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USS Lincoln strike group awarded Presidential Unit Citation for Iran deployment
A day ahead of their return to the U.S., the crew of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln and the ships in its carrier strike group were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, the military’s highest unit-level valor award.
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81 US military fighters, helicopters, and drones have been lost or damaged in the Iran war
A new report by Congress tallied the total aircraft and drones lost or damaged in the Iran war from operations, strikes, and accidents.
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Sanctioned 22-Year-Old Tanker Makes Rare Late-Season Arctic Voyage
A 22-year-old product tanker sanctioned by the European Union is making an unusual late-season voyage along Russia’s Northern Sea Route, highlighting the growing use of older, lower-specification vessels to move petroleum products through the Arctic.
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Suicide rate among military veterans sees little change, VA data shows
The Department of Veterans Affairs found that 6,488 veterans killed themselves in 2024, a small decline from the previous year.
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South Korea Denies Ukrainian Report That It Eased Russia’s Fuel Crisis
South Korea's presidential office on Wednesday dismissed a Ukrainian report that Russia has imported petroleum products from South Korean ports, calling the accusation inappropriate.
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Asia’s maritime community to take centre stage at upcoming WISTA 2026
The strength, dynamism and diversity of Asia’s buoyant maritime community will be evident at the 2026 WISTA AGM and Conference gathering in Kuala Lumpur later this month, as industry leaders,
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ABS Issues AIP and Completes Basic Design Review for SHI’s Entire FLNG Topsides Facilities
ABS has issued approval in principle (AIP) and completed a basic design review (BDR) for a natural gas liquefaction system developed by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the topside of
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Port of Savannah Sets September Container Record as Imports Rise
The Port of Savannah handled a record 504,015 twenty-foot equivalent units in September, up 3.7% from a year earlier as strong imports and a later-than-usual peak season boosted volumes.
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Trafigura Buys Seven Oil Tankers From SFL as Shipping Costs Rise
Trafigura Group bought seven oil tankers from New York-listed SFL Corp., in the latest example of how trading houses and state energy companies are acquiring vessels to ship crude and products.
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New Maryland Defense Shipyard Gets $6.6 Billion Commitment and Trump Visit
Defense tech firm Anduril unveiled plans on Tuesday for a $3.7 billion shipyard in Maryland that is expected to generate 3,100 jobs, in a ceremony attended by President Donald Trump.
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Army sets execution date for Nidal Hasan by firing squad at Fort Hood
The Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle announced that Nidal Hasan would be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3, 2026 at Fort Hood, Texas.
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Ships Take Long Way Around as Drought Snarls Panama Canal
Maritime traffic through the Strait of Magellan jumped more than 70% both in August and September from year-ago levels as ships diverted from the drought-stricken Panama Canal, Chilean Navy data requested by Bloomberg show.
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Attacks on Tankers in Hormuz Hit Highest of Any Week Since Start of Iran War, Sources Say
Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid a bigger export push by Gulf producers.
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Corps bans alcohol, sets curfew for Marines on Okinawa after alleged killing
The new limits were put in place after the recent arrest of a lance corporal suspected in the death of a local woman on the Japanese island.
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Boeing Nets $14.7B Contract To Triple PAC-3 MSE Seeker Output
Army Tech. Boeing seekers help Patriot interceptors identify, track and engage aircraft, hypersonic, ballistic and cruise missiles.
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Troops Can't 'AI' Their Way to Victory on the Battlefield
Morgan Phillips, Fox News Acting chief GEN Christopher LaNeve shared the U.S. Army's modernization shifts amid a rapid surge in tech usage and threats
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The Myth of Military Victory
Stephen Biddle, Sam Winter-Levy & Yuri Zhukov, Foreign Affairs The Dangerous Idea Driving Today's Wars of Choice
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The Prophet of Sea Power
Francis P. Sempa, Modern Age Alfred Thayer Mahan steered America's course with a steady hand of Christian realism
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Air Force's Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile Has First Flight Test
T. South, A&SF HACM came out of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program to develop a concept for a hypersonic air-breathing weapon
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U.S. Navy Warship Sensor Deal Could Reach $1.7B
Colton Jones, Defence Blog The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $209 million contract modification for AN/SLQ-32(V)6 electronic warfare systems, with options worth up to $1.7 billion
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