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Navy helicopter in aid mission apparently shot at A U.S. helicopter on a humanitarian mission in the Philippines apparently was shot at, prompting the Navy to temporarily halt the mission, a defense o...
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US Ships in Frustrating Wait Off Burma’s Coast to Deliver Aid Burma’s government is denying entry to helicopters and relief supplies from U.S. Navy ships waiting offshore, near the Irawadd...
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US Ships Head For Myanmar As Officials Decry Delay Four US Navy ships [ESSEX Strike Group] steamed toward cyclone-stricken Myanmar on Thursday as the Bush administration stepped up pressure on the co...
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US Military Readies People, Planes For Possible Aid To Myanmar The U.S. military has put people and airplanes into position to work on any relief effort for cyclone-hit Myanmar, as officials await wor...
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FRANCE, US TO SUBMIT UN DRAFT TO COMBAT SOMALIA PIRACY A Franco-US draft text was to go before the UN Security Council Monday authorizing states to send warships into Somalia’s territorial water...
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France, US working on UN draft to combat piracy in Somalia France and the United States are currently working on a draft resolution in the UN Security Council to combat maritime piracy, notably off th...
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Iraq navy tests sea legs, but trainers predict shaky times The unidentified speedboat fails to respond to warnings as it races toward Iraq’s vital oil terminal in the Persian Gulf. A young Iraqi...
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Official: 2 U.S. carriers to stay near Taiwan Two U.S. aircraft carriers will remain deployed in waters near Taiwan to ensure a smooth transition of government in Taipei amid heightened regional tensi...
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Pirates holding French yacht shoot at militia Pirates who hijacked a luxury French yacht off Somalia last week have opened fire at local gunmen who stopped them from coming ashore in the chaotic Horn ...
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US missile strike targets ‘Al-Qaeda leader’ in Somalia The US military fired at least one cruise missile into southern Somalia near the Kenyan border, targeting an Al-Qaeda leader believe...
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U.S. Navy says sets record for futuristic gun The U.S. Navy said it generated on Thursday the strongest-ever force of its kind used to fire a futuristic weapon designed to boost naval gunfire range mo...
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US warship makes first Hong Kong visit since Thanksgiving row An American warship arrived in Hong Kong Monday, the US consulate said, the first visit by a military vessel from that country since a Nov...
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Pentagon Warns Iran It Will Defend Its Warships The Pentagon warned Wednesday it is prepared to use force if its warships are threatened in international waters and dismissed as “absurd” ...
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Iranian boats threaten U.S. Navy ships An Iranian fleet of high-speed boats charged at and threatened to blow up a three-ship U.S. Navy convoy passing near Iranian waters, then vanished as the Ameri...
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Lest I get too far behind…. Navy probe of weld problems expands All vessels constructed or serviced by Northrop Grumman Newport News since 2000 will be included as part of an ongoing probe of we...
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US Vice Adm:Iran Threats To Shut Strait Dominate Ahead Of Mtg Vice Adm. Kevin J. Cosgriff, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, said that while the likelihood of that happening is low, conc...