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1 SEAL dead, 7 sailors hurt in training accident

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:10:32 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Military officials say a Humvee carrying six Navy SEALs and two other sailors overturned during a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky, killing one of the SEALs and injuring the others on board.

US Navy tests anti-mine drones in Gulf drills

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:59:05 -0400

MANAMA, Bahrain - The U.S. Navy is putting underwater drones through wartime-style drills as part of international mine-clearing exercises in the Persian Gulf following similar maneuvers by Iran.

US launches drone from aircraft carrier

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:25:06 -0400

ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH - A drone the size of a fighter jet took off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first time Tuesday in a test flight that could eventually open the way for the U.S. to launch unmanned aircraft from just about any place in the world.

Navy to move 5 coastal patrol ships to Bahrain

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:07:05 -0400

NORFOLK, Virginia - The Navy will permanently move five Virginia Beach-based ships, a maintenance crew and the squadron's command staff to Bahrain beginning next week, officials said Friday.

Navy amphibious ship to go on humanitarian mission

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:13:15 -0400

HONOLULU - The U.S. Pacific Fleet said Thursday it will send an amphibious dock landing ship to six Pacific island nations over the next several months to provide humanitarian assistance and help people better prepare for disasters.

Man plans to plead guilty in Navy kickbacks case

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:42:25 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - One of several people charged as part of a federal investigation into an alleged $10 million kickback scheme targeting the U.S. Navy plans to change his plea to guilty to four charges of tax evasion, his lawyer said on Thursday.

Navy: Hazing in Ill. involved embarrassment

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:10:31 -0400

NORFOLK, Virginia - A Navy report says a commanding officer in Illinois has been removed from the job after humiliating three reservists in front of other sailors.

Henry: Even a terrorist deserves a burial

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:49:11 -0400

By REG HENRY - One of the unremarked stories of the American experience in recent years is the rise of idiocy to epidemic proportions. Everywhere one looks, idiots are at work, and not all of them in Congress.

Alaska moose head donated to Navy warship

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:13:22 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Anchorage man has donated a trophy moose head and antlers to the Navy's newest warship.

Bomb tech who survived Iraq blast dies in crash

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:54:07 -0400

HOBART, Indiana - A Navy bomb technician who survived a blast in Iraq that left him with severe injuries has died in a California automobile accident.

Bomb tech who survived Iraq blast dies in crash

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:53:37 -0400

HOBART, Indiana - U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Timothy Johns came close to death in 2007 after a bomb exploded in Iraq, family members said.

State takes comment on proposed SEAL training site

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:56:26 -0400

JUNEAU, Alaska - The state is taking public comment through May on proposed Navy SEAL training on Kodiak Island.

US-led Gulf naval exercises underway

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:40:14 -0400

MANAMA, Bahrain - The US Navy says envoys from 41 nations have gathered in Bahrain to begin anti-mine drills in the Persian Gulf amid efforts by Iran to expand its naval presence there.

Maine senators told of Navy shipbuilding plans

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:56:13 -0400

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's U.S. senators say the Navy is pursuing the award of multi-year procurement contracts critical to the work of the Bath Iron Works shipyard.

Navy unveils squadron of manned, unmanned craft

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:32:40 -0400

CORONADO, California - The Navy on Thursday inaugurated its first squadron with both manned and unmanned aircraft amid debate over the military's burgeoning use of drones in warfare.

Navy officer's roots ran deep in Leflore county

Thu, 02 May 2013 04:14:22 -0400

SIDON, Mississippi - While Capt. Viola Brown Sanders rose to the highest rank a woman could attain in the U.S. Navy in the mid-1960s, she always considered Leflore County home.

Vieques ponders future 10 years after Navy left

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:10:54 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Thousands of activists on Wednesday celebrated the anniversary of the U.S. Navy's departure from the Puerto Rican island of Vieques 10 years ago, despite concerns that progress has been slow in cleaning up and developing a place many hoped would flourish.

Pacific searched for British man from ailing boat

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:22:36 -0400

HONOLULU - A U.S. Coast Guard plane from Hawaii and a Navy warship diverted from its journey home searched a remote area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for a British man many hours after he was reported overboard from a troubled sailboat.

Bombing shifts Mass. Senate race before primaries

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:18:44 -0400

BOSTON - Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren't excited about the looming special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry.

Senators request Portland, Maine, ship reference

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:28:24 -0400

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's two U.S. senators are asking that the USS Portland, an amphibious transport dock ship named after the city of Portland, Oregon, also be named in honor of Portland, Maine.