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Fire burns for 12 hours on US Navy warship off Okinawa

A fire burned aboard a US Navy warship anchored off Okinawa for 12 hours, injuring two sailors, a statement from the Navy’s ...
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Fire Extinguished After 12-Hour Fight on USS New Orleans Off Okinawa

The Navy declared a fire aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans extinguished following a 12-hour battle ...
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USS New Orleans returns to Okinawa port on its own after onboard blaze

The amphibious transport dock ship came back to White Beach Naval Facility under its own power, the U.S. 7th Fleet said.

Fire reported on amphibious US warship off Okinawa

A fire was reported aboard the amphibious USS New Orleans (LPD-18) on Wednesday off the coast of Okinawa. “Crews are ...

Crews have been fighting flames aboard USS New Orleans, a US Navy amphibious warship that caught fire in Japan

The US Navy amphibious warship USS New Orleans caught fire near Okinawa, Japan. Crews have been responding to the fire, a ...
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9 Marines detained on Okinawa as joint patrols step up liberty rule enforcement

Nine Marines may face charges under the military justice system after encountering a joint patrol in Okinawa city.

These sacred tattoos were banned in Okinawa. A new generation is bringing them back.

Long before U.S. military bases lined its shores, the islands known today as Okinawa were once the independent Ryukyu Kingdom ...

'Only 4 out of 54 survived': Japanese war veteran, 97, recalls loss of comrades in Okinawa

During the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific War, some 2.3 million Japanese soldiers and military personnel lost their ...