Cost to dismantle ex-USS Enterprise to exceed $1 billion

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the cost of dismantling the former nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise may exceed $1 billion.

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By Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of America Photo by John Whalen/U.S. Navy (USS Enterprise makes its final voyage.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Italian-born twins complete fighter pilot training

Two identical twins who were born in Italy recently completed their fighter pilot training at VT-7 and graduated.

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MERIDIAN, Miss. (July 27, 2018) Marine Corps Capt. Matteo Occhipinti, left, Cmdr. Steven Vitrella, commanding officer of Training Squadron (VT) 7, 1st Lt. Andrea Occhipinti and U.S. Navy Capt. Nicholas Mungas, commodore of Training Air Wing (CNATRA) 1, pose for a group photo before the twin Occhipinti brothers simultaneously receive their gold aviator wings during a winging ceremony at the chapel at Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss., July 27, 2018. The brothers completed Advanced Jet Flight Training with Training Squadron SEVEN. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Liaghat/Released)

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