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Navy Secretary Ray Mabus Jr. gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the implementation of the decision to open all ground combat units to women. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Ignoring budget caps, Navy issues new call for larger fleet

The 2016 update to the Navy Force Structure Assessment, sent to Congress last week, asserts the service needs a fleet of 355 ships in order to adequately perform its missions. That’s a big change from the 2014 plan of 308 ships the Navy has been building toward.

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Congress looks to Trump for funds left behind in NDAA

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Farewell to longest-serving Navy secretary in modern era

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6 times cabinet members faced the bright lights of late night TV

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Navy eyes miniature nuclear reactors to power its bases

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Mental health now part of Navy's discharge considerations

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Navy finds Congress friendlier as service continues to go green

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Navy updates IT workforce rules, making commanders more accountable for cyber defense

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus Jr. gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the implementation of the decision to open all ground combat units to women. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Navy wants an acquisition system willing to fail fast

A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. The powerful U.S. B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea on Sunday, a clear show of force from the United States as a Cold War-style standoff deepened between its ally Seoul and North Korea following Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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DoD’s modernization efforts ballooned by Air Force upgrades, study says

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SAN DIEGO (Jan. 19, 2016) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) departs its homeport in San Diego for a scheduled deployment Jan. 19, 2016. William P. Lawrence is part of the Great Green Fleet, an initiative optimizing energy use to increase optimal range, endurance and payload, turning energy into a force multiplier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Troy Milburn/Released)

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Navy launches Green Fleet partly powered by biofuel

In this Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015 photo released by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman transits the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian naval vessels conducted rocket tests last week near the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, the USS Bulkeley destroyer and a French frigate, the FS Provence, and commercial traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the American military said Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 causing new tension between the two nations after a landmark nuclear deal. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class M. J. Lieberknecht/U.S. Navy via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Green is Navy’s new color with fleet initiative

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Air Force secretary puts new moms at ease over maternity leave

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Security, personnel systems top DoD and intel concerns in 2015

In this Jan. 9, 2008 photo released by the U.S. Navy, tThe Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Wyoming approaches Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. Nuclear-armed U.S. submarines that went more than a decade without calling on foreign ports in part because of post-Sept. 11 security concerns are once again visiting other countries, a shift intended to underscore their global presence and lift sailor morale. A stop in September 2015 by USS Wyoming in the United Kingdom was the first of what are expected to be occasional visits to foreign ports. (Lt. Rebecca Rebarich/U.S. Navy via AP)

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Carter scolds Navy Secretary over spending priorities

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Navy on track to meet renewable energy goal by year's end

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Pentagon's new HR chief says personnel system is in urgent need of reform

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Navy secretary racks up 930K miles in world travel

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Amid bribery scandal, Navy changes business practices for overseas port calls

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Pentagon's cost savings proposals lost to compromise of authorization bill

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Navy living out its 'heyday,' but rough seas ahead

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Begin saving cash now, Air Force tells commanders