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The Underwater Cables That Carry the Internet Are in Trouble

The internet is carried by around 500 fiber-optic undersea cables that are vulnerable to damage from natural disasters and man-made threats.

National actors, such as Russia, China, and the US, have the ability to attack the cables, which could cause massive disruptions to the global internet and weaken transportation grids.

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The Real-Life Hunt For Red October Happened 50 Years Ago

The mutiny aboard a Soviet warship in November 1975 led to a chase across the Baltic Sea, involving everything the Soviets had available.

Naval mutinies have long captured the public imagination, but, for the most part, open rebellions on the high seas are consigned to the Age of Exploration, in centuries past. One notable exception occurred in the Soviet Navy 50 years ago this month and, based on available evidence, almost led to the use of nuclear weapons. The mutiny aboard the frigate Storozhevoy is all the more remarkable for the fact that the Kremlin attempted to cover up its existence, with details only emerging in public a decade after its bloody end.

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Happy Thanksgiving

On the first official Thanksgiving holiday in 1863 Union troops took a break from the fighting to enjoy an actual sit-down dinner.
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Navy Cancels Constellation-class Frigate Program, Considering New Small Surface Combatants

This post has been updated with a statement from Fincantieri

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 media.

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CNO Caudle Tells Sailors in Guam to Be Ready for Conflict Now

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 personnel last week.

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RIP Rear Admiral Paul W. Dillingham, Jr., 34th Commander the Lead Naval Cryptologists

On November 18, 2025 Rear Admiral Paul W. Dillingham, Jr. passed away. His biography follows:

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