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US military's attempt to retain strategic land for training runs into Native Hawaiian opposition
Read full article: US military's attempt to retain strategic land for training runs into Native Hawaiian oppositionThe U.S. military wants to continue live-fire training at Pohakuloa, a high-altitude plateau on Hawaiiās Big Island.
NOAA delays the cutoff of key satellite data for hurricane forecasting
Read full article: NOAA delays the cutoff of key satellite data for hurricane forecastingThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes.
The government cuts key data used in hurricane forecasting, and experts sound an alarm
Read full article: The government cuts key data used in hurricane forecasting, and experts sound an alarmWeather experts are warning that hurricane forecasts will be severely hampered by the upcoming cutoff of key data from U.S. Department of Defense satellites.
The US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troops
Read full article: The US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troopsThe U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what's been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls.
2nd mayoral candidate killed in Mexico's Veracruz state ahead of June 1 elections
Read full article: 2nd mayoral candidate killed in Mexico's Veracruz state ahead of June 1 electionsGunmen have killed a mayoral candidate from Mexicoās governing party in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and four others who accompanied her.
Fighter jet slips off the hangar deck of a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, one minor injury
Read full article: Fighter jet slips off the hangar deck of a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, one minor injuryThe Navy says an F/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the hanger deck of an aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East, as sailors were towing the aircraft into place in the hangar bay of the USS Harry S.
ACLU sues Defense Department school system over banning race- and gender-related books
Read full article: ACLU sues Defense Department school system over banning race- and gender-related booksThe American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Department of Defenseās school system over banned race- and gender-related educational materials.
Trump says he wants to give money and airplane tickets to immigrants who 'self-deport'
Read full article: Trump says he wants to give money and airplane tickets to immigrants who 'self-deport'President Donald Trump says he wants to give money and an airplane ticket to any immigrant who is in the country illegally who chooses to āself-deport.ā.
The Latest: Judge will order sworn testimony by Trump officials in case of wrongly deported man
Read full article: The Latest: Judge will order sworn testimony by Trump officials in case of wrongly deported manA federal judge in Maryland will order sworn testimony by Trump officials to determine if they complied with her orders to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison.
US Navy veteran killed himself in front of Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital to send message, friends say
Read full article: US Navy veteran killed himself in front of Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital to send message, friends sayA decorated U.S. Navy veteran died by suicide outside the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital earlier this week.
Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge
Read full article: Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purgeBooks on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelouās famous autobiography, āI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,ā were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academyās library this week.
Marines and soldiers discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine show limited interest in rejoining
Read full article: Marines and soldiers discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine show limited interest in rejoiningOfficials say roughly 650 Marines and Army soldiers who were forced out of the military for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine have so far expressed interest in returning to the force under an executive order from President Donald Trump.
China issued 'disconcerting' warning of live-fire exercises to planes flying above, Australia says
Read full article: China issued 'disconcerting' warning of live-fire exercises to planes flying above, Australia saysAustralian Defense Minister Richard Marles says airliners were over the Tasman Sea crossing between Australia and New Zealand when the Chinese navy warned they were flying over a secret live-fire exercise.
Navy crew members eject from their jet before it crashes off the San Diego coast
Read full article: Navy crew members eject from their jet before it crashes off the San Diego coastAuthorities say two crew members ejected from a U.S. Navy jet before it crashed off the coast of San Diego and were rescued by a fishing boat.
It's not clear who will lead the Pentagon when Trump takes office. What happens then?
Read full article: It's not clear who will lead the Pentagon when Trump takes office. What happens then?It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.
Navy QB Blake Horvath's 95-yard TD run in Armed Forces Bowl is longest in school history
Read full article: Navy QB Blake Horvath's 95-yard TD run in Armed Forces Bowl is longest in school historyNavy quarterback Blake Horvath has gotten the longest run in school history, a 95-yard touchdown against Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl.
Trump gets warm welcome as he watches Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel Penny
Read full article: Trump gets warm welcome as he watches Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel PennyDonald Trump huddled with allies and a Republican cause célèbre at the Army-Navy football game.
Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog says
Read full article: Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog saysA U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking water well at Pearl Harbor where spilled jet fuel poisoned more than 6,000 people.
Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bombers, fighter aircraft and warships
Read full article: Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bombers, fighter aircraft and warshipsThe Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the U.S. presence in the region.
No. 12 Notre Dame knocks error-prone No. 24 Navy from unbeaten ranks
Read full article: No. 12 Notre Dame knocks error-prone No. 24 Navy from unbeaten ranksJeremiyah Love ran for 102 yards, scored two touchdowns and extended his streak of rushing for a TD to eight games in leading No. 12 Notre Dame to a 51-14 victory over No. 24 Navy, knocking the uncharacteristically mistake-prone Midshipmen from the unbeaten ranks.
Talk show host and former Navy man Montel Williams co-writes history of USS Intrepid
Read full article: Talk show host and former Navy man Montel Williams co-writes history of USS IntrepidA new history of the USS Intrepid will be co-written by Montel Williams, a former Navy man otherwise known for his long career as a daytime television host.
