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Charges dismissed against man accused of mailing explosives to military, government facilities

Charges were dismissed against an Everett man accused of sending suspicious packages to the Washington, D.C., area in 2018.

5 years ago

Arsenal: The river patrol boat was the backbone of the Brown Water Navy

Submarines and aircraft carriers were of little use against irregulars relying on sampans and junks to ferry supplies and fighting men on the Vietnam's river highways.

By Joe Follansbee, Vietnam Magazine

5 years ago

LCS fires ship-killing missile during ex-frigate Ford’s SINKEX

The frigate reportedly absorbed a lot of firepower.

By Navy Times staff

6 years ago

CIA’s black warfare and the Navy’s Operation Passage to Freedom

Col. Edward Lansdale, chief of the CIA's Saigon Military Mission, was the genius cowboy who skirted the rules to achieve just goals; for others, he was the embodiment of an arrogant foreign policy gone dangerously wrong.

By Marc D. Bernstein, HistoryNet

6 years ago

China vows to counter US deployment of midrange arms in Asia

China said Tuesday that it "will not stand idly by" and will take countermeasures if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region, which Washington has said it plans to do within months.

6 years ago

Next rescue ship dubbed ‘Cherokee Nation’

Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer announced Friday that Gulf Island Shipyards has been awarded a $64.8 million contract to build the vessel, scheduled for completion by 2021.

6 years ago