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US Navy hits drone with HELIOS laser in successful test

The destroyer Preble successfully test-fired its HELIOS system on a drone target, according to a recently released report.

3 months ago

Officials: Destroyer Preble CO relieved following DUI arrest

Cmdr. Peter Lesaca was relieved Tuesday, the fourth CO to be fired in the past week.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

3 years ago

Commander of destroyer Preble relieved

The Navy has relieved four commanding officers in the past week.

By Diana Stancy

3 years ago

Beijing protests American warships sailing through the Taiwan Strait (again)

The two vessels were the guided-missile destroyer Preble and the oiler Walter S. Diehl, according to the 7th Fleet.

6 years ago

SEAL vet dishes on mysterious arrest in Haiti

The retired SEAL and his fellow contractors — carrying a dozen semi-automatic rifles and pistols, along with satellite phones and other gear — had pulled away from a bank when they were stopped by police and detained.

6 years ago

Tensions continue to simmer in the South China Sea

The top American military commander in the Indo-Pacific region says the U.S. will maintain the recent pace of freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea aimed at challenging China’s territorial claims.

6 years ago