The U.S. Navy Is Looking for Submarine Recruits on Reddit

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$63 million Royal New Zealand Navy ship capsizes and sinks off Samoa

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A New Zealand naval ship, HMNZS Manawanui, tilts to the side before sinking.
The HMNZS Manawanui caught fire and sank.

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The US Navy has launched a high-tech scavenger hunt on Reddit to recruit the 'next generation of submariners'

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The US Navy is using a Reddit recruiting campaign to find the next generation of submarine operators.
The US Navy recruiting the next generation of submarine operators on Reddit.

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Another US amphibious warship is out of commission as mechanical failures continue to plague the Navy's fleet

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USS Iwo Jima transits near mountains in Norway during a NATO exercise.
USS Iwo Jima, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, transits near mountains in Norway during a NATO exercise.

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Photos show the aerial acrobatics before unexpected storms ended a big military airshow

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Airmen used airbags, forklifts, and cranes to invert an aircraft that flipped during a thunderstorm with wind gusts of up to 54 mph.
Airmen used airbags, forklifts, and cranes to invert an aircraft that flipped during a thunderstorm with wind gusts of up to 54 mph.

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The US Navy has no aircraft carriers deployed in Pacific as Middle East conflicts pull the Pentagon's focus from China

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Four US Navy aircraft carriers sail in the Atlantic Ocean with a cloudy sky above them.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Harry S. Truman, and USS Gerald R. Ford and dry cargo ship USNS William McLean sail in formation in the Atlantic Ocean.

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China's coast guard is looking even more like its '2nd navy,' with 'Monster' ships, a destroyer-level vessel, and a rumored drone carrier

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A large Chinese ship sailing towards a much smaller ship
China has the world's largest coast guard fleet, and new acquisitions mean its strength has been significantly boosted.

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China's shipbuilders are teasing a new coast guard 'mothership,' and there's talk it could be an aircraft or drone carrier

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An aerial drone photo taken on May 17 shows the China Coast Guard CCG 3502 fleet conducting formation training in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao.
China's Coast Guard has been ramping up its acquisition of bigger and bolder vessels, and word of a new "mothership" is fueling speculation it could be an aircraft or drone carrier.

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An unusual announcement about a US Navy submarine packed with cruise missiles is a loud message that puts Iran on notice

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A US Navy submarine sails in the middle of a dark blue ocean with a US warship in the background.
Submarine USS Georgia in the Strait of Hormuz with the cruiser USS Philippine Sea.

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See the hundreds of sea drones the US Navy is experimenting with overseas

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The solar panels charge the drone's rechargeable batteries and thrusters.
The Triton's solar panels charge the drone's rechargeable batteries and thrusters.

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