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CLIFFORD MAY: China, Iran challenge America’s naval dominance

By Clifford D. May

A Russian Su-24 aircraft zooms by the destroyer USS Ross in the Black Sea. The jet was 1,640 feet from the ship at an altitude of 600 feet. (Image: U.S. Navy) ** FILE **

Russian Su-24 aircraft streaks by Navy destroyer USS Ross in the Black Sea

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

A plane flies over the mountains in south of the Strait of Hormuz as the trading dhows and ships are docked on the Persian Gulf waters near the town of Khasab, in Oman. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

EDITORIAL: Iran moves to dominate Middle East

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter. (U.S. Navy)

Iranian aircraft buzzed U.S. Navy helicopter in Persian Gulf

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

A Chinese navy nuclear-missile submarine at the Qingdao base in eastern China. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Joseph Mulloy: China has ‘amazing submarines,’ larger fleet than U.S.

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, foreground, flanked by Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, left, and Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, announces the naming of a fast-attack submarine after the state of Vermont during a ceremony Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, in Burlington, Vt. The USS Vermont is the first U.S. Navy vessel to be named after the Green Mountain State in more than 100 years. (AP Photo/Burlington Free Press, Ryan Mercer) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT

Navy admirals censured for bribery, corruption from 2006 deployment

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

This combination of photos from the Routh family and the Erath County Sheriff’s Office shows Eddie Ray Routh. The former Marine is accused of killing Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield on Feb. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Routh Family, Erath County Sheriff's Office)

Warfighter Foundation: Eddie Ray Routh wasn’t in battle — didn’t have PTSD

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Protesters raise their hands as they chant Hands Up Don't Shoot under Highway 80 during a protest in response to police killings in Missouri and New York in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ** FILE **

Dario Raschio, World War II hero, pleads with ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ protesters: ‘Give me a chance’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer initiation ill-advisedly abolished

By Bill Randall

Image: National Museum of the United States Navy

U.S. saber from War of 1812 returned by British

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stop political nepotism in military

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Image: U.S. Office of Naval Research

Navy’s drone ‘swarming’ technology deemed a success

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 run aboard USS Makin Island Jan. 7. The battalion provides logistics and services for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 11th MEU is currently deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group as the U.S. Central Command theater reserve force, also providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Search continues for Marine who bailed into sea during Osprey mishap

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

China Seas Chess Game Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

LYONS: Checkmate China

By James A. Lyons

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Navy destroyer enters Black Sea as tensions ratchet up in Ukraine

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

This handout photo provided by the Office of the Defense Secretary (OSD), taken Aug. 19, 2014, shows a Chinese fighter jet that the Obama administration said Friday conducted a &quot;dangerous intercept&quot; of a U.S. Navy surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft off the coast of China in international airspace. (AP Photo/OSD)

China vows to respond to U.S. surveillance flights

Associated Press

This handout photo provided by the Office of the Defense Secretary (OSD), taken Aug. 19, 2014, shows a Chinese fighter jet that the Obama administration said Friday conducted a &quot;dangerous intercept&quot; of a U.S. Navy surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft off the coast of China in international airspace. (AP Photo/OSD)

China defends intercepting U.S. Navy plane

By JACK CHANG - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ship tours can foster dialogue

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Navy terminology explained

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen march the U.S. states and territories flags at the Navy Memorial as part of a wreath-laying to memorialize the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Midway, which took place June 4-7, 1942. The battle set the stage for United States victory over Japan in World War II. (U.S. Navy)

Battle of Midway veterans honored

By Meghan Drake - The Washington Times