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The Blotter: U.S. Navy Triumphs Over Pirates on the High Seas

Source: ABC News Blogs

The U.S. Navy says it helped regain control of three vessels over the weekend that had been under the control of Somali pirates for almost five months.

OMG! Navy Calls MySpace Kids "Alien Life Force" (And They Hate the War, Too)

Source: Wired News

The MySpace generation is a "somewhat alien life force," a Navy recruiting presentation contends -- with a language and lifestyle that's almost unrecognizable to adults.

First riverine unit deploys to Iraq - Navy Times

Source: Navy Times

NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE LITTLE CREEK, Va. — In the bone-chilling pre-dawn cold here Thursday, Riverine Squadron 1 mustered one last time before leaving America for deployment to western Iraq.

U.S. Submarine Hits Japanese Tanker in Arabian Sea

Source: Bloomberg.com

The U.S. military submarine USS Newport News collided with a Japanese tanker in the Arabian Sea south of the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Todd Vician said in a telephone interview.

China sub secretly stalked U.S. fleet

Source: The Washington Times

A Chinese submarine was found to be stalking an U.S. battle fleet led by the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk. It went totally undetected until it surfaced within visual range on October 26. The incident is proving to be an embarrassment to the commander of U.S.

Getting Busted for Wearing a Peace T-Shirt

Source: counterpunch.org

U.S. Navy vet arrested for wearing "Peace" t-shirt in a VA hospital.