Just before 5 p.m. on April 14, 1988, the guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) struck an Iranian M-08 naval mine while participating in Operation Earnest Will in the central Arabian Gulf.   The explosion blew a 21-foot hole...

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“Faces of the Fleet” takes a look at YOUR Navy operating forward. These images represent the greatest Sailors in the greatest Navy in the world leading from the deck plates,...

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Today, a panel at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference will discuss military use of alternative fuel for aviation. Earlier this year, we asked for your ideas about how the Navy can use...

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In this blog, retired Capt. Jean Scherrer, who is in hospice care with terminal ovarian cancer, discusses how Navy Wounded Warrior – Safe Harbor provides non-medical care to seriously wounded,...

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Right now your Navy is 100 percent on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training in the waters off...

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On any given day, in your Navy, our team of more than 600,000 professional Sailors and civilians are working together around the globe to perform our mission: deter aggression and,...

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On any given day, in your Navy, our team of more than 600,000 professional Sailors and civilians are working together around the globe to perform our mission: deter aggression and,...

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By Rear Adm. Joseph W. Kuzmick Director, Operations and Plans I had the opportunity to testify yesterday about the Navy’s role in combating piracy around the globe. As I discussed...

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The Navy is observing Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with the theme “Courage.” This week’s focus is “Courage to Prevent.” We asked one of our sexual assault response coordinators...

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The Navy’s FY 14 budget proposal will be briefed today at 4 p.m. This blog will be updated at that time.

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Vice Adm. Allen Myers will brief the Navy’s FY budget proposal today at 4 p.m. This blog will be updated at that time.

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“Faces of the Fleet” takes a look at YOUR Navy operating forward. These images represent the greatest Sailors in the greatest Navy in the world leading from the deck plates,...

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By Rear Adm. David Duryea Deputy Commander, Undersea Warfare (SEA 07) Fifty years ago today, 112 Sailors and 17 civilians died when USS Thresher (SSN 593) sank to the bottom...

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By Peter A. Morrison Program Officer, Office of Naval Research Solid-State Laser Technology Maturation Program We all know the old saying about the unfortunate soul who brought a knife to the gunfight....

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  By Maj. Gen. T.C. Hanifen, U.S. Marine Corps Director, Expeditionary Warfare “Find a Way or Make One” is the motto for the OPNAV 95 Expeditionary Warfare team, and OPNAV...

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