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I met the young wife of a soldier the other day as she stood by a road trying to catch a last glimpse of her husband as he rode by in a bus. He was leaving on a year-long deployment, and she was waiti...
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Navy's Blue Angels won't headline Fargo AirSho

The Navy has canceled remaining 2013 performances of the Blue Angels because of federal budget cuts, meaning the elite aerial demonstration team will not be headlining this year's Fargo AirSho as planned.

By Associated Press , April 09, 2013

Navy says submarine, Aegis cruiser collide

The Navy submarine and the Aegis cruiser that collided off the East Coast are both back in port and officials are investigating what went wrong, the Pentagon said late Sunday.

October 15, 2012

Once again … a sea-going North Dakota

About as far from deep water as they can be, a submarine executive officer and his sub’s engineering master chief will be in Grand Forks Thursday to talk up their $2.6 billion, nuclear-powered boat, only the second in the U.S. Navy to carry its proud name:

By By Chuck Haga , Forum Communications , October 10, 2012

Military spending fight hits foreign oil, biofuel

Some 100 nautical miles northeast of Oahu in the Pacific Ocean, a fleet of U.S. Navy fighter jets slings from the deck of the U.S.S. Nimitz aircraft carrier, leaving thin trails of smoke on the tight runway.

July 19, 2012

Crew of USS Arikara in Vietnam reunites in ND

Crew members of the USS Arikara during the Vietnam War visited the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in northwest North Dakota this week to meet members of the tribe for which their ship was named.

June 22, 2012

Navy marks Battle of Midway's 70th anniversary

The United States Navy is observing the 70th anniversary of the battle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.

June 04, 2012

Officer touts USS North Dakota

Officer touts USS North Dakota When the USS North Dakota deploys in 2014, it will be the most advanced submarine in the world, its executive officer says. “We own the seas. And she is certainly the most capable submarine in the world. Nobody can match her,” Lt. Cmdr. Jeremiah Minner said.

By By Helmut Schmidt, Forum Communications Co. , May 03, 2012

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Navy names ship for Giffords

Gabrielle Giffords, the recently retired congresswoman from Arizona who was shot in an assassination attempt 13 months ago, returned to Washington Friday for double honors. The Navy named a ship after her and she saw President Barack Obama sign the last piece of legislation she authored into law.

February 11, 2012

Groups sue over Navy sonar use off Northwest coast

SEATTLE (AP) — Conservationists and Native American tribes are suing over the Navy's expanded use of sonar in training exercises off the Washington, Oregon and California coasts, saying the noise can harass and kill whales and other marine life.

By Gene Johnson, Associated Press , January 26, 2012

Before ND sub is launched, there's bookwork

The commander of a nuclear submarine that's named for North Dakota says he's impressed by the state's support of the vessel.

January 12, 2012

Mandan grad gets key assignment

A Mandan High School graduate will be the highest ranking enlisted officer of a new Navy submarine set to launch in 2014.

October 13, 2011

Navy captain wishes he never made raunchy videos

The former commander of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier fighting to stay in the Navy said Tuesday he wishes he never made a series of raunchy videos that he broadcast aboard the USS Enterprise.

August 24, 2011

Navy poised to consume more biofuels

Obama administration officials say the Navy is on its way to rescue America’s biofuels industry. The federal agriculture, energy and Navy departments Tuesday announced they will spend up to $510 million in the next three years to build new or rebuild existing facilities to make fuel from what now is considered plant waste, such as corn stalks, grass, wood chips and corn cobs.

By ­By Don Davis, Forum Communications Co. , August 17, 2011

Navy ship that buried bin Laden stops in Hawaii

More than 100 supporters greeted the USS Carl Vinson as it returned from a deployment that became historic last month when the aircraft carrier picked up a team of Navy SEALs carrying the body of Osama bin Laden and buried the terror leader at sea.

June 07, 2011

NYC museum to display Navy Yard's 200-year history

January 22, 2011

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