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A lawsuit forced the Navy to release files from the accident investigation. A trove of recently declassified files on the tragic 1963 sinking of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Thresher confirm the U.S. Navy didn’t cover up the mysterious accident—and, in fact, there was no single event or error that caused the sub to sink. Last year, a retired Navy submarine commander won a lawsuit forcing the service to release its report on what happened to the Thresher, which sank during divi...

SAN DIEGO —  The U.S. Navy’s struggles with COVID-19 are well documented. Early in the pandemic, the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt had hundreds of sailors test positive, with one fatality. The outbreak led to the removal of the ship’s commander. More recently hundreds of sailors aboard the destroyer Chafee were placed under quarantine in San Diego hotel rooms. But the pandemic has also strained Coast Guard crews at sea, said Capt. Brian Anderson, the commanding officer of the ...

By ANDREW DYER | The San Diego Union Tribune | Published: March 11, 2021 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. SAN DIEGO (Tribune News Service) — The U.S. Navys struggles with COVID-19 are well documented. Early in the pandemic, the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt had hundreds of sailors test po...

Adm. Karl Schultz was on hand as the Alameda, Calif.-based USCGC Bertholf unloaded 7,500 pounds of cocaine and marijuana seized by several Coast Guard vessels in the eastern Pacific over the first two months of 2021.

Defence Ministry to take up big deals for armed drones, submarines in April Updated: Updated: March 08, 2021 20:04 IST The three Services have since finalised the Qualitative Requirements and the all the processing has been completed. Share Article Representative Image: The six advanced submarines will be made under Project-75I. File Photo.   The three Services have since finalised the Qualitative Requirements and the all the processing has been completed. Multi-billion deals for 30 armed dr...

By   Paul McLeary on March 08, 2021 at 3:33 PM Multinational navy ships and a submarine steam in formation during a group sail off the coast of Hawaii during RIMPAC 2020 WASHINGTON: Over the weekend, the White House announced the promotion of two Navy admirals to lead military operations in the Pacific, a swap of commanders that comes as the Biden administration looks for ways to put its own imprint on the intensifying competition with China in the Pacific region. The nominations of Adm. Joh...

With a more assertive China, Biden faces growing tensions in Asia 03:22 In the past two weeks, Washington has sent a guided-missile destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, demonstrating the US continued commitment to the self-governed democratic island. The same destroyer then continued to the Paracel Islands to challenge Beijings island claims in the South China Sea. Washington also deployed two of its massive aircraft carriers for exercises in the same waters and dispatched one of its newest de...

The shipyard is warning that the work may come with a smell.  "While the Navy is taking actions to reduce any impacts, the odor may be detectable in surrounding communities beyond the installation’s fence line," the shipyard said in a release, noting that "containment systems and prompt shipment will be in place to minimize odor by capturing and properly disposing of the marine growth."  The shipyard had hoped to get the venerable vessel into dry dock Friday but winds delayed the move. It ...

"Take a look at what Chinas really investing in," Navy CNO Adm. Mike Gilday said. "Yes, they are putting more ships in the water, but theyre investing heavily in anti-ship missiles as well as satellite systems to be able to target ships. And so Im mindful of that." By   Paul McLeary on February 26, 2021 at 9:44 AM

Analysis by Brad Lendon, CNN Born of the Cold War and launched with enough firepower to destroy well over a dozen Soviet cities in a single salvo, the USS Ohio, the largest submarine the...