The House of Representatives has passed the National Defense Authorization Act by an overwhelming majority, 335-78, as the bill now goes to the Senate for approval before heading to the president’s desk. AUSN wrote a letter to House and Senate leadership supporting the bill due to a provision that would provide benefits to tens of…
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Seventy-nine years ago today, the sailors at Pearl Harbor probably didn’t feel in danger when they woke up that morning. It was just another day in the United States Navy, after all. But by the end of the day, 2,403 Americans made the ultimate sacrifice. Sailors who expected their most exciting activity that day to…
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Thanks to the continued advocacy of AUSN and many other Military/Veteran Service Organizations (MSOs/VSOs), the latest version of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act reportedly contains an AUSN-supported provision that would provide benefits to Veterans exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam. The amendment was successfully included in the new NDAA bill, which was sent…
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The Navy will decommission the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) after determining the vessel would be too costly to repair after a July fire aboard the ship caused extensive damage, the Navy announced in a Nov. 30 statement. After “thorough consideration” and an extensive material assessment, the Navy believes that it…
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From all of us at the Association of the United States Navy, we wish you and yours a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday. It’s a holiday born from the sea, as around a hundred pilgrims boarded the Mayflower in 1620 and headed for the New World to begin a new life. When they arrived, they…
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A plan is in the works for the purchase of Block VI Virginia-class submarines, and these vessels will serve as a bridge to the as-yet-undefined SSN(X) next-generation submarine program. USNI News reports that the Block V submarines, three of which are under construction, will represent a big capability increase for the Virginia-class submarine program. These…
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The Fall 2020 issue of AUSN’s Navy magazine is currently in production and will arrive in members’ mailboxes in the coming weeks, but if you don’t want to wait for the print edition, the digital version of the issue is now available on our website. In it, you’ll find lots of insightful articles and content…
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For the Association of the United States Navy, this is a day we circle on the calendar. Today, AUSN celebrates the Veterans of the United States Armed Forces. There are 18 million Veterans in the United States today, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and the demographics have been changing drastically in recent years, with…
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General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $9.5 billion contract for the construction and testing of the first and second ships in the Columbia class of ballistic missile submarines under development. GDEB announced the award Nov. 5. They are the prime contractor for the Columbia program, which is meant to be the successor to…
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The Navy has launched a new virtual effort in an attempt to attract STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) students to its ranks. Naval Horizons, a video educational series, launched Oct. 27 in an attempt to “inspire college students by raising their awareness of the real-world science and technology challenges of today,” the Navy said in…
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