extended its control of several contested marit...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 28/09/2026
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 28, 2026 news.usni.org/2026/09/28/u...
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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 28, 2026
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Sept. 28, 2026, based on Navy and public data. In cases in ...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 28/09/2026
USS Theodore Roosevelt Deploys From San Diego, USS Abraham Lincoln Near Hawaii — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/28/u...
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USS Theodore Roosevelt Deploys From San Diego, USS Abraham Lincoln Near Hawaii - USNI News
Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) quietly departed Sunday from San Diego to sail across the Pacific for what is expected to be an extended Middle East deployment, USNI News has learned. The carr...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 27/09/2026
NHHC has confirmed a wreck off Russia’s Kurile Islands as USS Herring (SS-233), lost in June 1944 with all 83 crew members. www.usni.org/magazines/naval-histor…
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Wreck off the Kurile Islands Confirmed as World War II–Era Submarine
NHHC has confirmed a wreck off Russia’s Kurile Islands as USS Herring (SS-233), lost in June 1944 with all 83 crew members.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 26/09/2026
From the river-crossing retreat of the 1930s to the island invasions of the ’40s and ’50s, Communist China’s amphibious capabilities have been 90 years in the making. www.usni.org/magazines/naval-histor…
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A Long March
From the river-crossing retreat of the 1930s to the island invasions of the ’40s and ’50s, Communist China’s amphibious capabilities have been 90 years in the making.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 26/09/2026
Proceedings Photo of the Week: The U.S. Navy Blue Angels exit their F/A-18 Super Hornets during the 2026 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show in San Diego, 24 September. U.S. Marine Corps (Kevin Alonso)
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 26/09/2026
On 23 June 2026, North Korea commissioned the Choe Hyon, the first of four heavily armed destroyers introducing powerful new naval strike capabilities to their fleet. www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/…
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North Korea’s Choe Hyon–Class Naval Strike Destroyer
On 23 June 2026, North Korea commissioned the Choe Hyon, the first of four heavily armed destroyers introducing powerful new naval strike capabilities to their fleet.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 25/09/2026
Navy Establishes New Deputy Chief Of Naval Operations to Support Failing Shore Infrastructure — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/25/n...
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Navy Establishes New Deputy Chief Of Naval Operations to Support Failing Shore Infrastructure - USNI News
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Navy shore infrastructure will be in failing condition by 2037 if the sea service continues to use its current funding schedule, the new deputy chief of naval operations told US...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 25/09/2026
Chinese Cutters, Warships Block Philippine Resupply Mission to Second Thomas Shoal — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/25/c...
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Chinese Cutters, Warships Block Philippine Resupply Mission to Second Thomas Shoal - USNI News
Chinese warships and cutters blocked a Philippine resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal on Thursday in the most significant development at the disputed South China Sea feature. The People’s Liberati...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 25/09/2026
USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Sept. 25, 2026 news.usni.org/2026/09/25/u...
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USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Sept. 25, 2026 - USNI News
 The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is und...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 25/09/2026
Without careful consideration of the limits of robotics, the Navy risks building brittle uncrewed platforms and falling short of its uncrewed objectives. www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/…
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Autonomy, Strategy, and the Limits of an Unmanned Fleet
Without careful consideration of the limits of robotics, the Navy risks building brittle uncrewed platforms and falling short of its uncrewed objectives.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 24/09/2026
‘We Absolutely Need to Change,’ says New Navy Maintenance Head — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/24/w...
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‘We Absolutely Need to Change,’ says New Navy Maintenance Head - USNI News
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Not quite two months on the job, a submariner turned head of the Navy’s vast maintenance operation promised his office would create a more nimble organization that would better b...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 24/09/2026
Autonomous Aircraft Executes Mission Plan in Collaborative Tool Test, Navy Says — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/24/a...
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Autonomous Aircraft Executes Mission Plan in Collaborative Tool Test, Navy Says - USNI News
The U.S Navy recently demonstrated that an autonomous aircraft can receive a mission plan and execute that mission as part of the Collaborative Autonomy Mission Planning (CAMP) tool, the service annou...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 24/09/2026
Report to Congress on Bahrain, Issues for U.S. Policy — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/24/r...
