U.S. Navy to halt operations after USS John S. McCain crash
By Reuters
22 August 2017 |
8:00 am
The Pentagon has ordered a sweeping halt of all U.S. Navy operations in the next few days to make sure ships are safe following the crash on the USS John S. McCain, the second such accident in two months.
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