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As seen in: U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE, USNI News, LinkedIn, WIRED Magazine, Substack, Flipboard, Popular Science, RealClear Politics, gCaptain, Asia Times, Big News Network, RealClear Defense and
Covers:  U.S. and international navies, national security, China, Russia, defense acquisition, defense policy, Congress
Doesn't Cover: Military healthcare and military benefits.
Naval reporter for @USNINews Fmr: @JanesINTEL , @newsobserver, @vmialumni Content ≠ any official @NavalInstitute stance on anything. slagrone@usni.org

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Sam LaGrone has worked in newspapers for more than two decades and covered defense issues since 2008.
Since 2009, Sam has specialized in international naval and maritime coverage -- first with Jane's Defence Weekly in its Washington, D.C. bureau and then as the founding editor of USNI News with the U.S. Naval Institute. Sam has also written for Popular Science, Wired, the San Diego Union-Tribune, Defense News, Air Force Times and The News and Observer in Raleigh, N.C.

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Pentagon's 'Air-Sea Battle' Plan Explained. Finally.

Pentagon's 'Air-Sea Battle' Plan Explained. Finally.

In 2009, the Navy and the Air Force introduced a new concept for fighting called "Air-Sea Battle." Three year…

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Inside the Navy's Big Aircraft-Carrier Budget Gamble

Inside the Navy's Big Aircraft-Carrier Budget Gamble

The Navy is dealing with the military's impending budget fiasco by putting its premier hardware - aircraft ca…

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The World's Most Dangerous Naval Weapon

The World's Most Dangerous Naval Weapon

The weapon that has damaged more U.S. naval ships in the last 60 years is not the torpedo, the deck gun, the …

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Satellite Navigation Was Created For Submarine Based Nuclear War

Satellite Navigation Was Created For Submarine Based Nuclear War

In the late 1950s the U.S. Navy had a terrifying and complex problem - how do you tell a submarine launched i…

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Carter's Rebuke of Navy Budget Proposal Points to Split Between Service, DoD Priorities - USNI Ne...

Carter's Rebuke of Navy Budget Proposal Points to Split Between Service, DoD Priorities - USNI Ne...

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter's list of directives Monday to the Navy to retool its budget for Fiscal Year …

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FLEETEX250: ‘They’re Here, We Might as Well Train’

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FLEETEX250: ‘They’re Here, We Might as Well Train’
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FLEETEX250: ‘They’re Here, We Might as Well Train’

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Sam LaGrone is the editor of USNI News. He has covered legislation, acquisition and operations for the Sea Services since 2009 and spent time underway with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the Canadian Navy. Email: slagrone@usni.org Signal: SamLaGrone.13 Follow @samlagrone
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Bollinger Quietly Cut Steel for First Arctic Security Cutter in April Ahead of $2.2B Award

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Seaspan image The network of Bollinger shipyards in Louisiana wasted no time starting work on their Coast Arctic Security Cutter, beginning fabrication of the first planned U.S. hull two months ahead of the finalized contract, Bollinger president Ben Bordelon told USNI News this week.
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The now defunct Potomac News as an eager freelance features writer.

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