The crew of the USS Mason captured pirates who stormed the Central Park merchant vessel off the coast of Yemen, officials said.
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Fire at BIW to be investigated by federal agencies
The blaze that started outside a ship under construction at Bath Iron Works was quickly subdued, and one employee was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Augusta officials to send off Navy ship with slice of the city
The USS Augusta, which is to be commissioned Saturday in Eastport, is the second Navy vessel to be named for Maine’s capital city.
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Navy warship named for Maine’s capital to be commissioned in Eastport
Augusta officials will travel Down East to see the ship put into service in September.
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U.S. military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures
Already, the U.S. has sent A-10 Thunderbolt II warplanes, F-16 and F-35 fighters, as well as the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, and other warships to the region over Iran’s actions at sea.
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Two U.S. Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security and China
It is unclear if the 2 cases are related.
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Bath Iron Works christens latest destroyer, named after Medal of Honor recipient
Harvey C. Barnum Jr. told a crowd at Bath Iron Works he was humbled and grateful the ship was named after him.
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Bath Iron Works to christen latest destroyer
The USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. is named after a Medal of Honor recipient.
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Biden picks female admiral to lead Navy. She’d be 1st woman to be a U.S. military service chief
Lisa Franchetti was chosen based on the broad scope of her experience at sea and ashore, including several high-level policy and administrative jobs that give her deep knowledge in budgeting and running the department.
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‘He’s home now’: Mainer killed at Pearl Harbor to be buried 82 years later
Ensign Stanley Willis Allen of Bethel was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His remains were identified 80 years later.