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”)....

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