How to strain your fleet: Inside the Navy’s global training exercise
The Navy invited reporters to Norfolk, Va., to witness parts of Large Scale Exercise 2025, the third iteration of its global training event.
At the deckplates, in the field during a global Navy exercise [PHOTOS]
The Navy's Large Scale Exercise 2023 took place around the world from Aug. 9 to Aug. 18, but its central leadership was based in Norfolk, Va.
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