{"id":7666,"date":"2017-12-27T15:36:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T15:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/19\/year-in-review-top-stories-from-2017\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:51:11","slug":"year-in-review-top-stories-from-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2017\/12\/27\/year-in-review-top-stories-from-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Year in review: Top stories from 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3264\" height=\"3264\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12887\" data-id=\"12887\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3144203-Cropped.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3144203-Cropped.jpg.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3144203-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3144203-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3144203-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3144203-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3144203-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1536 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3144203-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,2048 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The U.S. Navy conducted a failed ballistic missile intercept in June using the Aegis combat system on the destroyer John Paul Jones. However,  the ship successfully conducted a flight test earlier, in February, resulting in the first intercept of a ballistic missile target using the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA off the west coast of Hawaii. Details here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2krW2QP (Leah Garton\/U.S. Missile Defense Agency)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4256\" height=\"2832\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12894\" data-id=\"12894\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3155777.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3155777.jpg.jpg 4256w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3155777.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3155777.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3155777.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3155777.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3155777.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4256px) 100vw, 4256px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">After questions from Defense News, the U.S. Air Force confirmed that an engine dropped out of a B-52 bomber during a training flight on Jan. 4. What happened? http:\/\/bit.ly\/2BXpSEf (Senior Airman Justin Armstrong\/U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12901\" data-id=\"12901\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3647492.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3647492.jpg.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3647492.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3647492.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3647492.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3647492.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">In February, Defense News reported that nearly two-thirds of the U.S. Navy&#8217;s strike fighters were grounded because the aircraft were either undergoing maintenance or simply waiting for parts or their turn in line on the aviation depot backlog. And that wasn&#8217;t the only issue: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2z4OSe5 (MC3 Anthony J. Rivera\/U.S. Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5441\" height=\"3632\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12911\" data-id=\"12911\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3751183.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3751183.jpg.jpg 5441w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3751183.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3751183.jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3751183.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3751183.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3751183.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1367 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5441px) 100vw, 5441px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Wendy Calderon leads a prayer and moment of silence dedicated to honor sailors who died onboard the destroyers John S. McCain and Fitzgerald in separate collisions this year. While Defense News and sister publication Navy Times reported extensively on these events and their aftermath (as seen below), this story led that coverage in readership: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2yigNmZ (Chief Boatswain\u2019s Mate Nelson Doromal\/U.S. Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1923\" height=\"1081\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12917\" data-id=\"12917\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/still-from-video-Cropped.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/still-from-video-Cropped.jpg.jpg 1923w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/still-from-video-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/still-from-video-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/still-from-video-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/still-from-video-Cropped.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,863 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1923px) 100vw, 1923px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. and Israeli officers broke ground in Israel in September for a permanent U.S. Army base that will house dozens of U.S. soldiers. Here&#8217;s the mission they&#8217;re charge with: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2yX4hyN (Israel Defense Forces)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5568\" height=\"3712\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12921\" data-id=\"12921\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-819421788.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-819421788.jpg.jpg 5568w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-819421788.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-819421788.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-819421788.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-819421788.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-819421788.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5568px) 100vw, 5568px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">In January, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump took office, the Pentagon confirmed that its civilian spots would be impacted by the president&#8217;s hiring freeze, but that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis could exempt any position &#8220;that he deems necessary to meet national security or public safety responsibilities,&#8221; a Pentagon official told Defense News. Here&#8217;s how it all began: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2BFeP6h (Jim Watson\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1657\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12927\" data-id=\"12927\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-852051920.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-852051920.jpg.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-852051920.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-852051920.jpg.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-852051920.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,679 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-852051920.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1018 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-852051920.