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Montana-Class: The U.S. Navy’s Superbattleships That Never Sailed

The Montana-class represents the U.S. Navy battleships that never sailed. Authorized in 1940 as America’s answer to Japan’s ...

A look at the US military’s unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea

The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea. The Navy has eight warships in the region.

Gunboat diplomacy: How classic naval coercion has evolved into hybrid warfare on the water

Over the summer, the United States deployed warships to the Caribbean—ostensibly to menace drug traffickers but also as a ...