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#OTD in 1950 the Battle of Chosin Reservoir begins. The operation became a defining moment of the Korean War and one of the proudest chapters in Marine Corps history.
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70 Miles of Cold, Hard Road | Naval History Magazine - December 2010 Volume 24, Number 6
The 1st Marine Division’s breakout from the Chosin Reservoir was a defining moment, both in the Korean War and in the history of the Corps.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Taiwan Rolls Out $40B Defense Supplemental to Fund Air Defense, Asymmetric Capabilities — USNI News
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Taiwan Rolls Out $40B Defense Supplemental to Fund Air Defense, Asymmetric Capabilities  - USNI News
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te outlined his administration’s proposal for a $40 billion defense supplemental this week that would fund an island-wide air defense system and the procurement of missiles,...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Marines Hit 2026 Retention Goal One Month into New Fiscal Year — USNI News
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Marines Hit 2026 Retention Goal One Month into New Fiscal Year - USNI News
The Marine Corps achieved its 2026 retention goal less than one month into the new fiscal year. The early achievement follows the Marine Corps continued success in meeting retention goals since the se...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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GAO Report on Resourcing Pacific Deterrence Efforts — USNI News
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GAO Report on Resourcing Pacific Deterrence Efforts - USNI News
The following is the Nov. 25, 2025, Government Accountability Office report Defense Budget: Clearer Guidance Is Needed to Improve Visibility into Resourcing of Pacific Deterrence Efforts. From the Rep...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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A facility dog onboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) shares the comfort and joy only a pet can provide, delivering a mental health service for the whole crew. usni.org/magazines/p...
From Final Countdown to Final Deployment | Proceedings - November 2025 Vol. 151/11/1,473
A facility dog onboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) shares the comfort and joy only a pet can provide, delivering a mental health service for the whole crew.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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#OTD in 1961, USS Enterprise was commissioned, becoming the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. CVN-65 was the eighth U.S. naval vessel to bear the name Enterprise. The Gerald R. Ford-class carrier CVN-80 currently under construction will continue the tradition.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Russian Research Ship Points Lasers at Royal Air Force Patrol Plane — USNI News
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Russian Research Ship Points Lasers at Royal Air Force Patrol Plane - USNI News
A Russian research ship recently pointed lasers at Royal Air Force patrol aircraft and is believed to have attempted to jam GPS signals while operating in the vicinity of the U.K.’s Exclusive Economic...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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BREAKING: Navy Cancels Constellation-class Frigate Program, Considering New Small Surface Combatants — USNI News
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Navy Cancels Constellation-class Frigate Program - USNI News
The Navy is walking away from the Constellation-class frigate program to focus on new classes of warships the service can build faster, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan announced Tuesday on social me...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Taiwan’s 2025 National Defense Report — USNI News
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Taiwan's 2025 National Defense Report - USNI News
The following is the Republic of China’s 2025 National Defense Report.  From the Report In response to changes in modern warfare and multi-domain challenges of national security, the Republic of China...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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#OTD in 1969: HS-4 from the USS Hornet (CV-12) recovered Apollo 12’s all-Navy crew after their Moon mission—Gordon, Conrad, and Bean. More on the Navy’s Apollo role:
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When the Navy Flew to the Moon | Naval History Magazine - December 2023, Volume 37, Number 6
Apollo 12 featured the only all Navy crew of the Apollo program.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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USS Abraham Lincoln Quietly Deploys from San Diego — USNI News
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USS Abraham Lincoln Quietly Deploys from San Diego - USNI News
Less than a year after its last deployment, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) quietly departed Friday from Naval Station San Diego, Calif., for a Pacific deployment, USNI News has learned. A Pentagon offic...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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CNO Caudle Tells Sailors in Guam to Be Ready for Conflict Now — USNI News
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CNO Caudle Tells Sailors in Guam to Be Ready for Conflict Now - USNI News
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle called on the U.S. Navy to heighten its readiness capabilities and be able to fully surge and respond at any moment during an all hands call to Guam-based p...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 24, 2025 — USNI News
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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 24, 2025 - USNI News
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 24, 2025, based on Navy and public data. In cases in w...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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A Supreme Court ruling may have created new entitlements for service members. usni.org/magazines/p...
