Navy proposes decommissioning 39 ships next year
The Navy last week proposed decommissioning 39 battle force and non-battle force ships next year, another sign the Navy will continue to...
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AUSN Staff
- Aug 11, 2022
- 2 min
Celebrating the Navajo Code Talkers
Eighty years ago this weekend, a group of young Navajo men decided to do something much bigger than themselves and signed up to be United...
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AUSN Staff
- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
China surrounds Taiwan with planes, ships in wake of Pelosi visit
China’s People’s Liberation Army on Wednesday dramatically ramped up military drills in the air and sea around Taiwan in protest of House...
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AUSN Staff
- Jul 29, 2022
- 2 min
Senate demands Navy, USMC report on aviation mishaps
Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee are demanding that the Navy and Marine Corps send them a report that explains the many...
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AUSN Staff
- Jul 28, 2022
- 1 min
WATCH: U.S., allies sink USS Denver, USS Rodney M. Davis
The U.S. and its Pacific allies teamed up last month to send the decommissioned USS Denver and USS Rodney M. Davis to their watery graves...
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AUSN Staff
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
Navy sends more mixed signals on fleet size: 350+ by 2040
The Navy this week tossed out a new target fleet size that seems likely to further confuse lawmakers and raise more questions about...
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AUSN Staff
- Jul 26, 2022
- 2 min
China tensions rise amid Taiwan drills, ‘aggressive’ PLA actions
China has continued to occupy Washington policymakers over this long, hot summer, and tensions boiled over this week as the Biden...
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AUSN Staff
- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
Senate panel tells DOD to end the hunt for extremism in the ranks
The Senate Armed Services Committee says it’s time for the Defense Department to shut down its highly publicized effort to identify...
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AUSN Staff
- Jul 19, 2022
- 2 min
VA shows ‘willful disregard’ for health care choice, senators say
Nine members of the U.S. Senate are accusing the Department of Veterans Affairs of purposefully ignoring the bipartisan will of Congress...
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AUSN Staff
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
Navy dings Vice Admiral, 26 others for Bonhomme Richard fire
The Navy announced Friday it has taken action against 27 people responsible for the July 2020 fire onboard the USS Bonhomme Richard,...
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AUSN Staff
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
AUSN awards $52,000 in scholarships to 21 undergraduate students
The Association of the United States Navy this year awarded $52,000 to AUSN family members who will be enrolled in undergraduate programs...
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AUSN Staff
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Here's how Congress saved the Navy fleet this year
House lawmakers this week voted for legislation that will let America field 10 additional ships and dramatically scaled back the Navy’s...
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AUSN Staff
- Jul 13, 2022
- 2 min
Let them eat fake: Navy gets stuck with plant-based protein
For some Navy Sailors, serving overseas will soon mean servings of fake meat. The House on Thursday night passed the annual defense...
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AUSN Staff
- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
House votes will determine fate of Navy fleet
The House of Representatives this week will vote on a series of amendments that will determine whether the Navy can follow through on its...
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AUSN Staff
- Jul 7, 2022
- 1 min
Will Navy Sailors be forced to eat plant-based proteins?
A battle is shaping up in Congress that will determine whether some Navy Sailors are served up plant-based "steaks" and "hamburgers" when...
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AUSN Staff
- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
Pentagon’s recruiting failure raises national security fears
What started as a personnel shortage may be turning into a full-blown national security crisis for America. The Pentagon has struggled...
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AUSN Staff
- Jun 30, 2022
- 2 min
Report: Jury convicts four in ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal
A federal jury in San Diego convicted four of five former U.S. naval officers of conspiracy, bribery and fraud on Wednesday, capping a...
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AUSN Staff
- Jun 29, 2022
- 2 min
Farewell to a legend: Hershel “Woody” Williams
The last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II – a Marine who was recognized for his actions in the Battle of Iwo Jima – died...
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AUSN Staff
- Jun 28, 2022
- 2 min
Retired Navy officer finds the lost USS Samuel B. Roberts
A Navy destroyer that was lost during the largest ocean battle of World War II has been found more than four miles down in the Philippine...
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AUSN Staff
- Jun 27, 2022
- 2 min
DOD may ease abortion travel after Supreme Court ruling
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is looking for ways to make it easier for women to get an abortion while serving in the military after the...
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