sailor
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In March, French newspaper Le Monde was able to locate the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in almost real time in the eastern Mediterranean, thanks to a sailor on board using the app.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
The Metro headlines with "not 100% faithful", writing that a Royal Navy sailor has appeared in court after "allegedly plotting to pass British secrets to Russia".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Zero lost aircraft, zero combat damage, zero lives lost. Every single sailor and Marine that left on this deployment is going home.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The sailor was transferred off the ship for care, Cao said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
He asked Dasch, "Have you ever been on board of a sailing vessel? Are you a good sailor?"
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Philippine and Chinese sailors clashed a day before the start of a July summit, and a diplomatic row erupted at an October defence meeting.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
He also said he is working with Pentagon leaders to smooth out deployment extensions and provide more certainty to sailors and their families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
One could imagine the terror of the sailors – possibly coastal people from the Levant region – as their ship crashed against the rocks.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
"What the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group did, no other carrier strike group has ever done," Hegseth told sailors.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
I stood there, petrified with shock and horror, as the sailors gave my father’s body to the sea.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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