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Italian navy gears up for Mediterranean rare earth mining bonanza
“We can make up the gap by going under the sea,” an Italian defense official said, referring to Europe falling behind in the extraction of vital resources.
By Tom Kington
The greatest risk to national security you’ve never heard of
History has taught us the negative outcomes of vulnerable undersea cables. But the United States doesn't have to be so vulnerable.
By Rep. Rob Wittman
Divers use WWII-era equipment for USS Arizona interment
Fire Control Chief Petty Officer Lauren Fay Bruner died on Sept. 10, a couple months shy of his 99th birthday.
Navy boots boat’s XO
Pentagon officials blamed his relief on “a loss of confidence in his personal judgment.”
In our Wi-Fi world, the internet still depends on undersea cables
NATO continues to warn about Russian subs that have increased their activity around vital undersea data cables in the North Atlantic, a move officials view with alarm. But most cables are put at risk by boat anchors and fishing.
By Nicole Starosielski, New York University
Could ‘Hunter Killer’ inspire recruits like ‘Top Gun’ did?
A new movie that’s set aboard a U.S. submarine could do for submariners what “Top Gun” did for Navy pilots.
Guam-based sailor receives medal for heroism
Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Andrew Pluss received the Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal last month for providing CPR at a car crash scene.
Why Washington state is a key testing ground for the Navy’s underwater drones
For the past 100 years, Keyport has been home to one of Navy’s primary efforts to research, develop and test torpedoes, which earned the small, waterfront community the moniker of “Torpedo Town, U.S.A.”
By Julianne Stanford, The (Bremerton, Wash.) Kitsap Sun