Military recruiting rebounds after several tough years, but challenges remain
Read full article: Military recruiting rebounds after several tough years, but challenges remainThe Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force say they will all meet their recruiting goals by the end of this month and the Navy will come very close.
US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah
Read full article: US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and HezbollahThe Pentagon says the U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that is raising the risk of a greater regional war.
The Navy's highest-ranking military officer is treated successfully for breast cancer
Read full article: The Navy's highest-ranking military officer is treated successfully for breast cancerThe Navy says its highest-ranking military officer has been successfully treated for early-stage breast cancer.
Haven for Hopeās assistance helps veteran turn homelessness into story of perseverance
Read full article: Haven for Hopeās assistance helps veteran turn homelessness into story of perseveranceTroy Dahman is a Texas native and a Navy veteran. However, after leaving the Navy and working elsewhere in San Antonio, he had a mental health crisis and began experiencing homelessness.
Navy recruiting rebounds, but it will miss its target to get sailors through boot camp
Read full article: Navy recruiting rebounds, but it will miss its target to get sailors through boot campThe Navy will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September thanks to several new recruiting programs.
Captain of superyacht that sank off Sicily declines to respond to prosecutor questions, lawyer says
Read full article: Captain of superyacht that sank off Sicily declines to respond to prosecutor questions, lawyer saysThe captain of a superyacht that sank during a storm off Sicily last week, killing seven people, has decided not to respond to prosecutorsā questions.
Navy sailor disciplined for trying to access Biden's health records early this year
Read full article: Navy sailor disciplined for trying to access Biden's health records early this yearThe Defense Department says a Navy sailor tried to access President Joe Bidenās medical records early this year, but no personal information was compromised.
Lockheed Martin subsidiaries reach $70 million settlement for claims they overcharged Navy for parts
Read full article: Lockheed Martin subsidiaries reach $70 million settlement for claims they overcharged Navy for partsTwo Lockheed Martin subsidiaries have agreed to pay the federal government $70 million for overcharging the Navy for aircraft parts.
Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing 'friendly relations'
Read full article: Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing 'friendly relations'Four Russian ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said Thursday, citing āhistorically friendly relationsā between both nations and as tensions escalate over Western military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats
Read full article: Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threatsAfter withdrawing from two huge U.S. military bases in the Philippines at the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, American forces are returning and building a new presence in nine sites on Philippine bases under a 2014 defense pact to counter China's increasingly assertive actions.
US navy flies aircraft through the Taiwan Strait a day after US-China defense chiefs hold rare talks
Read full article: US navy flies aircraft through the Taiwan Strait a day after US-China defense chiefs hold rare talksThe U.S. 7th Fleet says a Navy P-8A Poseidon has flown through the Taiwan Strait.
New recruiting programs put Army, Air Force on track to meet enlistment goals. Navy will fall short
Read full article: New recruiting programs put Army, Air Force on track to meet enlistment goals. Navy will fall shortThe Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes.
A missing sailor's last message from Hurricane Otis was to ask his family to pray for him
Read full article: A missing sailor's last message from Hurricane Otis was to ask his family to pray for himWhen Hurricane Otis roared into Acapulco Bay on Oct 25 with 165 mile per hour winds, sailor Ruben Torres recorded a 10-second audio message from a yacht called the Sereno.
STAT WATCH: Michigan's defensive dominance will be put to the test rest of way
Read full article: STAT WATCH: Michigan's defensive dominance will be put to the test rest of wayAs dominant as Michiganās defense has been through nine games, where it ranks among the best of all-time is far from being determined.
The Navy will start randomly testing SEALs and special warfare troops for steroids
Read full article: The Navy will start randomly testing SEALs and special warfare troops for steroidsThe Navy will begin randomly testing its special operations forces for steriods and other performance-enhancing drugs beginning in November.
Navy issues written reprimands for fuel spill that sickened 6,000 people at Pearl Harbor base
Read full article: Navy issues written reprimands for fuel spill that sickened 6,000 people at Pearl Harbor baseThe Navy is issuing written reprimands to three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill of jet fuel into Pearl Harborās drinking water in 2021.
Mexican president defends inclusion of Russian military contingent in Independence parade
Read full article: Mexican president defends inclusion of Russian military contingent in Independence paradeMexico's president is defending the participation of a contingent of Russian soldiers in a military parade over the weekend.
Felony convictions vacated for 4 former Navy officers in sprawling 'Fat Leonard' bribery scandal
Read full article: Felony convictions vacated for 4 former Navy officers in sprawling 'Fat Leonard' bribery scandalFelony convictions have been vacated for four former Navy officers in a sprawling bribery scandal due to prosecutorial misconduct.
Former Navy SEAL who claims he killed Osama bin Laden arrested in North Texas, reports say
Read full article: Former Navy SEAL who claims he killed Osama bin Laden arrested in North Texas, reports sayA former Navy SEAL who said he shot and killed Osama bin Laden in 2011 was arrested in North Texas last week.
