The US Navy decommissioned Middle East minesweepers last year. Here’s what they did.
Four Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships stationed in Bahrain were decommissioned in 2025 after each serving for over 30 years.
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The 2026 defense budget set aside $27.2 billion dollars for the Navy to procure 17 ships.
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US Navy to develop new class of smaller, more ‘agile’ combatant ships
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On Sept. 3, 1925, the airship Shenandoah ZR-1 — translated to “daughter of the stars” — crashed in three sections over Ohio.
By Karen Scanlon