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22 August

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Leidos to Operate, Sustain US Navy Medium Unmanned Vessels

The US Navy has contracted Leidos to manage, operate, and maintain the service’s Overlord test ships and medium unmanned surface vessels.

17 August

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Inder Singh Bisht

Textron to Deploy Aerosonde Drones on Three More US Navy Ships

The US Navy has contracted Textron Systems to deploy its Aerosonde unmanned aircraft system on three littoral combat ships.

17 August

Sea

200325-A-PR445-1903 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020) The expeditionary mobile base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), left, patrols the Arabian Gulf during a joint naval and air integration operation exercise, March 25, 2020. Lewis B. Puller is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Duong Le)

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics Starts Construction of US Navy’s Sixth Expeditionary Sea Base Ship

General Dynamics has begun construction of the US Navy’s sixth Expeditionary Sea Base vessel, the USNS Hector Cafferata Jr., California.

16 August

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The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11)

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US Navy Decommissions USS Sioux City After Less Than Five Years

The US Navy has decommissioned Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City in Mayport, Florida, after less than five years in service.

16 August

Americas

Specialist prepares a door for a breaching exercise on a demolitions range at the Yakima Training Center

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Pentagon Says It Will Not Change Abortion Access Policy

The Pentagon will not change its policy of helping US troops access abortions to compromise with a conservative lawmaker stalling hundreds of military nominations, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

15 August

Americas

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) sits pier side during a decommissioning ceremony. The Mobile Bay was decommissioned after more than 36 years of distinguished service

Ronald Watkins

US Navy Decommissions USS Mobile Bay After More Than Three Decades

The US Navy has decommissioned the USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) guided-missile cruiser after more than three decades of service.

15 August

Americas

A US flag is pictured on a soldier's uniform during an artillery live fire event by the US Army Europe's 41st Field Artillery Brigade at the military training area in Grafenwoehr, southern Germany, on March 4, 2020.

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Third Top US Military Job Unfilled Due to Abortion Impasse

The US chief of naval operations stepped down, leaving an unprecedented three branches of the country's military without confirmed leaders due to a standoff with a single senator over Pentagon abortion policy.

14 August

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