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US strikes Huthi missile positions in Yemen
The United States military confirmed Thursday its forces conducted multiple strikes against Huthi missile systems as the Yemen-based rebel group prepared to launch attacks that threatened U.S. Navy and merchant ships.
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Biden picks Lisa Franchetti as first woman admiral to lead US Navy
President Joe Biden on Friday announced he will nominate Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the US Navy, which would make her the first woman to hold the position and to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
US Navy says it prevented Iran from seizing tankers in Gulf of Oman
The US Navy said it had intervened to prevent Iran from seizing two commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday in the latest in a series of seizures or attacks on ships in the area since 2019.
Chevron said one incident involved the Richmond Voyager, a very large crude carrier managed by the US oil major, and that crew onboard were safe.
TCG Istanbul sets sail on maiden voyage
Türkiye's fifth warship TCG Istanbul has embarked on its maiden voyage in the Marmara Sea, the Defense Ministry announced on June 22.
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The real Top Gun is Greek: Christopher “POPS” Papaioanu (photos)
He is the Commanding Officer of the US Navy Fighter Weapons School a.k.a. “TOP GUN”
Turkey starts naval drill in Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean
The Turkish navy on May 25 started the Sea Wolf 2021 drill in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean waters.
In a caption with a video of the drill shared on Twitter, the National Defense Ministry called the Turkish navy "the lightning claw of the waters."
Annual naval exercise in Aegean comes to a close
Images were released on Saturday of last week's Hellenic Navy exercise that took place from Tuesday to Friday in the wider sea area of the central and northern Aegean. Frigates, surveillance ships, submarines, helicopters of the navy's aviation force and Hellenic Air Force planes took part in the four-day drill.
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Fired US Navy captain leaves his ship to sailors applause
U.S. Navy Capt. Brett Crozier departed the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier to raucous cheers from his crew after being fired for raising the alarm on the spread of the coronavirus on the ship.
The vast outpouring of support for the dismissed captain was captured on video by those on or near the ship who recorded as the crew yelled his name in between unison claps.
Net tightens around three suspects in Leros base theft
An investigation into the disappearance of a significant amount of military equipment and weapons from a naval base on the southern Aegean island of Leros was gathering pace on Thursday, with the net closing around three suspects, Kathimerini understands.
UN in final push for Syria constitutional committee
The United Nations envoy for Syria on Nov. 19 signaled that he was ready to abandon efforts to set up a committee on drafting a post-war constitution if no deal is reached by the end of December.