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Japan Launches Landing Support Vessel Dedicated to Ryukyu Operations

November 29, 2024 10:23 PM

The first of a new class of landing support vessels dedicated to the Japan Self-Defense Force’s Maritime Transport Group was launched last week in Tokyo’s latest move to bolster its forces facing…

Aviation·China·Foreign Forces·News & Analysis·Russia

Joint Russian, Chinese Pacific Bomber Flight Prompts Japan and South Korea to Scramble Fighters

November 29, 2024 10:11 PM

Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Now in the South China Sea, Russian Surface Action Group Also Underway

Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) departed the Port Klang Cruise Terminal in…

Report to Congress on the Future Years Defense Program

The following is the Nov. 22, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus…

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Financier John Phelan Tapped to be Next Navy Secretary

Financier John Phelan has been tapped as Donald Trump’s nominee for the next Secretary of the Navy, according to a late Tuesday statement.…

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U.S. Supporting Philippine Operations in South China Sea with Forward-Deployed Task Force

The Pentagon has revealed the existence of a forward-deployed task force in the Philippines focused on supporting Manila’s maritime operations in the South China…

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‘Unexpected Circumstances’

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – As amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) loomed offshore on Saturday, Navy air-cushioned landing craft cycled between its well deck…

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U.S. Carrier Makes First Malaysian Port Call Since Leonard Francis Arrest

Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) pulled in for a liberty call at the Port Klang Cruise Terminal in Malaysia on Saturday, a one-time key…

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Navy Bases Virginia-class Attack Boat in Guam

Naval Base Guam received the USS Minnesota (SSN-783) on Tuesday, marking the first forward deployment of a Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine to the strategically…

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USCGC Polar Star Departs Seattle, Headed to Antarctica

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) and crew departed Seattle on Friday, beginning their monthslong deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze,…