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January 23, 2016
TRANSCOM COMMANDER GENERAL DARREN McDEW WARNS

” the only way of guaranteeing we decisively meet our national objectives is with U.S. ships operated by U.S. mariners.” TWENTY-FIVE years ago today the United States completed the largest deployment of combat power since World War II. That...

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December 19, 2015
BREAKING NEWS: CONGRESS APPROVES GREATER FUNDING FOR MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

The House of Representatives and Senate have each passed, and the President has signed, omnibus appropriations legislation that includes much needed and significant new funding levels for the Maritime Security Program.  In the short term, the omnibus legislation increases...

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November 22, 2015
REPORT WARNS OF THREAT TO US FROM GROWING CHINESE FLEET

A new report prepared by political scientist Dr. Patrick Bratton and seapower historian U.S. Naval Captain (Ret.) Carl Shuster warns that the growth of the Chinese maritime fleet coupled with the decline in the U.S.-flag fleet poses severe risks...

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November 18, 2015
HOUSE HEARING: U.S-FLAG SHIPPING KEY TO NATIONAL SECURITY

The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee held a joint hearing on November 17th to “explore the interaction of food aid shipping and military sealift capacity, particularly that provided by...

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October 27, 2015
USA Maritime Rebuts Latest Cargo Preference Attacks

Below is USA Maritime’s rebuttal to the latest cargo preference attacks. USA Maritime statement (PDF) American Enterprise Institute statement (PDF)

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October 27, 2015
Bernie is blazing a new trail

The underdog democratic socialist from Vermont has something to say, so listen up. As Bernie heads into the political hurricane, will his grassroots surge continue to prosper?

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October 27, 2015
Visiting an artist in his studio

This dude has been creating art in his garage studio for years. His work has been seen in many museums throughout the world and you can also find his work online.

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October 27, 2015
Exploring San Francisco’s Cuisine

Food trucks are a source of ethnically diverse, and gourmet street foods, with concentrations of various trucks at regular times and places.

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October 27, 2015
A closer look at distant nebulas

The Helix Nebula is a large planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius. This object is one of the closest to the Earth of all the bright planetary nebulae.

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October 27, 2015
Traveling abroad will change you forever

When traveling abroad, the odds favor a safe and incident-free trip, however, travelers can be subject to difficulties, crime and violence.

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