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Old Warrior, New Mission: The USS Nimitz Sails Into the Caribbean Spotlight

At 51 years old, the USS Nimitz refuses to retire quietly. Instead of cruising into a museum slip, America's longest-serving aircraft carrier just rolled into the Caribbean on May 22, 2026, flexing a half-century of steel and salt at a...

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Ejection Seats Earn Their Paycheck: Two Navy Growlers Tangle Over Idaho

The phrase “return on investment” doesn’t usually come up in defense budgeting discussions, but on Sunday afternoon outside Mountain Home Air Force Base, four Navy aviators delivered a vivid reminder of what those $300,000 Martin-Baker ejection seats are actually for....

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Brrrrrt to the Rescue: How Two A-10 Warthogs Saved a Stranded Florida Boater

The A-10 Thunderbolt II is famous for one thing: turning enemy armor into spare parts with its 30mm GAU-8 cannon. But on a quiet evening over central Florida, two Warthogs traded their usual mission for something a little more unusual...

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Why the Marines Want 40 Warships (and Why 31 Won't Cut It)

The U.S. Marine Corps has a math problem. Congress says they need at least 31 amphibious warfare ships. Marine leaders say that number is a floor, not a target — and they want closer to 40 if they're going to...

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