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1357 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile in July, which analysts said displayed for the first time the capability to exceed 10,000 kilometers in range, a distance potentially capable of threatening New York or San Diego. Here&#8217;s how the U.S. and South Korea responded: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2Bh7rNU (AFP\/KCNA via KNS via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1786\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12929\" data-id=\"12929\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3319207.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3319207.jpg.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3319207.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3319207.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3319207.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,732 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3319207.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3319207.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">For more than a week, media reports routinely mentioned the approach of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Carl Vinson&#8217;s carrier strike group, seemingly implying an attack on North Korea could be imminent. But direction to mass off the Korean Peninsula was nowhere to be seen: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2nSCjz3 (MC3 Matt Brown\/U.S. Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"947\" height=\"595\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12931\" data-id=\"12931\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3341939.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3341939.jpg.jpg 947w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3341939.jpg.jpg?resize=300,188 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3341939.jpg.jpg?resize=768,483 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The U.S. Air Force&#8217;s F-35A deployed internationally for the first time in April. The aircraft headed to Europe to conduct training exercises with NATO allies, the Pentagon explained. The story here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2nSA3b3 (Tech. Sgt. Ryan Crane\/U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12933\" data-id=\"12933\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1212_Mattis.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1212_Mattis.jpg.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1212_Mattis.jpg.jpg?resize=300,188 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1212_Mattis.jpg.jpg?resize=768,480 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1212_Mattis.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,640 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A number of sources, including one inside the Trump administration, told Defense News that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and Mira Ricardel, a top defense voice on the Trump campaign who also served as a part of the defense transition team, were directly clashing over Pentagon nominees. The battle over appointments: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2yiwYkb (Alex Brandon\/AP; Jockel Finck\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From internal clashes at the Pentagon to an engine falling from the sky, here are the most popular stories from this year:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/breaking-news\/2017\/06\/22\/us-navy-ballistic-missile-intercept-test-fails\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-us-destroyer-john-paul-jones.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Navy ballistic missile intercept test fails<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. Navy conducted a failed ballistic missile intercept Wednesday with its SM-3 Block IIA off the coast of Hawaii.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/breaking-news\/2017\/01\/05\/engine-drops-out-of-b-52-during-training-at-minot-air-force-base\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635779931023152306-dfn-afa-b-52jpg.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Engine Drops Out of B-52 During Training at Minot Air Force Base<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">An engine dropped out of a B-52 bomber during a flight on Wednesday, the Air Force has confirmed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2017\/02\/06\/grounded-nearly-two-thirds-of-us-navys-strike-fighters-cant-fly\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/strike-fighters-covered.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Grounded: Nearly two-thirds of US Navy\u2019s strike fighters can\u2019t fly<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Overall, more than half the Navy\u2019s aircraft are grounded, most because there isn\u2019t enough money to fix them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<hr style=\"border-color: #000000;\">\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2017\/08\/22\/dead-mccain-sailors-found-aboard-ship-as-the-search-continues\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/McCain-Damage-One.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Remains of McCain sailors found aboard ship as the search continues<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">U.S. Navy divers have discovered the remains of some of the 10 missing sailors inside the damaged compartments on board the destroyer John S. McCain. Malaysian Navy forces discovered additional remains at sea as the search continues into its second day.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:125%;\"><br><b>Here is how the U.S. Navy   collisions have unfolded:<\/b><br><br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-  navy\/2017\/06\/16\/7-us-sailors-missing-after-catastrophic-collision\/\">7 US sailors missing after   catastrophic collision<\/a><br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/06\/18\/seven-  missing-fitzgerald-sailors-discovered-dead\/\">Seven missing Fitzgerald sailors discovered   dead<\/a><br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/06\/18\/fitzgerald-crew-s-heroic-  efforts-saved-their-ship-from-sinking-admiral-says\/\">Fitzgerald crew&#8217;s &#8216;heroic efforts&#8217; saved their   ship from sinking, admiral says<\/a><br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-  navy\/2017\/08\/20\/navy-destroyer-john-s-mccain-collides-with-merchant-vessel\/\">Stricken destroyer John   S. McCain arrives in Singapore, 10 crew still missing<\/a><br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2017\/08\/23\/7th-fleet-commander-sacked-days-after-second-  deadly-collision\/\">7th Fleet commander sacked days after second deadly collision<\/a><br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2017\/08\/28\/how-us-navy-fleet-has-been-on-collision-course-  for-years\/\">How the US Navy&#8217;s fleet has been on a collision course for years<\/a><br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2017\/09\/07\/us-navy-worked-around-its-own-standards-  to-keep-ships-underway-sources\/\">US Navy worked around its own standards to keep ships underway:   sources<\/a><br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2017\/11\/02\/navy-finds-deep-  rooted-failures-led-to-fatal-collisions\/\">Navy finds deep-rooted failures led to fatal   collisions<\/a><br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2017\/11\/01\/navy-crews-at-  fault-in-fatal-collisions-investigations-find\/\">Navy crews at fault in fatal collisions,   investigations find<\/a><br><\/p><hr style=\"border-color: #000000;\">\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/breaking-news\/2017\/09\/18\/us-breaks-ground-for-new-permanent-base-in-israel\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KER_6736.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 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