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    Episode 30: June 12, 2018Professor James Holmes of the Naval War College calls into the show to discuss the "five faces of Chinese naval power....
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    CEO Notes: The Annual Meeting Was a Winner
    We had a terrific Annual Meeting on 3 May. Attendance was up, and the vibe was excellent. It was an honor to have Chief of Naval Operations John...
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    Marines Pick BAE to Build Amphibious Combat Vehicle; Contract Worth Up to $1.2B

    After years of stops and starts, the Marine Corps has selected BAE Systems to build the service’...

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    The Corps' Day of Destiny

    At Belleau Wood on 6 June 1918, the Marine Corps commenced fighting its first large-scale battle and sustained casualties that exceeded...

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    Ask a military history buff to match 6 June with a historic event and the answer you’ll probably get is D-Day, the 1944 Allied invasion of...

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    The Navy's Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes Illinois marked another milestone in efforts to make uniforms more gender-specific Monday when fema...
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    China has ordered its armed forces to end all paid outside work within three years as part of a push to make the world's largest standing military mor...
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    Eight sailors were injured aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during an aircraft landing off Virginia's coast, the Navy said....
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    U.S. and South Korean troops staged a big amphibious landing exercise on Saturday, storming simulated North Korean beach defenses. ...
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