Virginian Pilot – With the F-14 mechanics aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Persian Gulf.
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Virginian Pilot – A look at the work of the members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 4.
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Richmond Times Dispatch – The problems are so great with the Advanced SEAL Delivery System, the Special Operations Command announced yesterday that it is stopping further tests on the prototype, delaying the next two and re-examining the program.
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San Diego Union Tribune – The USS Dolphin returns to sea after its near-death experience in 2002.
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New York Times – The United States intends to close one of its two foreign naval bases that service nuclear submarines. The 33-year-old naval base at La Maddalena, off the coast of Sardinia, will close because of “military reshuffling.”
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Virginian Pilot – Welcome to the world of landing signal officers aboard a Navy aircraft carrier. Itís about as far as you can get from toiling in an office cubicle.
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Reuters – The Pentagon will order an initial eight highly-automated DD(X) destroyers being developed by Northrop Grumman Corp. and General Dynamics as the centerpiece of the U.S. Navy’s 21st century fleet.
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Sea Power – Naval News from Capitol Hill

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Virginian Pilot – The Navy has decided to send the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier George Washington to Japan to replace the aging carrier Kitty Hawk when it is retired from service in 2008
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Sea Power – Industry experts believe the nation is vulnerable to a sneak attack from the sea, and the idea is gaining traction in Washington.

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Sea Power – Foreign area officers help forge relationships between U.S. forces and indigenous populations.

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San Diego Union Tribune – The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group returns from a deployment in the Gulf.
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Sea Power – An interview with Lt. Gen. Michael Hough, Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation

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Sea Power – Sea-going helicopters will help relieve the operational load faced by U.S. Army ground forces in Iraq.

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Sea Power – The number of unmanned aircraft deployed by U.S. forces has grown exponentially, and the nationís combatant commanders want even more.

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Virginian Pilot – The USS Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group prepares to deploy.
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Virginian Pilot – A Cold War tactic in which one ship tries to force another to turn may be at the root of collision between the Norfolk-based destroyers McFaul and Winston S. Churchill.
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Sea Power – Naval news from around the industry.

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Sea Power – Naval news from around the US defense industry

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Virginian Pilot – The Navy plans to trim its fleet by at least 10 more ships this fiscal year as it drops below 280 for the first time in modern days.
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BBC – Japan is to allow a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be stationed in its waters for the first time. The vessel will replace the USS Kitty Hawk, the US Navy’s oldest active ship, when it is decommissioned in 2008.
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Virginian Pilot – The “Dirt Navy,” if put into play, could thrust sailors into a domain long reserved for foot soldiers. The force, perhaps 800-strong, could be used in missions that call for close contact with hostile coastlines.
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Virginian Pilot – Despite being pressed by lawmakers to hold on to the aging aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, the Navyís top admiral underscored his desire Thursday to retire the ship and build a future fleet with just 11 flattops.
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Virginian Pilot – Capt. Nora Tyson just finished serving as commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship Bataan. For a time after Hurricane Katrina, she was the voice of the Navy on TV.
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Sea Power – Naval news from the US Congress.

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