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Evening brief: USS Mason command relief, Japan’s 100 kW shipboard laser, Indonesia Gaza planning, and USCG in New York Harbor

On February 13, 2026, the U.S. Navy relieved Capt. Chavius G. Lewis of command of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG-87) due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to ...
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USS Mason (DDG-87)

U.S. Navy destroyer USS Mason (DDG-87) came under missile attack from Houthi rebel-held territory in Yemen while steaming in international waters in the Red Sea earlier today. The incident is ...