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“We’ve known for years that the dark fleet posed significant physical risks, because we knew they were operating old ships, they weren’t maintaining them,” said Rear Adm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Happy hours grew tense; on one occasion, McArthur asked Rear Commodore Bob Lalanne for his thoughts about the election.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"I do think it's doable," retired US Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery told the BBC this morning.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
China has already “dramatically increased its domestic submarine production capacity, accelerating production from less than one nuclear submarine a year to significantly higher rates,” said Rear Adm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
I thought about Rear Admiral Hill, the former superintendent of the Naval Academy, who served as the president of Valley Forge in my last three years of high school.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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