After a 35-year break, the US Navy is building frigates again, and it has a lot of catching up to do

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Navy USS Ingraham Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate
USS Ingraham, the last Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate built for the US, returns from its last deployment in November 2014.

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US Navy video shows a dozen Iranian fast-attack boats swarming an oil tanker in its latest maritime seizure

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A screenshot of a video showing fast-attack craft from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy swarming Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi as it transits the Strait of Hormuz, May 3, 2023.
A screenshot of a video showing fast-attack craft from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy swarming Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi as it transits the Strait of Hormuz, May 3, 2023.

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Ukrainian soldiers are using a handheld video game console to operate machine gun mounts, per reports. The US Navy has also utilized Xbox controllers in the past.

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Ukrainian serviceman firing a machine gun at a firing range, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, March 15, 2023
Ukrainian serviceman firing a machine gun at a firing range, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, March 15, 2023

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Cats once served as vital members of the US Navy. Old photos show these forgotten service felines.

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Cpl. Edward Burckhardt poses with a rescued a kitten that he named Suribachi Sue.
Cpl. Edward Burckhardt poses with a rescued a kitten that he named Suribachi Sue.

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The US Navy is putting its submarines on rare public display in a message to Russia's growing undersea force

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Navy submarine USS San Juan in Iceland
USS San Juan off the coast of Iceland on April 26.

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Fires are starting on US warships in port more often than reported, watchdog finds, and it's giving the Navy a 'false sense of security'

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SAN DIEGO (July 13, 2020) Firefighting efforts to combat the blaze aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).

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A Navy dad was able to get 12 weeks of paternity leave through a new policy. It showed him just how much work goes into childcare, and meant his wife felt supported 'mentally and physically.'

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Kaitlyn DeOliveira (left) and her husband Jordan Heathcoat benefitted from the US Navy's new paternity leave policy.

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The newest US aircraft carrier is heading for deployment after a decade of hard lessons the Navy says it should 'never' do again

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USS Gerald R. Ford in the Atlantic Ocean on March 19.

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The Chinese military posted an animated video simulating how China's forces would attack Taiwan if war breaks out

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An animated visual of the simulated strikes on Taiwan, by state media the Global Times.
An animated visual of the simulated strikes on Taiwan, posted by the Chinese military's Eastern Theatre Command.

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A large Navy research vessel that once belonged to late Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen tipped over — injuring 33 people — and is stuck at a 45 degree angle

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A general view at the scene after a ship tipped over at a 45-degree angle in the Imperial Dock area in Leith on March 22, 2023 in Leith, Scotland.
Police said the research vessel the 'Petrel' began to tilt to one side earlier this morning, after it became dislodged on a dry dock.

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