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The Italian Navy has placed an order with Fincantieri for one LHD. The total value of the contract is over 1.1 billion euros and the ship is due for delivery in 2022.
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Image: Fincantieri
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The Bulgarian cabinet has authorized Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev to negotiate with Belgium, the Netherlands and Greece for second-hand fighters.
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While posted to Osan Air Base, South Korea in the 1950s, Chuck Norris began learning martial arts at the Osan Gym. One of those who taught him, Grand Master Do Sik Mun, is still teaching U.S. military personnel at the gym till this day.
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Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Heather A. Denby, 35th ADA Public Affairs
On Oct. 1 last year, the crew on board a MV-22B attempted to take off from USS Makin Island for a mission to reinforce the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. Unfortunately, the flight never made it to Iraq and the aircraft was nearly lost.
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Photo: U.S. Marine Corps
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A U.S. Navy Super Hornet landed on runway 4R of Chicago Midway International Airport on Jul .1 at around 12:35 p.m. after experiencing engine problem.