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Report to Congress on Bahrain, Issues for U.S. Policy - USNI News
The following is the Sept. 23, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Bahrain: Issues for U.S. Policy. From the Report The Kingdom of Bahrain is a small island nation connected by a causeway to ...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 24/09/2026
Clinical AI can transform military medicine: The advantages, the evidence, and the framework all exist. What is needed is organizational commitment. www.usni.org/TheNextStep
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The Next Step: Embed AI in the Military Health System
Clinical AI can transform military medicine: The advantages, the evidence, and the framework all exist. What is needed is organizational commitment.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 24/09/2026
The Robot Ships of Route 90: Three Louisiana Shipyards are Vying for a Stake in the Navy’s Autonomous Future — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/23/t...
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The Robot Ships of Route 90 - USNI News
NEW IBERIA, Louisiana – Surrounded by rows of sugar cane fields on Bayou Teche, generations of shipbuilders are wrenching on the U.S. Navy’s latest push toward a future drone fleet. Work boat builders...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 24/09/2026
3 Years of Middle East Combat Altering How Navy Supplies, Maintains Fleet, Leaders Say — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/23/3...
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3 Years of Middle East Combat Altering How Navy Supplies, Maintains Fleet, Leaders Say - USNI News
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran is morphing how the Navy fixes and supplies ships operating thousands of miles from logistics hubs as extended time at sea and the prospect of...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 24/09/2026
The Navy should establish permanent information warfare commanders at fleet maritime operations centers. www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/…
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Fleet MOCs Need Information Warfare Commanders
The Navy should establish permanent information warfare commanders at fleet maritime operations centers.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 23/09/2026
Taiwan Transfers Coast Guard Patrol Vessel to the Philippines — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/23/t...
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Taiwan Transfers Coast Guard Patrol Vessel to the Philippines - USNI News
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – An ex-Taiwan Coast Guard Administration patrol vessel is now under a Philippine flag in the most significant maritime security development between Taipei and Manila in recent yea...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 23/09/2026
North Korea Tests New Hypersonic Missile — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/23/n...
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North Korea Tests New Hypersonic Missile - USNI News
North Korea test launched a new weapon over the weekend that appears to be a hypersonic missile, according to photos released Tuesday by state media Korean Central News Agency. North Korea’s Missile A...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 23/09/2026
The Marine Corps has envisioned robotics battalions. Now it must fund and staff them. www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/…
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Rise of the Machines: Build Marine Corps Robotics Battalions Now
The Marine Corps has envisioned robotics battalions. Now it must fund and staff them.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 22/09/2026
Public Works Teams to Operate Under Navy Installations Command to Expedite Base Maintenance — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/22/p...
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Public Works Teams to Operate Under Navy Installations Command to Expedite Base Maintenance - USNI News
Navy public works maintenance teams will now be under Commander, Navy Installations Command instead of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, the sea service announced Tuesday. The move put...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 22/09/2026
U.S, U.K. Launch Torpedo from Royal Navy Unmanned Submarine — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/22/u...
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U.S, U.K. Launch Torpedo from Royal Navy Unmanned Submarine - USNI News
The U.S. and U.K. test launched a torpedo from a Royal Navy extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle earlier this month as a proof of concept trial for AUKUS Pillar 2, the U.S. Navy announced on Tuesda...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 22/09/2026
U.K. Defense Nuclear Enterprise 2026 Annual Update to Parliament — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/22/u...
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U.K. Defense Nuclear Enterprise 2026 Annual Update to Parliament - USNI News
The following is the U.K.’s Defense Nuclear Enterprise 2026 Annual Update to Parliament, released Sept. 15, 2026. From the Report Introduction The UK’s nuclear deterrent, delivered since 1969 by the R...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 22/09/2026
U.S. Destroyer Practices Underway Refueling with Seahawk USV — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/22/u...
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U.S. Destroyer Practices Underway Refueling with Seahawk USV - USNI News
A U.S. destroyer refueled an Unmanned Surface Vessel earlier this month in the Pacific as part of the Navy’s latest development effort to hone at-sea drone sustainment, the sea service announced Monda...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 22/09/2026
Submarine fiber-optic cables are critical infrastructure supporting the global economy and geopolitical stability. www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/…
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Protecting the Arteries of Modern Civilization
Submarine fiber-optic cables are critical infrastructure supporting the global economy and geopolitical stability.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 21/09/2026
U.S. Strikes 70th Alleged Drug Boat, U.N. Brief Condemns Attacks — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/21/u...
