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    Navy unveils process for gender transition during service
    AUSN staff
    • Jun 8
    • 3 min

    Navy unveils process for gender transition during service

    The Navy released a new policy in June that lets transgender Sailors serve openly and details the process Sailors can use to transition...
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    Remembering D-Day
    AUSN staff
    • Jun 6
    • 1 min

    Remembering D-Day

    77 years ago today, more than 150,000 U.S. and allied troops invaded France – not to conquer, but to liberate. Operation Overlord, or...
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    Watchdog: Navy Sailors aren’t getting enough sleep
    AUSN staff
    • Jun 2
    • 2 min

    Watchdog: Navy Sailors aren’t getting enough sleep

    A government watchdog reported that the Navy has failed to ensure its Sailors are getting enough shuteye, a failure that continues to put...
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    Navy budget prioritizes maintenance over fleet expansion
    AUSN staff
    • May 28
    • 1 min

    Navy budget prioritizes maintenance over fleet expansion

    The Biden administration today released a detailed defense spending plan that would reduce spending on ship and aircraft procurement, and...
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    In passing: Alfred Procopio, the veteran who fought for Blue Water Navy benefits
    AUSN staff
    • May 28
    • 1 min

    In passing: Alfred Procopio, the veteran who fought for Blue Water Navy benefits

    AUSN was saddened to learn that Alfred Procopio passed away this morning. Procopio was the veteran who successfully sued the Department...
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    Memorial Day message: ‘I beg of you to forever listen, and to remember’
    AUSN staff
    • May 28
    • 2 min

    Memorial Day message: ‘I beg of you to forever listen, and to remember’

    Former Navy SEAL David Rutherford delivered a Memorial Day message to AUSN leaders and members this week after joining them in a...
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    AUSN lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    AUSN staff
    • May 27
    • 1 min

    AUSN lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

    AUSN leaders, members, family and friends laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on May 27, 2021. AUSN Board Chairman Dan...
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    Navy pushes Sailors, Marines toward the COVID vaccine
    AUSN staff
    • May 25
    • 2 min

    Navy pushes Sailors, Marines toward the COVID vaccine

    The U.S. Navy on Monday eased restrictions for the hundreds of thousands of Sailors who received the COVID-19 vaccine, a move that puts...
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    Pentagon may rename USS Antietam, USS Chancellorsville, USNS Maury
    AUSN staff
    • May 24
    • 3 min

    Pentagon may rename USS Antietam, USS Chancellorsville, USNS Maury

    The Defense Department might rename at least three ships that were given names to commemorate battles or people related to Confederate...
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    Will the Pentagon monitor troops’ social media accounts? It’s not clear…
    AUSN staff
    • May 19
    • 3 min

    Will the Pentagon monitor troops’ social media accounts? It’s not clear…

    The Pentagon was mired in controversy this week after press reports said it was planning to regularly monitor the social media accounts...
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    Three tips for taking advantage of the U.S. military’s education benefits
    AUSN staff
    • May 17
    • 2 min

    Three tips for taking advantage of the U.S. military’s education benefits

    Thousands of young men and women decide to join the military each year, for many reasons. Some want to explore the world. Others feel...
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    Video: Coast Guard cutter fires warning shots at Iranian navy
    AUSN staff
    • May 12
    • 2 min

    Video: Coast Guard cutter fires warning shots at Iranian navy

    The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Maui fired 30 warning shots at Iranian vessels on Monday after Iran conducted “unsafe and unprofessional...
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    Oil pipeline hack exposes weaknesses in America’s merchant navy
    AUSN staff
    • May 10
    • 2 min

    Oil pipeline hack exposes weaknesses in America’s merchant navy

    When Russian hackers disrupted the supply of fuel to the East Coast, they did more than raise the specter of higher gas prices. They once...
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    Pentagon mulls mandatory COVID-19 shots for U.S. troops
    AUSN staff
    • May 4
    • 2 min

    Pentagon mulls mandatory COVID-19 shots for U.S. troops

    The Biden administration may soon require all uniformed military personnel to get shots that will protect them from the more dangerous...
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    Is America coming back? Senators propose $25 billion for shipbuilders
    AUSN staff
    • Apr 29
    • 2 min

    Is America coming back? Senators propose $25 billion for shipbuilders

    A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers says shipbuilding should be part of the debate to restore America’s infrastructure, and proposed...
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    Navy sounds the alarm on Biden’s DOD budget: ‘Lucky to keep up with inflation’
    AUSN Staff
    • Apr 29
    • 2 min

    Navy sounds the alarm on Biden’s DOD budget: ‘Lucky to keep up with inflation’

    Chief of Naval Operations Michael Gilday warned this week that President Biden’s proposed military budget effectively end up being a cut...
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    Navy leaders list climate change, extremism, diversity as priorities
    AUSN Staff
    • Apr 29
    • 4 min

    Navy leaders list climate change, extremism, diversity as priorities

    Top Navy leaders told Congress this week that while China, Russia, readiness and lethal warfighting capacity are priorities, the Navy is...
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    DOD launching new career readiness tool in June, thanks to Navy leadership
    AUSN staff
    • Apr 23
    • 2 min

    DOD launching new career readiness tool in June, thanks to Navy leadership

    The U.S. Armed Forces and the U.S. private sector are entirely different things, which is why transitioning out of the military can be a...
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    Bipartisan bill rescues military families from red tape
    AUSN staff
    • Apr 23
    • 2 min

    Bipartisan bill rescues military families from red tape

    A bipartisan group of senators is trying to make it easier for military spouses to find work when their family is moved to a new duty...
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    Emails show senior official pushed ‘critical race theory’ at VA
    AUSN staff
    • Apr 23
    • 2 min

    Emails show senior official pushed ‘critical race theory’ at VA

    A senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs told staff that systemic racism exists in America and promoted other elements of...
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