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The advent of AUKUS has brought the Navy’s submarine community into the national spotlight and that has led it to breakaway from its historical silence.
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Vice Adm. Bill Houston said the sales of in-service Virginia-class subs will be in 2032, 2035 and a newly produced sub in 2038.
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If confirmed, Houston would take over for Adm. Frank Caldwell, who became naval reactors in 2015.
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A top Navy submariner said the safety investigation into the Connecticut incident is nearing completion.
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