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Hot Springs residents join effort to replace Medals of Honor

By MARK GREGORY - Associated Press

In this Jan. 3, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Navy, a Naval Station vessel, right, prepares to assist the future USS Omaha (LCS 12), a 218-foot-long littoral combat ship, pier side during a brief fuel stop in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Omaha was conducting a change of homeport to San Diego, Calif. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE **

Warren Buffett on hand as Navy commissions newest warship

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US Navy says it received Iran broadcast about naval exercise

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171117-N-KH151-061 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 17, 2017) A C-2A Greyhound assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on Nov. 17, 2017. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eduardo Otero/U.S. Navy via AP)

Ships, aircraft search for 3 U.S. sailors missing in crash

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FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, file photo, the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier arrives in Hong Kong. A U.S. Navy C-2 Greyhound plane carrying 11 crew and passengers crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, while on the way to the USS Ronald Reagan the Navy said. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

The Latest: Search continuing for 3 sailors after Navy crash

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Today’s sailors hardworking, too

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USS Ashland Command Master Chief Gary Wise greets Jennifer Appel, an American mariner who was lost in the Pacific Ocean for five months, Oct. 25, 2017. (Image: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released)

Navy saves 2 mariners lost in Pacific Ocean for 5 months; women express ‘pure relief’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017 photo, a sailor greets Zeus the dog with his owner Tasha Fuiaba, left, on the boat deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland after she and one other Honolulu woman and their dogs were rescued after being lost at sea for several months while trying to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti. The U.S. Navy rescued the women on Wednesday after a Taiwanese fishing vessel spotted them about 900 miles southeast of Japan on Tuesday and alerted the U.S. Coast Guard. The women, identified by the Navy as Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiaba, lost their engine in bad weather in late May, but believed they could still reach Tahiti. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/U.S. Navy via AP)

Mother of Hawaii woman lost at sea for months never gave up

By CALEB JONES - Associated Press

Illustration on Obama's destructive impact on the U.S. Navy by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Navy ship collisions can be avoided in the future

By James A. Lyons

The Republic of Singapore Navy's RSS Brave, right, sails off from the Tuas naval base on a search and rescue mission for the USS John S. McCain's missing sailors on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Singapore. Aircraft and ships from the navies of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia are searching seas east of Singapore where the collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker happened early Monday. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Navy IDs 2 dead, 8 missing sailors from the USS John McCain

By JEFF KAROUB - Associated Press

Republic of Singapore Navy's RSS Brave, left, sails off from Tuas naval base on a search and rescue mission for USS John S. McCain's missing sailors on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Singapore. Aircraft and ships from the navies of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia are searching seas east of Singapore where the collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker happened early Monday. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Navy IDs 2 dead, 8 missing sailors from the USS John McCain

By JEFF KAROUB - Associated Press

This combination of file photos show U.S. Navy ships the USS Antietam, top left; the USS Lake Champlain, top right; the USS Fitzgerald, bottom left; and the USS John S. McCain. The commander of U.S. naval operations has ordered a comprehensive review to get to root causes after the collision this week between a Navy destroyer and an oil tanker near Singapore. The crash on Aug. 21, 2017, is the latest &quot;in a series of incidents in the Pacific theater,&quot; Adm. John Richardson said in a video statement. Navy ships have been in at least four accidents in the Pacific this year. (U.S. Navy via AP, AP Photos/File)

4 accidents, 2 deadly, raise questions about Navy operations

By KATY DAIGLE - Associated Press

In this Jan. 22, 2017, photo provided by U.S. Navy, the USS John S. McCain conducts a patrol in the South China Sea while supporting security efforts in the region. The guided-missile destroyer collided with a merchant ship on Monday, Aug. 21, in waters east of Singapore and the Straits of Malacca. (James Vazquez/U.S. Navy via AP)

The Latest: Divers assessing damage on USS John S. McCain

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In this Jan. 22, 2017, photo provided by U.S. Navy, the USS John S. McCain conducts a patrol in the South China Sea while supporting security efforts in the region. The guided-missile destroyer collided with a merchant ship on Monday, Aug. 21, in waters east of Singapore and the Straits of Malacca. (James Vazquez/U.S. Navy via AP)

The Latest: Singapore helicopter evacuates 4 injured US crew

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FILE - In this July 4, 2017, file photo, a U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, is seen at a golf course in Seongju, South Korea. North Korea claims it is in the final stages of preparing a plan to launch four intermediate-range ballistic missiles over Japan and into waters just off the island of Guam, where about 7,000 U.S. troops are based. The U.S. has pumped billions of dollars into its missile defense systems and sold hundreds of millions of dollars' worth to its allies, including the very controversial deployment of a state-of-the-art system known by its acronym, THAAD, in South Korea. (Kim Jun-beom/Yonhap via AP, File)

Missile infrastructure U.S. way to show commitment to South Pacific

By Erik M. Jacobs

US Navy ends search for sailor thought lost in west Pacific

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China helps search for missing US Navy sailor

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The Latest: US Navy says Iran sea encounter “professional”

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This photo released by the Gardendale (Ala.) Police Department, shows Kenneth Dion Lever. Authorities searched for Lever, 52, of of Pensacola, Fla., described as armed and dangerous Wednesday, July 12, 2017, following a shooting that left multiple people dead at an Alabama mobile home community near Birmingham. Court records show a judge issued an order in December telling Lever to stay away from ex-wife Dana Lever and their daughter, a juvenile. (Gardendale (Ala.) Police Department via AP

Police: Florida man planned Alabama shooting that claimed 3

By CAROL ROBINSON - Associated Press