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The USS Mason, based at Naval Station Mayport, is patrolling the Strait of Hormuz with other U.S. Navy ships in Operation Freedom. | U.S. Central Command
May 8, 2026

Mayport-based USS Mason repels another Iranian attack in Strait of Hormuz

The USS Mason faced its second attack in a week but was not hit, U.S. Central Command says.…

By Dan Scanlan

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The USS Cleveland will join the littoral combat squadron at Naval Station Mayport, the last of its kind, the Navy says. | U.S. Navy
December 4, 2025

Final littoral combat ship destined for Mayport

The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the USS Cleveland. The ship will homeport at Mayport Naval Station.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Bakery manager Linda Holfinger consults her Pie Chart in the kitchen of The Pie Heaven Bakery Cafe in Atlantic Beach. The bakery is offering free chicken pot pies to those working without pay during the government shutdown. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
October 20, 2025

Bakery helps federal workers weather the shutdown

The Pie Heaven Bakery Cafe in Atlantic Beach is offering free pot pies for unpaid workers during the shutdown.…

By Michelle Corum

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