US Navy’s eighth Navajo-class salvage ship to honour decorated Chippewa Tribe sailor

US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has confirmed that the future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue (T-ATS) ship will be named in honour of James D. Fairbanks, member of the Chippewa Tribe and the 13th Force Master Chief Petty Officer of the Naval Construction Battalions (“Seabees”). The naming selection of the future USNS […]

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