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The U.S. Navy Has a New Warship That Could be Better Than Aircraft Carriers
The latest addition, USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD-29), was commissioned in Pensacola, honoring Capt. Richard M. McCool Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient. LPD-29 is the final Flight I variant ...
LPD’s Sgt. Tu Tran recounts being awarded Medal of Valor and meeting President Biden
Fresh off receiving the Medal of Valor and meeting President Joe Biden, Lincoln Police Department’s Sgt. Tu Tran recounted his experience in Washington D.C.
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USS Portland Laser Weapon System Demonstrator
The amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 test. LWSD is a high-energy laser ...
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How the Navy's small craft action teams defend US warships at sea
GULF OF ADEN (NNS) – Aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), a small group is trained to defend the ship in an emergency situation. This group of sailors, the Small ...
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LPD Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery
Further improvement by adding a DNA condensation reagent, such as protamine, has resulted in small (<100 nm) and highly condensed nanoparticles which we named LPD formulation. LPD has a unique ...