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Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) and the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) conducted a bilateral anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training exercise in the Caribbean Sea with the Colombian navy, Feb. 27-28. Minnesota and Billings were joined by Colombian navy submarine ARC Pijao (SSK 28), frigates ARC Independiente (FM 54) and ARC Almirante Padilla (FM 51),…
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Many people were shopping for sales on the day after Thanksgiving, but the families of the crew of the USS Minnesota (SSN 783) got the best deal. The Virginia-class fast attack submarine returned to Naval Submarine Base New London on Friday, Nov. 26, after a seven-month deployment. “There is no better homecoming than the return from a long and challenging…
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