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      <title>Guide: How U.S. Freedom of Navigation Operations Work</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:46:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Jones Act and the U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Base, Explained</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The century-old cabotage law sets three conditions for domestic shipping and has become a fixture in debates over the health of the shipyards the Navy depends on.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:46:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How the Navy Holds People Accountable for Collisions: The 2017 Precedents</title>
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      <title>Prize Law Explained: When and How a Navy May Seize Ships at Sea in War</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sealift and Merchant Marine Readiness: How America Moves a War Through Commercial Ships</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How the Navy Investigates Collisions: A Primer on Boards, Reviews, and Reports</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Coast Guard vs Navy Explained: Two Sea Services, Different Missions, One Wartime Chain</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Coast Guard vs Navy compared: departments, missions, law enforcement authority, wartime transfer under Title 14, and joint operations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Excess Defense Articles Explained: How the United States Gives Old Warships to Allies</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How the Excess Defense Articles program transfers retired U.S. warships to allies: Section 516, congressional notification, and known cases.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Posse Comitatus Act and the U.S. Navy: What Sailors Can and Cannot Do on Shore</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>AUKUS Pillar 1 Explained: How Australia Gets Nuclear-Powered Submarines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[AUKUS Pillar 1 explained: the 2021 pact, the 2023 Optimal Pathway, Virginia-class sales to Australia, SRF-West rotations, and the SSN-AUKUS class.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How Congress Funds Navy Shipbuilding: The Budget Cycle Explained</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How Congress funds Navy shipbuilding: the SCN account, the NDAA, appropriations, and continuing resolutions, from budget request to contract.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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