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Why the U.S. Navy’s DDG 51 Flight III Destroyers Are Something Special The Navy has not only put as many as ten new high-tech DDG 51 Flight III destroyers on contract. While the exact size and configuration of the future U.S. Navy fleet may still be somewhat in flux as a work in progress, the service is not slowing down on efforts to add new more-capable, heavily armed warships to the fleet.  The Navy has not only put as many as ten new high-tech DDG 51 Flight III destroyers on contract, but also continues to build new Flight IIA DDG 51s as well, ships which are being equipped with a new g...

Ongoing and fast-moving developments of the story, one of the very first questions from reporters was do you have any idea how the shooter got into the building? how could the shooter access this high-security building at the navy yard? authorities at one of those press conferences, as soon as they were asked that, said they do not know, and it remains one of the many unanswered questions still tonight. joining us now is nbc news national security producer courtney kuby. thanks for being here tonight. i know it's been an exhausting day. >> thanks for having me. >> this building where the shoot...

Reporters was do you have any idea how the shooter got into the building? how could the shooter access this high-security building at the navy yard? authorities at one of those press conferences, as soon as they were asked that, said they do not know, and it remains one of the many unanswered questions still tonight. joining us now is nbc news national security producer courtney kuby. thanks for being here tonight. i know it's been an exhausting day. >> thanks for having me. >> this building where the shooting took place, the pentagon is part of your beat. you've done a lot of reporting on mil...

Was the security badge of someone else. if he had his own security badge, then we have every reason to wonder how you'll ever know who enters a place should enter a place. >> it's a bit reassuring to see people walk by here with their nationals jerseys on, ball caps on headed to the game this afternoon. it appears as if the city is starting to return to normal. >> and the reason they are is that the sea systems command is a neighbor. it has helped reinvigorate this whole part of washington. it helped bring nationals ballpark here. we don't want it walled off, a wall historic but our neighbors,...

I am very familiar with this facility. it began the revival of m street when we were able to get the sea systems command to come here. it is a very secure facility. and the navy has managed to keep it secure while it has been open to the public. >> let's pull away from that because we have learned there is a navy captain speaking. this is at the washington navy yard where this tragedy struck some eight hours ago. this is captain mark van droff. >> after the gunshots, what happened after that? shelter in place. >> we stayed shelters in place. those shots happened my guess is a little before 9:0...