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May 18, 2023

Today in military history: Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic

The now-famous monoplane, The Spirit of St. Louis, successfully carried Lindbergh for over 33 hours before landing in Paris to a hero’s welcome.

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May 18, 2023

Aug 22, 2022

This was the only American carrier sunk in the Atlantic during WWII

While naval combat during WWII is often associated with great battles like Midway and Leyte Gulf, the ships in the Atlantic saw their share of action as well. German submarines…

This was the only American carrier sunk in the Atlantic during WWII

Aug 22, 2022

Jun 11, 2021

Habakkuk: Churchill’s aircraft carrier made of ice

Lasting five years, eight months and five days, the Battle of the Atlantic was the longest military campaign of WWII. Allied supply convoys were being continuously threatened by German U-boats and Luftwaffe…

Habakkuk: Churchill’s aircraft carrier made of ice

Jun 11, 2021

Nov 24, 2020

Watch: 2 Daring Coast Guard Rescues Near Boston in Less Than a Week

The U.S. Coast Guard performed two daring rescues at sea over the past week. The first, on November 13, involved a stroke victim aboard a commercial fishing vessel. Then, just…

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Nov 24, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

The US Army is sending 20,000 troops across the Atlantic to see if they have the ‘bandwidth’ to fight a major war

US Military Sealift Command cargo ship USNS Benavidez and US-flagged merchant vessels MV Resolve and MV Patriot set off across the Atlantic for Europe last month, escorted by guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf through a path made…

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Apr 29, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

NATO is trying to up its game in the waters around Europe

Shrinking ice coverage in the Arctic has drawn the attention of NATO, Russia, and other countries to the high north, where the promise of more accessible waterways means potential military and commercial competition. Since Russia’s 2014 seizu…

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

The US Army is practicing a new way to get to a fight in Europe

Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team started arriving in Europe this week for a nine-month rotation as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The 2nd ABCT’s rotation is the fifth one by an armored brigade in …

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

Why US Navy is sending more people to keep an eye on Russian subs

The Russian sub fleet is growing and growing more active, and the US and its NATO partners are more concerned about what those boats and rest of the Russian navy are up to around Europe. For the US Navy, that means more focus on the Atlantic, …

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Apr 29, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

There’s a new battle brewing in the Atlantic

The National Defense Strategy issued by the Defense Department in 2018 declared a new era of great power competition with “revisionist powers” — namely, China and Russia. A new period of tension and competition with Russia has been evident…

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

How a truck driver helped solve one of WWII’s most enduring mysteries

The USS Eagle 56 was only five miles off the coast of Maine when it exploded. The World War I-era patrol boat split in half, then slipped beneath the surface of the North Atlantic. The Eagle 56 had been carrying a crew of 62.…

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Apr 29, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

How the Navy’s newest fleet has been training for a new kind of fight

One year ago in Norfolk, Virginia, aboard USS George H.W. Bush at the establishment ceremony for US 2nd Fleet, I directed the fleet to be ready to fight — ready to fight so that we do not have to. The last time 2nd Fleet existed, th…

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Apr 29, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

Iran’s navy is sending warships across the Atlantic

The Iranian Navy will send warships to the Atlantic Ocean, a top commander said. Iran is looking to increase the operating range of its naval forces in the Atlantic, close to the waters of the United States, its arch enemy. Teh…

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BYRadio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Apr 29, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

Navy’s new strategy in Europe is allegedly confusing Russia

The National Defense Strategy document released in January 2018 emphasized dynamic force employment as a method to maintain the US Navy’s combat capabilities while changing the duration and intensity of its deployments. It was intended to be …

Navy photo

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Apr 29, 2020

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Sep 12, 2019

NATO increases anti-submarine training aimed at Russia

US and European officials have warned repeatedly in recent years that more sophisticated and more active Russian submarines pose a gro…

Marine Corps photo

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Sep 12, 2019

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Sep 12, 2019

Truman, Lincoln strike groups practice warfighting as a pair

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) began dual-carrier sustainment and qualification operations Aug. 29, 2018 in the western Atlantic Ocean. “By training and operating together, the USS Harry S.…

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BYUnited States Navy

Sep 12, 2019

BYUnited States Navy

Sep 12, 2019

Navy sailors help rescue the stranded crew of a seaplane

The Norfolk-based, guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) took part in the transport of passengers from a damaged seaplane that was adrift at sea in the Western Atlantic Ocean Aug. 25, 2018. Mason was conducting operations in the…

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BYUnited States Navy

Sep 12, 2019