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The newly arrived Nomad joins other advanced A.I. ships in experimental Navy program

A growing fleet of autonomous, artificial intelligence-piloted Navy surface ships has been stationed in San Diego — part of an ambitious effort to find out how the emerging technology might be used to expand the service’s reach.

Black Sailor Finds Noose Hanging From His Bed on Warship, Investigation Launched Newsweek 3/02/2021 Rebecca Speare-Cole © Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Z.A./U.S. Navy photo USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), center, leads the Republic of Korea destroyers Sejong the Great (DDG 991), left, and Yang Manchun (DDH 973) while transiting the Western Pacific. The U.S. Navy has reportedly launched an investigation after a Black sailor found a noose hanging on his bed aboard a warship. The sailor found the noose on his rack on the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain on Ja...

SAN DIEGO —  So many sailors fell ill with COVID-19 on board the amphibious assault ship Essex during its recent stint at sea that the Navy had to send fresh troops to the ship to help man key watch stations, a member of the crew told the Union-Tribune. Naval Surface Forces Pacific, headquartered in San Diego, declined to comment on how many sailors on board the Essex were affected by the outbreak but confirmed some of what the sailor, who asked to remain anonymous, told the newspaper. “Personnel assigned to the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)/5th Marine Regiment have tested positive...