Everything Is Contingent Now | Proceedings - November 2025 Vol. 151/11/1,473
A Supreme Court ruling may have created new entitlements for service members.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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#OTD in 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Like all Navy veterans, JFK was extremely proud of his service. He famously commanded PT 109 during WWII and was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his heroics in the rescue of the crew. #JFKassassination
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‘One of Those Days That We’ll Absolutely Never Forget’ | Naval History Magazine - December 2023, Volume 37, Number 6
On 16 November 1963, President John F. Kennedy visited the test ship USS Observation Island to watch the USS Andrew Jackson conduct a submerged firing of a Polaris A-2 missile. Six days later, he was assassinated.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Proceedings Photo of the Week: U.S. Navy Commander Scott Welles gets sprayed with water on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) after his final flight, 18 November 2025. U.S. Navy (Adina Phebus)
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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USS George Washington Enters South China Sea — USNI News news.usni.org/2025/11/21/u...
USS George Washington Enters South China Sea - USNI News
The U.S. is maintaining a steady aircraft carrier presence in the South China Sea as both allied and Chinese military activity remains high around the contested Scarborough Shoal off the coast of the ...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Congressional Budget Office Report on Availability and Use of Coast Guard Aircraft — USNI News
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Congressional Budget Office Report on Availability and Use of Coast Guard Aircraft - USNI News
The following is the Nov. 20, 2025, Congressional Budget Office report, Availability and Use of Aircraft in the Coast Guard. From the Report In this report, the Congressional Budget Office analyzes pa...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Navy Accepts Delivery of Virginia-class Attack Boat Massachusetts — USNI News
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November 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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#OTD in 1944, USS Sealion (SS-315) torpedoed IJN Kongō, becoming the first and only U.S. submarine to sink an enemy battleship. During the same attack, Sealion also fired a salvo that missed the battleship Nagato but hit and sank the destroyer Urakaze. usni.org/magazines/n...
To Sink a Battleship | Naval History Magazine - August 2023, Volume 37, Number 4
Commanding the Balao-class submarine Sealion, Eli Reich accomplished a singular sea-fighting exploit of World War II.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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South Korean Marines Conduct Amphibious Assault Landings in National Defense Drills — USNI News
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South Korean Marines Conduct Amphibious Assault Landings in National Defense Drills - USNI News
The Republic of Korea Marines Corps held landing drills this week on the country’s east coast, testing the force’s amphibious assault capabilities during Seoul’s joint service Hoguk defense exercise. ...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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The mortal danger faced during the three-month struggle to take Okinawa was not the end of the war for LCS-18. usni.org/magazines/n...
Remembering My Sea Daddies: John F. Lehman Sr. | Naval History - December 2025, Volume 39, Number 6
The mortal danger faced during the three-month struggle to take Okinawa was not the end of the war for LCS-18.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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U.K. Carrier Strike Group Reaches Full Operational Capability During NATO Exercise — USNI News
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U.K. Carrier Strike Group Reaches Full Operational Capability During NATO Exercise - USNI News
The U.K. Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Prince of Wales (R09), achieved full operating capability during NATO exercise Falcon Strike last week, more than a year and a half since the carrier took ove...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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#OTD in 1943, the Battle of Tarawa began—a crucial crossroads in the Pacific war. The first step in the American advance across the Central Pacific, Operation Galvanic would pit the Marine Corps' untried amphibious doctrine against a well-prepared enemy. usni.org/magazines/n...
A Bloody Proving Ground | Naval History Magazine - December 2008 Volume 22, Number 6
The Marine Corps amphibious doctrine was put to the test when the Pacific Fleet opened a second front in the war against Japan.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Bow Section of First Columbia-class Sub Heading to Electric Boat — USNI News
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Bow Section of First Columbia-class Sub Heading to Electric Boat - USNI News
The bow of the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) left Newport News Shipbuilding this week and is en route to General Dynamics Electric Boat, where the submarine will be assembled and tested, ...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM