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Navy says pirates attacked U.S. helicopter

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Somali pirates holding a hijacked ship off the coast of Somalia fired at a U.S. Navy helicopter as it made a surveillance flight over the vessel, the first such attack by pirates on an American … Continue reading

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U.S. admiral takes over piracy task force

ABOARD THE CRUISER ANZIO IN THE NORTH ARABIAN SEA — The cruiser Anzio, now with a U.S. admiral aboard leading a multinational counter-piracy task force, has left the Persian Gulf and is preparing for stepped-up pirate attacks the Horn of … Continue reading

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Procession, burial for Speicher in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Thousands of people lined the streets for the funeral procession of Gulf War Navy pilot Michael Scott Speicher, whose remains were discovered in Iraq and returned home 18 years after his plane was shot down.A hearse carried … Continue reading

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Fort McHenry on piracy front lines

ABOARD THE DOCK LANDING SHIP FORT McHENRY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN — “Coalition warship, coalition warship, this is Victor Quebec Uniform Lima Nine — I have five small boats, a lot of boats, they are coming alongside me.”The Middle Eastern-accented … Continue reading

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Questions linger after Speicher announcement

Family and friends of Capt. Michael Scott Speicher say questions remain about the fighter pilot’s death despite the Navy’s announcement that his grave was found near his plane’s 1991 crash site.“Where were the remains? How did they get there? How … Continue reading

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