A US Navy supply ship was run aground by a distracted junior officer after the ship's captain left to eat dinner, investigation reveals

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Coastal Riverine Squadron patrol boats conducts flank USNS Alan Shepard
Coastal Riverine Squadron patrol boats conducts flank USNS Alan Shepard in the Gulf of Tadjoura.

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Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer is out of action, and it's a problem, top Marine Corps general says

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The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer transits the East Sea during Exercise Ssang Yong 2016 March 8, 2016.

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China's new aircraft carrier is being tested at sea for the first time, but US carriers 'remain in an echelon of their own,' expert says

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China aircraft carrier Fujian
Chinese aircraft carrier the Fujian at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai during its launch ceremony on June 17, 2022.

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China's submarine force is stressed by their more realistic training for combat

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Chinese sailors at a demonstration at China's Submarine Academy in Qingdao.
Chinese sailors at a demonstration at China's Submarine Academy in Qingdao.

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A US Navy transport ship deployed to help operate the floating port in Gaza returned home after an engine fire

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The Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo
The Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo is anchored during a routine port visit to the Marathi NATO Pier Facility in Souda Bay.

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China's newest aircraft carrier was spotted with aircraft mock-ups hinting at what its future air wing could look like

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General view of the launching ceremony of China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, named after Fujian Province, at Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), on June 17, 2022 in Shanghai, China.
General view of the launching ceremony of China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, named after Fujian Province, at Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), on June 17, 2022, in

A US Navy amphibious warship returned home for repairs just 10 days after deploying

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USS Boxer (LHD-4) ship sails near a tanker in the Arabian Sea off Oman July 17, 2019.

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See the 10 types of new US Navy warships plagued by shipbuilding delays

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An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.
An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.

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China picks its lowest-scoring officers to command nuclear submarines

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A Great Wall 236 submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, billed by Chinese state media as a new type of conventional submarine, participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province, Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
Future submarine commanders come from candidates who have low college entry exam scores.

How the Iranian-backed Houthi militia compares to the US-led task force in the Red Sea

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A battle is playing out in the Red Sea as Yemen's Houthi militia attacks commercial shipping vessels headed to the Suez Canal using weapons supplied by Iran. Now a US-led task force is fighting back.

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