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Apr- 2020 -2 AprilAsia Pacific
US Navy evacuates aircraft carrier Roosevelt after COVID-19 plea
The US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the lives of the crew
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Mar- 2020 -31 MarchAsia Pacific
Coronavirus: US Navy to evacuate Pacific aircraft carrier for disinfection
The US Navy will evacuate most of the USS Theodore Roosevelt's crew to disinfect the aircraft carrier due to a Coronavirus outbreak onboard
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31 MarchAsia Pacific
USS Theodore Roosevelt captain asks Pentagon for ‘immediate’ help as COVID-19 spreads through ship
The captain of the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt said coronavirus is spreading through his ship and called for immediate help to quarantine its crew
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17 MarchAmericas
US Navy readies hospital ships ahead of Coronavirus wave
The US Navy is preparing to deploy its two hospital ships – USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort – to relieve pressure on hospitals caused by COVID-19
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16 MarchAmericas
Here’s how the US military is preparing for COVID-19
The US military is adopting broader measures to protect personnel from the global coronavirus pandemic. Here are the latest updates.
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16 MarchAmericas
US Navy reports first suspected shipboard coronavirus case on USS Boxer
The US Navy reported its first suspected case of the new coronavirus aboard a ship, saying a sailor on the USS Boxer had tested positive for the disease
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Feb- 2020 -20 FebruaryMiddle East
US links Saudi Aramco attack to Iran weapons ships seized off Yemen
Iran-made weapons components seized off Yemen's coast resemble those found at the site of an attack on Saudi oil facilities, the US said
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13 FebruaryMiddle East
US Navy seizes Iranian anti-tank missiles in Arabian Sea, command says
The US Navy boarded a boat in the Arabian Sea and confiscated a shipment Iran-made anti-tank missiles it says were illegally bound for Yemen
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4 FebruaryAmericas
Low-yield nuclear weapon deployed on US Navy submarine in Atlantic
The Pentagon confirmed reports that the Navy has deployed a submarine armed with a newly developed and controversial low-yield nuclear weapon
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Jan- 2020 -30 JanuaryEurope
Greece ratifies updated US defense agreement
Greece's parliament on approved an updated defense agreement with the U.S. allowing the use of Greek military facilities
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