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Summary and Key Points: Berlin-based journalist Caleb Larson recounts how the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins-class diesel-electric submarines, noisy and troubled when they replaced the Oberon-class in the late 1990s, earned respect in early-2000s exercises when HMAS Waller penetrated a carrier group’s screens, evaded US, Japanese, Canadian, Chilean, Korean, and British forces, and photographed aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) within torpedo range. Australia then scrapped a 12-boat Naval Group deal for AUKUS nuclear submarines; the Collins boats serve into the 2030s.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — A Navy Region Hawaii Sailor made military history during a commissioning ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 1, 2026, marking the official establishment of the Navy’s newest officer community. Yeoman 1st Class Anthony Jaslow was pinned with the single gold bar of a Warrant Officer 1, becoming one of the first Sailors in Navy history selected for the newly established Executive Support Technician (EST) community.

A United States Navy servicemember was arrested in Virginia after Florida police discovered that his online conversations with two supposed minors warranted a criminal investigation. What the servicemember apparently didn't know was that the people on the other end of those conversations were actually undercover detectives investigating online child exploitation.

The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew.

China’s state broadcaster CCTV said that a foreign warship allegedly lost power, propulsion and radar operation while tracking the Chinese destroyer Zunyi in the South China Sea. The name of the ship, the date and the exact location of the episode were not disclosed, the South China Morning Post reports.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Knowledge is key when it comes to cervical cancer. There are now testing options that let women screen for cervical cancer risk in a more comfortable, private way. “We know what causes most cervical cancers, and we have the tools to detect and treat changes at a precancerous stage before they can become cancer,” said Dr. Paul Cordts, Chief Medical Officer, at the Defense Health Agency. “This makes it important to know which screenings are recommended for you and when you should get them.”

But the former TV personality was not done whining about the press for reporting on the concerns that sailors' families had about the abysmal conditions and morale onboard as the deployment dragged on.

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The USS Abraham Lincoln, the US aircraft carrier that has been deployed for nearly a year and has spent months supporting US military operations against Iran, is scheduled to dock in San Diego on Thursday afternoon.

More than 80 U.S. warplanes have been destroyed or damaged in the course of Donald Trump's war on Iran at a cost of more than $3 billion, according to a new congressional report.

Army Lieutenant Colonel Arturo Lincón, a veteran of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, suffered extensive injuries from shrapnel, including to his left vertebral artery, which put him at risk for a stroke. However, his injuries were not considered serious enough to get him admitted to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. Instead, he was dismissed to the Army barracks and instructed to schedule outpatient appointments.

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"Donald Trump is mentally ill,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom told TIME and other media outlets in a statement after the President made remarks Monday suggesting an attack by Iran on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego would be “a small price to pay.”

One chunk of metal lodged into the left side of his jaw. Another piece sliced through his salivary gland before bouncing off his jaw and piercing the back of his neck, severing an artery and embedding in a vertebra. Lincón was among dozens of U.S. soldiers injured

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WASHINGTON (AP) — On a sunny, cloudless morning on March 1, the day after President Donald Trump started the war against Iran, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan was coordinating critical Army supplies out of Port Shuaiba in Kuwait. In an instant, a drone crashed through the ceiling and exploded, killing Marzan, who had served in the military for 36 years. The force flung soldiers into the air, fragments of sheet metal and glass shards impaling them. The tin roof was peeled back "like opening up a sardine can," one soldier recalled.

The return to port will, “allow for a comprehensive assessment of the ship’s aircraft launch and recovery equipment following the Sept. 28 aviation mishap,” reads an early Saturday morning statement from Naval Air Force Atlantic. “The decision reflects the Navy’s deliberate approach to flight safety and readiness. While the cause of the mishap remains under investigation, Navy technical experts will conduct a thorough assessment of the affected systems and complete any necessary maintenance before flight operations resume.”

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Military aviation and defense news website The Aviationist reports that a US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet returned from Operation Epic Fury carrying a "Sub Buster" marking, raising the possibility that a carrier-based fighter jet was credited with an Iranian submarine kill.

Nearly 85 years after the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, the unidentified soldiers and sailors killed in Hawaii are one step closer to coming home. The United States Navy, in partnership with genealogists across the country, is preparing to use DNA technology to identify the remains of the soldiers and sailors killed on the USS Arizona on Dec. 7, 1941.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated Saturday that some U.S. service members could be redeployed from Europe to the Western Hemisphere as the Trump administration ramps up its deadly campaign against drug cartels in South America.

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A U.S. service member was arrested on suspicion of murder and robbery after a Japanese woman's body was discovered in a hotel in Okinawa, local officials said, describing the alleged killing as a "heinous" incident that prompted the Japanese government to lodge a protest with the United States.