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as in desecrator
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as in warship
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There are currently two other destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean that are part of a regular mission to provide ballistic missile defense capabilities in that region.
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday ordered more destroyers and other military forces to the Middle East following this week’s assassination of Hamas’ political leader in Iran, the military said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
Driving the news: Tours of the USS Sampson, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer home-ported at Everett Naval Station, and a Coast Guard vessel will be open to the public from 10am to 4pm Thursday through Sunday.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 31 July 2024
In recent decades, important projects such as the Zumwalt destroyer, the Littoral Combat Ship, the F-35 fighter, and the KC-46 tanker aircraft arrived years late and vastly over budget.
—Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday ordered more destroyers and other military forces to the Middle East following this week’s assassination of Hamas’ political leader in Iran, the military said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
Driving the news: Tours of the USS Sampson, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer home-ported at Everett Naval Station, and a Coast Guard vessel will be open to the public from 10am to 4pm Thursday through Sunday.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 31 July 2024
In recent decades, important projects such as the Zumwalt destroyer, the Littoral Combat Ship, the F-35 fighter, and the KC-46 tanker aircraft arrived years late and vastly over budget.
—Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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“Destroyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destroyer. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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