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    Nap for High Performance
    While serving in the U.S. Army, Colonel Jill Morgenthaler used many lessons from her father, Marine Colonel Wendell Morgenthaler, including...
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    Photo of the Week: 22 June
    This week's photo shows Navy Damage Controlman 3rd Class Chris McNeil from the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) as he prepares to rescue a dummy victim...
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    Part III—Innovation Matters
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    Where Is Navy BMD?
    Is ballistic missile defense a Navy mission? If so, the Navy needs to get serious about “really” testing it. This recent test firing...
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    U.S. Surface Combatants Could Get Faster Block Upgrades in the Future

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy hopes to bring the submarine community’s capability...

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    USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: June 25, 2018

    The USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker is sponsored by CNA. These are the approximate positions...

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    Navy Identifies Pilot Killed During New Mexico Test Flight

    The Navy has identified the pilot of an Embraer A-29 Super Tucano who died on Friday following a...

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    Less Experienced Maintainers Contribute to Rise in Naval Aviation Mishaps

    The Navy and Marine Corps found that less experience in their aviation maintenance crews has...

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    Fleet Master Chief Russell Smith Named Temporary MCPON

    The chief of naval operations assigned Fleet Master Chief Russell Smith to temporarily serve as...

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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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    On Our Scope

    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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    'Lion Courage in the Face of Any Danger'

    Thirty years before becoming Marine Commandant, Clifton Cates earned a Navy Cross and a reputation as the Corps' luckiest man during...

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    Lexington, Juneau Found in Banner Month for Wreck Discoveries

     

    March 2018 will go down in underwater-archaeology history as...

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    Bluejacket's Manual - Securing a Ship to a Pier

    If you have ever watched a movie in which the captain of a Navy ship yells down from the bridge wing, telling his deck crew to “Cast off all...

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    Female Navy Recruits Get First 'Dixie Cup' Hats at Boot Camp
    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 aims to prepare military for battle by ending paid contract work
    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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    Navy: 8 Sailors Aboard Carrier USS Eisenhower Hurt During Landing
    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., South Korea stage assault drill; North threatens to wipe out enemies
    U.S. and South Korean troops staged a big amphibious landing exercise on Saturday, storming simulated North Korean beach defenses. ...
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    Marine Corps Wants Funding to Improve Security at Recruiting Centers
    Ten months after a gunman opened fire in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Corps is still working to bolster the security of its recruiting officers....
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    On Midrats 24 June 2018 – Episode 442: Midrats Mid-Summer Free For All

    Please join us at 5pm EDT on 24 June 2018 for Episode 442: Midrats Mid-Summer Free For All We’re back live to catch up on all your maritime...

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    Naval Academy Should Consider ‘Quality Spread’ in SWO Ship Assignments

    The annual Ship Selection Night for prospective surface warfare officers (SWOs) at the Naval Academy has become an event. In my day, SWO selectees...

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    The U.S. Navy’s Rigid Airship Program

    In the period between the world wars, the U.S. Navy saw potential value in a relatively new technology: rigid air ships. During the first half of...

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    ASW: The Case for Informed Pessimism

    Difficult skills, like fine machinery, do not age well with little use. Certain warfare area’s expertise quickly dissipate when ignored,...

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    The Diversification of Carrier Air Wing Commanders

    On 2 November 2017, the 224 officers that were eligible for the U.S. Navy FY19 Aviation Major Command Screen Board (AMCSB) learned their fate when...

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    First SOSUS signal at Cape Hatteras – June 1962

    I started to feel a little nostalgic when I found out that the first SOSUS signal of a Soviet diesel submarine was detected by the Cape Hatteras...

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    Today in Naval History

    On this day in 1864 – During the Civil War, USS Kearsarge, commanded by Capt. J.A. Winslow, sinks CSS Alabama, commanded by Capt. R. Semmes...

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    USS Cyclops – The Deadliest Unsolved Mystery in the Navy

    One hundred years later, the mystery of the USS Cyclops, the greatest non-combat loss of life the Navy ever experienced, remains unsolved. What...

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    The Sinking of the USS President Lincoln, 31 May 1918

    May 31st marked the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the troop transport USS President Lincoln. Formerly a German ocean liner of the Hamburg-...

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    Nursing to Combat: The Ever Expanding Role of Women

    Throughout their history, women have impacted the Navy and Marine Corps. At the outset, women served as dedicated wives managing the household and...

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