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One of 10 oil tankers enrolled in a U.S. program to provide fuel to troops was set ablaze after a cargo ship collided into in the North Sea.

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Tanker That Exploded In North Sea Collision One Of 10 In U.S. Fuel Delivery Program Tanker That Exploded In North Sea Collision One Of 10 In U.S. Fuel Delivery Program

By Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 10, 2025

President Donald Trump, through his pick to be the next Secretary of the Navy, has thrust long-running criticisms of what is commonly called "running rust" on American warships back into the mainstream limelight.

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Warships Caked In Rust Prompting Late Night Trump Texts To Navy Secretary Nominee Warships Caked In Rust Prompting Late Night Trump Texts To Navy Secretary Nominee

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 28, 2025

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 23, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) fires an SM-2 missile during a live-fire exercise. Spruance, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is currently underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign John Rosenberg)

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Navy Warships Have To Leave Red Sea Fight For Weeks To Reload Their Missiles Navy Warships Have To Leave Red Sea Fight For Weeks To Reload Their Missiles

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Updated on Jan 17, 2025

US Navy ship in maintenance.

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What’s In The Bill That Aims To Revitalize America’s Decaying Naval Industry What’s In The Bill That Aims To Revitalize America’s Decaying Naval Industry

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Posted on Dec 23, 2024

USS Chosen VLS resupply at sea test off San Diego.

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Navy Just Reloaded A Vertical Launch System For The First Time While Underway At Sea Navy Just Reloaded A Vertical Launch System For The First Time While Underway At Sea

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 12, 2024

The USNS oiler Big Horn suffered a mishap at sea in the 5th Fleet region, raising logistics concerns for the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group

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Navy Resupply Ship Mishap Could Have Big Impact On Mid-East Deployed Carrier Group Navy Resupply Ship Mishap Could Have Big Impact On Mid-East Deployed Carrier Group

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 24, 2024

Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) guide training ordnance into the ship’s forward vertical launch system (VLS) cells during a proof-of-concept evolution in San Diego, Oct. 4. MV Ocean Valor conducted its first at-sea vertical launch system reload with Spruance, demonstrating the ability of the U.S. Navy to re-arm surface vessels who employ VLS.

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Eying China Threat, Congress Pushes Navy On At-Sea Rearming Eying China Threat, Congress Pushes Navy On At-Sea Rearming

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 16, 2024

Contested logistics in the pacific

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To Meet Critical Pacific Logistics Needs, U.S. Navy To Lean On International Help To Meet Critical Pacific Logistics Needs, U.S. Navy To Lean On International Help

By Hope Hodge Seck

Posted on Apr 12, 2024

Four U.S. sealift ships on call to support military operations are now stuck in Baltimore following the collapse of a bridge after it was struck by a container ship.

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Two Of The Fastest U.S. Sealift Ships Trapped By Baltimore Bridge Collapse Two Of The Fastest U.S. Sealift Ships Trapped By Baltimore Bridge Collapse

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 27, 2024

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Navy About To Get World’s Largest Unmanned Warship But Has No Plans To Use It Navy About To Get World’s Largest Unmanned Warship But Has No Plans To Use It

By Christopher P. Cavas

Posted on Sep 26, 2022

Cargo Ships As Missile Carriers Is One Of The Navy’s Options To Offset Cruiser Retirements

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Cargo Ships As Missile Carriers Is One Of The Navy’s Options To Offset Cruiser Retirements Cargo Ships As Missile Carriers Is One Of The Navy’s Options To Offset Cruiser Retirements

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 25, 2022

The Army Is Once Again Trying To Sell Off Some Of Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet

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The Army Is Once Again Trying To Sell Off Some Of Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet The Army Is Once Again Trying To Sell Off Some Of Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 13, 2021

This Relatively Young Military Sealift Command Ship Is Absolutely Caked In Rust

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This Relatively Young Military Sealift Command Ship Is Absolutely Caked In Rust This Relatively Young Military Sealift Command Ship Is Absolutely Caked In Rust

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 5, 2020

Vital Logistics Ships Will Be Without Critical U.S. Navy Escorts In A Major Conflict

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Vital Logistics Ships Will Be Without Critical U.S. Navy Escorts In A Major Conflict Vital Logistics Ships Will Be Without Critical U.S. Navy Escorts In A Major Conflict

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Pentagon Orders Sudden Deployment Drill Of Unprecedented Size For Its Sealift Ships

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Pentagon Orders Sudden Deployment Drill Of Unprecedented Size For Its Sealift Ships Pentagon Orders Sudden Deployment Drill Of Unprecedented Size For Its Sealift Ships

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 17, 2019

Congress Demanded The Army Put Its Plans To Gut Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet On Hold (Updated)

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Congress Demanded The Army Put Its Plans To Gut Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet On Hold (Updated) Congress Demanded The Army Put Its Plans To Gut Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet On Hold (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 13, 2019