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The Navy’s Red Sea experience is not especially pertinent to a Taiwan scenario. usni.org/magazines/p...
Red Sea Operations Offer the Wrong Lessons for the Pacific | Proceedings - January 2026 Vol. 152/1/1,475
The Navy’s Red Sea experience is not especially pertinent to a Taiwan scenario.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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#OTD in 1935, Elvis Presley was born. The "King of Rock and Roll" may have served in the Army, but in 1961 he helped raise more than $60,000 for the struggling USS Arizona Memorial fund. bit.ly/3LyuoSW
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Burke was an inspiring and decisive leader and a very effective manager. usni.org/magazines/n...
Remembering My Sea Daddies: Arleigh Burke | Naval History - February 2026, Volume 40, Number 1
Burke was an inspiring and decisive leader and a very effective manager.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Trump Executive Order Puts Pressure on Defense Companies, Seeks to Halt Stock Buybacks — USNI News
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Trump Executive Order Puts Pressure on Defense Companies, Seeks to Halt Stock Buybacks - USNI News
President Donald Trump issued an executive order late Wednesday that seeks to stop defense companies from buying back their own stock.  The EO comes as the Trump administration criticizes defense cont...
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January 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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January 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Report to Congress on Emerging Technologies — USNI News
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Report to Congress on Emerging Technologies - USNI News
The following is the Jan. 6, 2025, Congressional Research Service in focus report, Defense Primer: Emerging Technologies. From the Report Senior U.S. defense and intelligence officials have identified...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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For a Navy increasingly called to operate in contested littorals, clear visual identification of officers and senior enlisted is a lethal mistake. usni.org/magazines/p...
Khaki could Kill Fleet Leaders | Proceedings - January 2026 Vol. 152/1/1,475
For a Navy increasingly called to operate in contested littorals, clear visual identification of officers and senior enlisted is a lethal mistake.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Did you miss Defense Forum Washington—Accelerating Shipbuilding to Pace the Threat?
Relive the excitement today! Senior leaders set out to tackle one of the toughest challenges in U.S. maritime power: accelerating shipbuilding to keep pace with the threat.
January 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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#OTD in 1991, the McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II program was canceled. The carrier-based stealth bomber nicknamed "The Flying Dorito" was intended to replace the A-6 Intruder, but production delays and cost overruns doomed the program.
January 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Chinese Merchant Ship Sports Electromagnetic Drone Launcher, Vertical Launching Systems — USNI News
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Chinese Merchant Ship Sports Electromagnetic Drone Launcher, Vertical Launching Systems - USNI News
A Chinese civilian ship was equipped with several armed and aircraft-launching configurations over the last few weeks, highlighting Beijing’s ability to equip its civilian containership fleet for wart...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Report to Congress on U.S. Capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro — USNI News
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Report to Congress on U.S. Capture of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro - USNI News
The following is the Jan. 6, 2026, Congressional Research Service insight report, U.S. Capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro: Considerations for Congress. From the Report On January 3, 2026, President...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Coast Guard Seizes Russian-flagged Tanker in North Atlantic, Second Tanker in Caribbean — USNI News
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Coast Guard Seizes Russian-flagged Tanker in North Atlantic, Second Tanker in Caribbean - USNI News
A U.S. Coast Guard team and additional federal law enforcement, with support from the U.S. military, seized a Russian-flagged oiler tanker that the U.S. says violated American sanctions, a U.S. offici...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Hegseth Praises Workers, Warns Contractors in ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ Speech — USNI News
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Hegseth Praises Workers, Warns Contractors in ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ Speech - USNI News
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The head of the Pentagon gave both warning and praise to defense companies in a Monday speech that kicked off a monthlong tour of sites across the country. Speaking to 300 shipyard...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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Wargaming continues to be a valuable tool for shaping armed forces and national strategies, and its value is not limited to examining the conduct of battles, campaigns, and wars. usni.org/WargamingBe...
Wargaming Beyond the Battlefield | Proceedings - January 2026 Vol. 152/1/1,475
Wargaming has grown as a to
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January 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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An aggressor squadron would allow crews to train against Red tactics. usni.org/magazines/p...
Surface Warfare Needs Someone to Play the Bad Guy | Proceedings - January 2026 Vol. 152/1/1,475
An aggressor squadron would allow crews to train against Red tactics.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Federal Law Could Limit Pentagon’s Punishment for Mark Kelly, Experts Say — USNI News
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Federal Law Could Limit Pentagon's Punishment for Mark Kelly, Experts Say - USNI News
On Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a letter of censure to Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a retired Navy captain, saying the senator’s actions were prejudicial to good order and discipline fo...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Report to Congress on the Navy’s Constellation, FF(X) Frigate Programs — USNI News
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Report to Congress on the Navy's Constellation, FF(X) Frigate Programs - USNI News
The following is the Jan. 5, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Constellation (FFG-62) and FF(X) Class Frigate Programs: Background and Issues for Congress.  From the Report The Navy be...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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The Monroe Doctrine was never about intervention and oppression. usni.org/magazines/p...
The Donroe Doctrine Should Be About Restraint, Not Intervention | Proceedings - January 2026 Vol. 152/1/1,475
The Monroe Doctrine was never about intervention and oppression.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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#OTD in 1779, Stephen Decatur was born in Sinepuxtent, Maryland. Inspired by his father—a merchant captain and later navy captain during the American Revolution—Decatur joined the U.S. Navy at 19, becoming the youngest man to reach the rank of captain in the U.S. Navy at age 25.
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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The Navy and Marine Corps continue to search for new littoral logistics platforms but overlook what they already own. usni.org/magazines/p...
The Navy Is Overlooking Its Most Versatile Logistics Tool | Proceedings - January 2026 Vol. 152/1/1,475
The Navy and Marine Corps continue to search for new littoral logistics platforms but overlook what they already own.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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January 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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U.S. warships faced an onslaught of kamikazes off Luzon during the second great American amphibious landing in the Philippines. usni.org/magazines/n...
Terror & Triumph at Lingayen Gulf | Naval History Magazine - October 2018 Volume 32, Number 5
U.S. warships faced an onslaught of kamikazes off Luzon during the second great American amphibious landing in the Philippines.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM