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    {"title" :"The Official U.S. Navy App: Powered by API","summary" : "As a “warfighting-ready force,” the U.S. Navy can bring it wherever and whenever it’s needed around the globe. Now this armed force is bringing it—the latest news, video, photos, multimedia, special events and more—to sailors and their families through","date" : "2014-04-03T13:29:09-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","topics" : {
        
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