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Bath-built Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) fires a Mk 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 23, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland.

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The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine JS Soryu (SS-501) suffered visible sail damage following a collision at sea, prompting renewed attention to the challenges of operating advanced submarines in crowded maritime regions. The incident, while not resulting in casualties or loss of the vessel, highlights the risks faced by modern naval forces during routine operations.

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Forlorn-looking ex-museum ship USS Ling (SS-297) Balao-class submarine in Hackensack, New Jersey. Due to current river depths, silt filling in, and bridges will probably not ever be moved to a better location – February 4, 2026.

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USS Vicksburg at Norfolk Naval Station on 11 April 2024, shortly after being towed from BAE Systems Shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia. Note the cruiser is stripped of topside gear, with covers over the SPY-1D Aegis radars and gun barrels removed from both five-inch gun mounts.

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