Sam LaGrone
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Lester Bangs, but for like the ocean. *stab, look, stab, stab* Signal: SamLaGrone.13
BREAKING: Navy Awards $76.6B for 9 Virginia, 5 Columbia Subs to General Dynamics, HII — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/07/29/n...
Navy Awards $76.6B for 9 Virginia, 5 Columbia Subs to General Dynamics, HII - USNI News
The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $76.6 billion contract on Wednesday for the next batch of attack and ballistic missile submarines after a nearly three-year delay. The award is s...
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My read is this new policy is violating DoD regs, if not Title 5 FOIA law. There’s a lot of muddle on what regulates these public releases. Regardless this is a major departure from decades of practice. apnews.com/article/medi...
Navy says it will no longer release sailors' service history, another restriction on press access
The U.S. Navy is restricting press access to information about service members by no longer releasing details about sailors' service history.
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US ship skippers are in command of 292 tiny embassies and, by extension, public figures. The Navy told us this just extends to the websites. However, the Navy has suppressed accountability actions for previous mishaps so creep on this policy bears watching. www.navytimes.com/news/your-na...
Navy instructs commands to remove portraits, biographies from websites
Commands led by vice admirals and any rank below will no longer publish portraits or biographies of leadership online to protect security, the Navy said.
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These stats always floors me: From 1949 to 1988: "...the Navy and Marine Corps lost almost twelve thousand airplanes of all types (helicopters, trainers, and patrol planes, in addition to jets) and over 8,500 aircrew..." digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcont...
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I'm calling for a moratorium on citing "Freedom's Forge" in your shipbuilding speeches. Please file next to the ship repair speech prohibitions on invoking USS Yorktown's 1942 72-hour maintenance period after the Battle of the Coral Sea and any and all references to the cruise ship industry.
These are starting to get more traction as we've been doing them and we're still tinkering with the formula. Any suggestions?
U.S. Naval Institute@usni.org · last mo.USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: June 26, 2026 news.usni.org/2026/06/26/u...
Read this very good piece from @heathermongilio.bsky.social on how the Navy trains for combat in major metro emergency departments.
U.S. Naval Institute@usni.org · 3mo ago‘Trauma Alert’ Navy medical personnel prepare for combat by learning trauma care at major metro hospitals — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/05/13/t...
Sober guide to military’s operating marine mammals -> www.hisutton.com/Navy-Marine-... Was not aware that Iran was on the list. Not sure of the credibility of claims that they have them.
I approve this use of the word "tragic" in the HED, as the essay alludes to hubris and pathos rather than just shit being awful. Other than that, I have no opinion on this essay. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...
Opinion | The Tragic Decline of the American Navy
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Operation Epic Fury has cost $25 billion to date. Supplemental incoming, according to Pentagon comptroller.
Friendly reminder, X-47B "Salty Dog" 502 landed on USS George H.W. Bush in 2013. news.usni.org/2026/04/27/n...
Navy Pushes MQ-25A Stingray IOC Back to 2029 while Production Aircraft Takes First Flight - USNI News
The first unmanned tankers for the U.S. Navy won’t be ready to deploy on aircraft carriers until 2029, according to Navy budget documents. The Boeing MQ-25A Stingray, the unmanned carrier tanker devel...
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The Arabian Sea is full of iron. news.usni.org/2026/04/27/u...
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April, 27 2026
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of April 27, 2026, based on Navy and public data. In cases in ...
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There’s enough pressure from big Pentagon and OMB on domestic yards to think this might be a threat.
U.S. Naval Institute@usni.org · 3mo agoU.S. Considering Foreign Designs, Shipyards for New Navy Frigate, Destroyer Work in $1.85B Study — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/04/24/u...
We haven't been a show daily shop, but I thought we'd give it a shot and make it a little different.
U.S. Naval Institute@usni.org · 4mo agoCheck out Day #2 of USNI News #SAS2026 Show Daily mailchi.mp/9c48e3d13839...
Definitely check out @taskandpurpose.com 's interview with the photographer of this great shot and what the experience was like. taskandpurpose.com/news/august-...
How a Navy photographer snapped an iconic Artemis II astronaut photo
The photographer who snapped the photos of the Artemis II crew’s return to Earth spent years honing his craft on a Navy aircraft carrier.
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Shivam Bhatt@shivambhatt.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis picture of Astronaut Christina Koch after the Artemis landing is frankly incredible and beautiful.
This is deployed, ie certified for national tasking. In the early days of the pandemic, Nimitz sailors were quarantined and separated from their families for 340+ days. While not certified, that length of separation is always worth noting.
U.S. Naval Institute@usni.org · 4mo agoUSS Gerald R. Ford Breaks Post-Cold War Deployment Record — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/04/15/u...
Writing a USS Boise item for our wildly popular USNI News Sea Scroll Newsletter and found myself searching the internet for "potato idioms." Please send help.
.@heathermongilio.bsky.social and I do a quick context update on the SoH movement. Details are scarce, but my guess is we'll see a combo of the 2 FDNF-J MCMs, the 3 LCS w/ MCM and the EoD MCM companies all working together.
U.S. Naval Institute@usni.org · 4mo agoTwo U.S. Warships Sail Through Strait of Hormuz to Establish New Route for Merchant Ships — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/04/11/t...
A little annoyed the NASA reporter doesn't know the bow from the stern. Now stumping for USNI News to be on the amphib in 2028.
There's a lot of remaining questions as to what the status of the Strait of Hormuz is. Here's where we are:
U.S. Naval Institute@usni.org · 4mo agoVessels Trickle Past Iran as Questions Remain Over Strait of Hormuz Status — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/04/09/v...
Y'all did it again. It took me until the NATO reporting name to realize you got me.
H I Sutton@covertshores.bsky.social · 4mo agoI guess this was inevitable, China is building a nuclear-powered battleship like America’s Trump Class. Except probably more real than the Trump Class? #OSINT www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Sometimes you gotta write the featurey lede. news.usni.org/2026/03/31/u...
USS George H.W. Bush Departs for Deployment - USNI News
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. — The sun peeked over the horizon tinting the haze gray hull of carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) orange while sailors on Pier 14 busied themselves preparing for the car...
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USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier leaving Norfolk, Virginia - March 31, 2026 SRC: Sam LaGrone 📸
