Sailor assigned to Mayport-based USS Mason dies in non-combat related incident
File – The USS Mason, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, passes a dock in Norfolk, Va., April 8, 2021. Officials said the USS Mason shot down a suspected Houthi drone flying…
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Mayport-based warship continues missile-attack defense in Middle East; US offensive expected to ramp up this weekend
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Local servicemembers are increasingly in the line of fire. On Friday, President Joe Biden attended the dignified transfer of three American soldiers killed in Jordan this week…
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Mayport-based USS Mason among ships fending off attacks from Houthi rebels in Red Sea
Rebels from Yemen overnight launched a barrage of missiles and drones toward passing ships in the Red Sea, and a Mayport-based guided-missile destroyer, the USS Mason, helped fend off the…
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Hundreds of Mayport-based sailors credited with stopping rebel attacks in Red Sea
MAYPORT, Fla. – More than 200 sailors aboard a Jacksonville-based warship are getting credited for fighting off rebel attacks on cargo ships in the Middle East. Over the past several…
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2 Mayport-based ships part of carrier strike group sent to support Israel in Mediterranean
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday he has ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel after…
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