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Concern over 2002 DC protest led to deal with Navy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:09:02 -0400

WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia police department arranged to use U.S. Navy satellite communications and video equipment as it prepared for a large 2002 demonstration that resulted in about 400 arrests and multi-million-dollar legal settlements, according to emails, invoices and other documents that shed new light on the collaboration between law enforcement and the military.

Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:37:11 -0400

WASHINGTON - Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special operations forces.

Ventura wants 'American Sniper' lawsuit to proceed

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:12:47 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Attorneys for former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura asked a federal judge Monday to allow his defamation lawsuit against slain "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle to go forward with Kyle's widow as the defendant.

Gomez leans on military past in Mass. Senate race

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:50:31 -0400

BOSTON - It's a small group of potential voters but one that Gabriel Gomez is clearly at ease with - about two dozen people who gathered in a recreation room at the Chelsea Soldiers Home to hear a fellow veteran discuss his uphill fight to become the next U.S. senator from Massachusetts.

Navy kickbacks defendant requests new lawyer

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:59:30 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - A former employee of the U.S. Navy who admitted leading a kickback scheme that cost the Navy $18 million is asking for a new lawyer less than two weeks after pleading guilty to conspiracy, theft of government property and tax evasion.

Program to help sex assault victims at Naval base

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:46:18 -0400

CHICAGO - As pressure mounts on military leaders to crack down on sexual abuse in the armed forces, some encouraging news is coming out of the Naval base outside of Chicago: A pilot program aimed at reducing the number of sexual assaults that just might be working.

Film backs former SEAL trainee's innocence claim

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:34:50 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - The courts have spoken, and former Navy SEAL trainee Dustin Turner remains locked up for a 1995 slaying that another man has confessed to committing alone.

Navy ship named after Burlington, Vt.

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:28:38 -0400

BURLINGTON, Vermont - The U.S. Navy has named a ship after Vermont's largest city.

Mayor: Naming ship USS Tulsa an 'honor'

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:41:28 -0400

TULSA, Oklahoma - Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett says the decision to name a US Navy combat ship the USS Tulsa is an "honor."

Amid safety fears, US Navy jets train on Iwo Jima

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:35:26 -0400

IOTO, Japan - Iwo Jima is a training site like no other. The rugged volcanic crag was one of the most iconic battlegrounds of World War II, and is so isolated and barren it has almost never been inhabited by anyone other than military troops. But from the perspective of U.S. Navy fighter pilots who regularly train on the island's one functioning airstrip, it is unique in another way.

US Navy to name ship after ND capital of Bismarck

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:50:28 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - The U.S. Navy is naming one of its new ships after North Dakota's capital.

Navy to name new vessel after city of Yuma

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:44:30 -0400

PHOENIX - U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona is praising the Navy's decision to name its latest Joint High Speed Vessel after the city of Yuma.

Opening statements made in piracy, murder trial

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:52:20 -0400

NORFOLK, Virginia - Defense attorneys for three Somalis charged with murdering four American yachters in a pirate hijacking said Thursday there's no physical evidence proving their clients fired the shots that killed the Americans during a moment of chaos as U.S. Navy warships and special forces circled nearby off the coast of Africa.

Defense report: Post-bin Laden raid security lapse

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:31:36 -0400

WASHINGTON - Several weeks after overseeing the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, then-CIA Director Leon Panetta revealed the name of the raid commander in a speech attended by the writer of the film "Zero Dark Thirty," according to a draft report by Pentagon investigators.

Former legislator Zinke might consider Senate run

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:58:46 -0400

HELENA, Montana - Former state legislator Ryan Zinke of Whitefish said Wednesday he might consider a U.S. Senate run if the Montana Republican Party's big names don't get in the race.

Spain seeks US help to slim down overweight sub

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:38:57 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - A new, Spanish-designed submarine has a weighty problem: The vessel is more than 70 tons too heavy, and officials fear if it goes out to sea, it will not be able to surface.

State approves land-use request by Navy SEALs

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:34:10 -0400

KODIAK, Alaska - A request by the Naval Special Warfare center in Kodiak to conduct training missions on state land has been approved.

Navy grants 2 contracts for DDG 51 construction

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:32:52 -0400

The U.S. Navy awarded two contracts this week to Huntington Ingalls Industries and General Dynamics Bath Irons Works to build up to 10 new destroyers.

Hagel tours new Navy combat vessel

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 05:11:17 -0400

SINGAPORE - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel toured the U.S. Navy's new small combat ship, the USS Freedom, the first of a new class of littoral warships recently deployed to Asia to partner with allies in the region.

Navy lets the grass grow in a cost-cutting move

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:37:12 -0400

NORFOLK, Virginia - The Navy's spit-and-polish image is taking a bruising in southeast Virginia as it lets the grass go longer to cut costs.

Navy going flame-resistant for sailors at sea

Thu, 30 May 2013 15:36:50 -0400

NORFOLK, Virginia - The Navy is phasing in flame-resistant clothing for every sailor who goes to sea.

Navy going flame-resistant for sailors at sea

Thu, 30 May 2013 14:40:04 -0400

NORFOLK, Virginia - The Navy is phasing in flame-resistant clothing for every sailor who goes to sea.

Navy ships form first line of missile defense

Thu, 30 May 2013 03:04:43 -0400

NORFOLK, Virginia - In the operations center on board the USS Stethem, sailors keep watch on a dizzying array of maps, graphics, sensors and radar data - all focused on North Korea.

Ex-reservist pleads guilty to producing child porn

Wed, 29 May 2013 20:52:18 -0400

BALTIMORE - A former Navy reservist has pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting minors to produce child pornography.

Ex-reservist pleads guilty to producing child porn

Wed, 29 May 2013 20:34:07 -0400

BALTIMORE - A former Navy reservist has pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting minors to produce child pornography.