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U.S. Strikes 70th Alleged Drug Boat, U.N. Brief Condemns Attacks - USNI News
U.S. forces with Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere struck a go-fast vessel allegedly carrying illicit narcotics on Friday, killing four people aboard. The strike – the 70th since President Donald Tr...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 21/09/2026
Russia is ‘Greatest Threat’ to U.K. Security, Says First Sea Lord — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/21/r...
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Russia is 'Greatest Threat' to U.K. Security, Says First Sea Lord - USNI News
The head of the Royal Navy called for Britain to expand its maritime capabilities and strengthen the U.K.-led Joint Expeditionary Force coalition in preparation for a potential conflict with Russia in...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 21/09/2026
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 21, 2026 news.usni.org/2026/09/21/u...
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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 21, 2026
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Sept. 21, 2026, based on Navy and public data. In cases in ...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 21/09/2026
U.S. Army Contracts First Batch of Maritime Precision Strike Missiles — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/21/u...
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U.S. Army Contracts First Batch of Maritime Precision Strike Missiles - USNI News
The U.S. Army contracted the first batch of Precision Strike Missiles designed to strike moving maritime targets last week. Lockheed Martin was awarded $1.2 billion by the ground branch for work on th...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 20/09/2026
The planes of Task Force 38 attacking the Japanese Center Force during Leyte managed to sink the mighty battleship Musashi—yet the Center Force lived to fight another day. www.usni.org/magazines/naval-histor…
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Sound and Fury Over Sibuyan Sea
The planes of Task Force 38 attacking the Japanese Center Force during Leyte managed to sink the mighty battleship Musashi—yet the Center Force lived to fight another day.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 19/09/2026
Rear Admiral Robert Krasner uses the 1898 Paquete Habana case and Lieutenant Commander William Bronaugh’s suicide to warn of moral injury when service members operate under uncertain legal authority. www.usni.org/magazines/naval-histor…
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A Warning Story for Our Times
Rear Admiral Robert Krasner uses the 1898 Paquete Habana case and Lieutenant Commander William Bronaugh’s suicide to warn of moral injury when service members operate under uncertain legal authority.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 19/09/2026
USS Abraham Lincoln Pulls into Guam, Deployment Now at 302 Days - USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/19/c...
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USS Abraham Lincoln Pulls into Guam, Deployment Now at 302 Days - USNI News
Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), the embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 and the guided-missile destroyer USS Frank Petersen (DDG-121) pulled into Guam on Saturday, according to a statement from U.S. 7th...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 19/09/2026
Stephen P. Phillips’s A Poisoned Chalice offers a deeply researched, accessible history of Operation Earnest Will and the 1987–88 Tanker War. www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/…
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Book Reviews
Stephen P. Phillips’s A Poisoned Chalice offers a deeply researched, accessible history of Operation Earnest Will and the 1987–88 Tanker War.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 18/09/2026
Hormuz Transits Hit Three-week High, VLCC Rates Explode — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/18/h...
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Hormuz Transits Hit Three-week High, VLCC Rates Explode - USNI News
Non-Iranian linked transits through the Strait of Hormuz climbed to 97 last week, according to preliminary data from London-based Lloyd’s List Intelligence. While the final number will be adjusted as ...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 18/09/2026
USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Sept. 18, 2026 news.usni.org/2026/09/18/u...
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USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Sept. 18, 2026 - USNI News
The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week.  In the Philippine Sea The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is conducting routine operat...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 18/09/2026
On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we honor those who endured captivity and remember the American service members who never returned home. Their courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 18/09/2026
VIDEO: China Coast Guard Rams Philippine Fisheries Vessel in South China Sea — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/18/v...
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VIDEO: China Coast Guard Rams Philippine Fisheries Vessel in South China Sea - USNI News
Chinese and Philippine maritime forces were involved in a ramming incident on Friday off Manila’s western island province. The incident is the latest high-profile skirmish between China and the Philip...
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 18/09/2026
Combat readiness demands tough training, not risk aversion. www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/…
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Train Beyond the Comfort Zone
Combat readiness demands tough training, not risk aversion.
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 17/09/2026
Virtual Counseling Gives Sailors More Mental Health Options — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/17/v...
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Virtual Counseling Gives Sailors More Mental Health Options - USNI News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy is using virtual counseling to help meet the mental health needs of its sailors, a panel of suicide prevention experts told reporters Thursday. There are currently 54 virtual...
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