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A sailor conducts maintenance on the Phalanx CIWS close-in weapon system aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Stout at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., on May 8, 2013, during the Department of Defense's tour deemed Navy 101. (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Missile Defense System Successfully Tested Over Pacific

The Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy sailors completed a successful test of a missile defense system by destroying a target launched Tuesday night over the Pacific Ocean.

2013/05/16

The first drone launched from a naval aircraft carrier. (credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin J. Steinberg/Released)

Navy Launches First Drone From Aircraft Carrier

The U.S. Navy says it has successfully launched an unmanned aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier.

2013/05/14

Navy Charges 2 in Deaths of 2 Divers at Md. Pond

Two members of a Virginia-based Navy dive unit face military criminal charges of involuntary manslaughter and dereliction of duty in the February drowning deaths of two divers at an Army facility test pond near Baltimore.

2013/05/01

File photo of a military jet performing tricks during an air show. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Dozens Of Air Shows Cancel Without Military Jets

Dozens of air shows that draw tens of thousands of people and generate millions of dollars for local economies have been cancelled this year after the military grounded its jet and demonstration teams because of automatic federal budget cuts.

2013/04/28

Navy Cancels Virginia Air Show Due to Budget Cuts

The Navy has cancelled its annual air show in Virginia Beach as a result of automatic federal spending cuts.

2013/04/09

File photo of a submarine (Photo by Peter D. Blair/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

Worker Who Set Fire To Sub Sentenced To 17 Years

A shipyard worker who set fire to rags aboard a nuclear submarine because he wanted to go home was sentenced to a little more than 17 years in federal prison Friday for the blaze that transformed the vessel into a fiery furnace, injured seven people and caused about $450 million in damage.

2013/03/15

File photo of President Barack Obama. (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Sequester Warning: Carriers Will Sit Idle When They Should Deploy to Persian Gulf

President Barack Obama is arguing that looming government-wide spending cuts could idle military resources like naval aircraft carriers, while Republicans are criticizing the president for taking his arguments outside Washington instead of staying to work out a plan before Friday’s deadline.

2013/02/26