naval
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A portrait of the 19th-century founder of American naval strategy hangs in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
“We tend to undervalue and I would say underinvest in those unsexy but important capabilities like the oilers, like the auxiliaries, like the tenders. It’s the quiet backbone of American naval power.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
If taken literally, this would include some of the largest air and naval bases that the United States holds in the world.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026
Alcatraz was originally a naval defence fort, before being converted first to a military prison and then to a federal prison in the 1930s after being taken over by the Department of Justice.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
It’s not clear, but perhaps she was thinking about Japanese naval codes.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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