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  1. Marines want a potential 3rd America-class gator, LHA 8, to have a well deck. They, Navy mused re modding 7, but decided, nah, too much $$$
  2. Per NavSea, today's contract for LHA 7 is for $2,381,448,356. Ship will be USS Tripoli and be "optimized" for F-35B & have no well deck
  3. Big news day for your United States Navy: It has awarded a contract for LHA 7, NavSea announced.
  4. Has there ever been a more badass unit emblem than SAC's mailed fist grasping the lightning bolts and the olive branch?
  5. "The Cold War didn't just end ... it was won," says the SAC monument posted today on Global Strike Command's Facebook page.
  6. In another instance the Navy might pursue and prosecute someone revealing the contents of a classified document. Today it's a 3-star admiral
  7. Navy again finds itself in an absurd situation: It wants to tout LCS 1's "solid" INSURV, but can't release it, so it's describing it instead
  8. Chinese and Russian reporters have already asked Kehler their questions. Paging the Iran reporter for a question on Stuxnet and Flame.
  9. Kehler is more worried about the age and upgrades for nuclear weapons themselves versus their delivery platforms.
  10. Kehler tells Chinese reporter he would like to see more nuclear engagement with China.
  11. Kehler continues to make case for the Nuclear Triad although he hedged saying that might change in the future.
  12. Top US nuclear cmdr Gen. Kehler says at CFR that he's very worried about investment in nuke weapons complex to include industry and labs.
  13. DepSecDef secures from genial Q&A w hacks, eggheads. News: nil, or story is DoD not backing down on earlier proposals.
  14. DepSecDef defends Gon's pursuit of biofuels, alternate energy but does not directly address Hill's ban in NDAA. Maybe Gon wants 2 negotiate
  15. DepSecDef Carter calls India a "kindred spirit" to the US going forward, but on defense issues and in overall relationship.
  16. Carter tells Jeff Shogol of Air Force Times that yes, if there were a war today, the Gon is confident enuf in the F-22s to deploy them.