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Enlisted Prize Essay Contest—Third Prize, Sponsored by The Honorable Ellen Lord. Sailors are always under pressure to achieve readiness goals. In today’s Navy, platforms and systems are under the same pressure. usni.org/magazines/p...

Readiness Is About More than Sailors | Proceedings - October 2025 Vol. 151/10/1,472

Enlisted Prize Essay Contest—Third Prize. Sailors are always under pressure to achieve readiness goals. In today’s Navy, platforms and systems are under the same pressure.

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 22h

Philippine Coast Guard Resupplies Fishermen in the South China Sea Despite Chinese Harassment — USNI News
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Philippine Coast Guard Resupplies Fishermen in the South China Sea Despite Chinese Harassment - USNI News

Manila provided supplies and protection to Philippine fishermen against a fleet of Chinese patrol ships, warships and aircraft operating in the South China Sea near two disputed maritime features on T...

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 22h

Marine Corps Updates Process to Appeal Case Findings After Hegseth Talk — USNI News
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Marine Corps Updates Process to Appeal Case Findings After Hegseth Talk - USNI News

A new Marine Corps policy update allows Marines to submit written appeals in cases of harassment, bullying, hazing and discrimination within 30 days of their case’s findings. The policy, released last...

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 1d

U.S. and Philippine Forces Drill Near South China Sea Flashpoint — USNI News
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U.S. and Philippine Forces Drill Near South China Sea Flashpoint - USNI News

Washington and Manila kicked off the latest iteration of the Sama Sama naval drills on Monday in the vicinity of a western Philippine province located near South China Sea hotspots. Sama Sama, a Tagal...

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 1d

Report to Congress on Past Government Shutdowns and Key Resources — USNI News
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Report to Congress on Past Government Shutdowns and Key Resources - USNI News

The following is the Sept. 30, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources. From the Report When federal government agencies and programs lack budget authori...

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 1d

U.K., Indian Navy Carrier Strike Groups Conduct First Ever Dual Carrier Operations — USNI News
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U.K., Indian Navy Carrier Strike Groups Conduct First Ever Dual Carrier Operations - USNI News

The U.K. Carrier Strike Group and the Indian Navy Vikrant Carrier Strike Group are conducting a joint exercise for the first time, operating together in the Western Indian Ocean. The U.K. CSG, headed ...

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 1d

A letter recalls the scene from the end of the war in the Pacific.
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Entering Tokyo Bay After Japan's Surrender | Naval History - October 2025, Volume 39, Number 5

A letter recalls the scene from the end of the war in the Pacific.

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 1d

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 1d

The Navy should augment its submarine force with conventionally powered boats capable of launching cruise missiles. usni.org/magazines/p...

Conventional Submarines Would Bring Affordable Lethality | Proceedings - October 2025 Vol. 151/10/1,472

The Navy should augment its submarine force with conventionally powered boats capable of launching cruise missiles.

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 1d

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 2d

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 2d

Japan Holds Minelaying Drills Around Strategic Islands Near Taiwan — USNI News
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Japan Holds Minelaying Drills Around Strategic Islands Near Taiwan - USNI News

Japan’s largest minelayer practiced defending a chain of strategic islands near Taiwan last week in what Tokyo described as a demonstration of “determination not to allow unilateral changes to the sta...

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 2d

GAO Report on Military Moves — USNI News
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GAO Report on Military Moves - USNI News

The following is the Sept. 11, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Military Moves: DOD Needs Better Information to Effectively Oversee Relocation Program Reforms. From the Report What GAO ...

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 2d

For the first time in more than 80 years, the U.S. Navy could face one or more peer competitors who seek the destruction of U.S. maritime forces. usni.org/magazines/p...

Preparing for Mass Casualties at Sea | Proceedings - October 2025 Vol. 151/10/1,472

For the first time in more than 80 years, the U.S. Navy could face one or more peer competitors who seek the destruction of U.S. maritime forces. 

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 2d

Hanwha Hires Former PEO Ships to Lead American Shipbuilding Enterprise — USNI News
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Hanwha Hires Former PEO Ships to Lead American Shipbuilding Enterprise - USNI News

Korean-owned Hanwha has hired a former U.S. Navy admiral to lead the company’s new shipbuilding enterprise in the United States. The company announced Monday the hiring of Tom Anderson, who most recen...

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 3d

U.S. Navy Seeks Singapore-based American Contractor For Indo-Pacific Ship Repairs — USNI News
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U.S. Navy Seeks Singapore-based American Contractor For Indo-Pacific Ship Repairs - USNI News

The U.S. Navy is looking for an American shipbuilder to establish a Singapore-based lead maintenance activity in the Southeast Asian city-state to support the fleet’s regional repair operations by par...

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 3d

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 6, 2025 — USNI News
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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 6, 2025 - USNI News

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of October 6, 2025, based on Navy and public data. In cases in...

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 3d

Navy Tests Autonomous Vessels in Recent Multilateral Exercises — USNI News
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Navy Tests Autonomous Vessels in Recent Multilateral Exercises - USNI News

The U.S. Navy recently deployed Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC), as well as several other unmanned systems, to train against swarms of enemy drones during two multinational exercises hel...

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 3d

USNI Archives Photo of the Week

ASS missile tracking radars decorated as jack-o-lanterns for Halloween 1986 aboard the USNS Point Loma (T-AGDS-2).

Credit: Official U.S. Navy Photograph

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 4d

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 4d

Facing off against the most powerful fleet in the world, the upstart Continental Navy had an impressive roster of intrepid, hard-fighting commanders. usni.org/magazines/n...

A Fighting Captain, a Timely Breeze, and Victory | Naval History - October 2025, Volume 39, Number 5

Facing off against the most powerful fleet in the world, the upstart Continental Navy had an impressive roster of intrepid, hard-fighting commanders.

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 5d

Sea control was a key factor in the back-and-forth fortunes of war throughout the American Revolution, from Boston to New York to Yorktown. usni.org/magazines/n...

The Maritime Factor | Naval History - October 2025, Volume 39, Number 5

Sea control was a key factor in the back-and-forth fortunes of war throughout the American Revolution, from Boston to New York to Yorktown.

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 5d

Proceedings Photo of the Week: An unarmed Trident II D5 Life Extension missile launches from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) off the coast of Florida. U.S. Navy (Shelby Thompson)

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 5d

What was your most difficult challenge during Nuclear Power School or Submarine School? usni.org/magazines/p...

Asked & Answered | Proceedings - October 2025 Vol. 151/10/1,472

What was your most difficult challenge during Nuclear Power School or Submarine School?

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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 6d

U.S. Conducts Fourth Strike on Suspected Drug Boat — USNI News
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U.S. Conducts Fourth Strike on Suspected Drug Boat - USNI News

The U.S. military conducted a fourth strike on a suspected narco-boat, killing four people in international waters in U.S. Southern Command on Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced. Hegseth...

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