USS Fitzgerald

FILE - In this June 18, 2017, file photo, the damaged USS Fitzgerald is docked at the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, after colliding with Philippine-flagged container ship ACX Crystal off Japan.  On June 17, 2017, seven sailors died after a container ship collided with the USS Fitzgerald guided-missile destroyer off Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Navy Safety Command will use surprise inspections, stand down authority to prevent future accidents

The newly elevated command is working with service leaders to bolster risk mitigation.

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FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2017, file photo, provided by the U.S. Navy, damage is visible as the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain steers towards Changi naval base in Singapore following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC. The Navy says it is filing negligent homicide charges against the commanders of two ships involved in fatal collisions last year. The charges are to be presented at what the military calls an Article 32 hearing, which will determine whether the accused are court martialed.  (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton/U.S. Navy photo via AP, File)

Navy says it’s closed training, certification gaps in accident-prone 7th Fleet

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Navy attempts to tackle ‘Frankenstein’ of shipboard systems in response to vessel collisions

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FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2017, file photo, damage is visible as the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain steers towards Changi naval base in Singapore following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC. Adm. William Moran, the vice chief of naval operations, told a congressional oversight panel Sept. 7, that the hectic pace of military operations and a constrained military budget don’t excuse two warship accidents in the Pacific region that killed 17 American sailors and led the sea-going service to order a broad investigation into its performance and readiness.(Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Navy promises sailors more predictable sleep schedules, duty assignments in 2018

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Behind deadly Navy collisions, a ‘bad gamble’ on an overstretched fleet

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