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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 29, 2024

April 29, 2024 1:19 PM
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of April 29, 2024, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting…

The Cost of a Syrian Intervention

August 22, 2012 3:52 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 2:16 PM
A Libya-style military intervention in Syria could take up to six times as many combat aircraft as last year’s Operation…

The Makin Island Raid at 70

August 16, 2012 9:39 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 8:24 PM
On August 17, 1942 211 Marines set out from two submarines to Makin Island, the home of a Japanese seaplane…

The Witch’s Final Flight

August 15, 2012 8:02 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 8:27 PM
Naval History, August 2012 On a rainy night on a remote station, the U.S. Navy paid the price for poor…

The Smooch that Ended World War II

August 14, 2012 9:21 AM - Updated: July 2, 2013 11:21 AM
On August 14, 1945, President Harry Truman took to the airwaves to announce that Japan had accepted the terms of…

Crash in the Strait of Hormuz

August 13, 2012 8:43 AM - Updated: February 5, 2013 1:27 PM
The USS Porter, an Arleigh Burke class destroyer, collided with a Panamanian flagged bulk oil tanker M/V Otowasan in the Strait…

Sailor and Marine Olympic Medal Winners

August 3, 2012 8:43 AM - Updated: February 5, 2013 1:28 PM
Carl T. Osburn You would think that the affinity that Americans have for guns would make competitive shooting a more…

New Tomahawks Inbound

August 1, 2012 11:03 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 2:09 PM
Raytheon Missile Systems, prime contractor for the ship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk land-attack missile, is moving into production of a new…

The Future of the Carrier Air Wing

August 1, 2012 6:19 AM - Updated: February 5, 2013 2:08 PM
What should the carrier air wing of the future look like? The topic has taken on new significance as a…

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