Navy shipbuilders' union approves 3-year labor pact at Bath Iron Works
Read full article: Navy shipbuilders' union approves 3-year labor pact at Bath Iron WorksThe largest union at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works, located in Maine, has approved a three-year contract, averting another strike like the one three years ago.
Pentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies
Read full article: Pentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academiesA new report says the U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as hazing, and shift behavior training into the classrooms in order to address an alarming spike in sexual assaults and misconduct.
'The Few. The Proud' aren't so few: Marines recruiting surges while other services struggle
Read full article: 'The Few. The Proud' aren't so few: Marines recruiting surges while other services struggleMarine Corps leaders say they'll make their recruiting goal this year, at a time when the active-duty Army, Navy and Air Force expect to fall short.
Devoted sister known as āRed, White and Blue Ladyā honors fallen brother not just on Memorial Day
Read full article: Devoted sister known as āRed, White and Blue Ladyā honors fallen brother not just on Memorial DayImelda Delgado has expanded the red-on-Friday tradition to wearing red, white and blue every Friday to honor her fallen brother.
Navy probe prompted by suicides condemns conditions at shipyard: 'We let our people down'
Read full article: Navy probe prompted by suicides condemns conditions at shipyard: 'We let our people down'A Navy investigation triggered by a series of suicides is recommending widespread improvements in housing, food, parking and internet for sailors, as well as changes to mental health and other personnel programs.
US Navy deploys more chaplains for suicide prevention
Read full article: US Navy deploys more chaplains for suicide preventionConcerned with preventing growing numbers of suicides, the US Navy is planning to make chaplains regular members of the crew on ships with more than 300 sailors, instead of only the largest carriers as in the past.
Navy finds no link in series of suicides by carrier crew
Read full article: Navy finds no link in series of suicides by carrier crewThree suicides by sailors assigned to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier were not connected, but the poor quality of life onboard was a ācontributing factorā in one of the deaths.
US defense chief in Hawaii amid distrust after fuel spill
Read full article: US defense chief in Hawaii amid distrust after fuel spillU.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is visiting Hawaii this week amid lingering community frustration and distrust after jet fuel from a military storage facility last year spilled into Pearl Harborās drinking water.
Military releases cockpit video of bird strike before Navy jet crash in Texas neighborhood in 2021
Read full article: Military releases cockpit video of bird strike before Navy jet crash in Texas neighborhood in 2021The military has released cockpit video showing a bird strike on a Navy jet right before it crashed into a Fort Worth neighborhood one year ago.
Navy disciplines officers in massive ship fire
Read full article: Navy disciplines officers in massive ship fireNavy leaders have disciplined more than 20 senior officers and sailors in connection with widespread leadership and other failures that contributed to the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard.
No deaths from 2nd military aircraft crash in 2 days
Read full article: No deaths from 2nd military aircraft crash in 2 daysAuthorities say a second military aircraft crashed and everyone on board survived near the California desert site where a Marine Osprey aircraft went down a day earlier, killing all five people aboard.
High court gives Biden win for now in Navy vaccine case
Read full article: High court gives Biden win for now in Navy vaccine caseThe Supreme Court is giving the Navy a freer hand determining what job assignments it gives to 35 sailors who sued after refusing on religious grounds to comply with an order to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Air Force approves 9 religious exemptions for COVID vaccine
Read full article: Air Force approves 9 religious exemptions for COVID vaccineThe Air Force has became the second military service to approve religious exemptions to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, granting requests from nine airmen to avoid the shots.
Navy identifies SEAL trainee who died after āHell Weekā
Read full article: Navy identifies SEAL trainee who died after āHell WeekāA Navy SEAL candidate who died just hours after completing the grueling Hell Week test was identified Sunday as a 24-year-old sailor who joined the military last year.
Navy says SEAL candidate dies after Hell Week test
Read full article: Navy says SEAL candidate dies after Hell Week testThe Navy says one Navy SEAL candidate has died and a second is in the hospital after falling ill just hours after they successfully completed the grueling Hell Week test that ends the first phase of assessment and selection for Navy commandos.
Navy discharges 1st active-duty sailors for vaccine refusal
Read full article: Navy discharges 1st active-duty sailors for vaccine refusalThe Navy said Tuesday that it has discharged 23 active-duty sailors for refusing the coronavirus vaccine, marking the first time it has thrown currently serving sailors out of the military over the mandatory shots.
Navy expands boot camp to sharpen focus on character issues
Read full article: Navy expands boot camp to sharpen focus on character issuesThe Navy is adding two weeks to boot camp in a major overhaul aimed at improving recruits' war fighting and emergency skills while also focusing on suicide prevention and character issues such as sexual assault, hazing and extremism in the ranks.
Navy blocked from acting against 35 COVID vaccine refusers
Read full article: Navy blocked from acting against 35 COVID vaccine refusersA federal judge in Texas has granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Navy from acting against 35 sailors for refusing on religious grounds to comply with an order to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Across services, troops face discipline for refusing vaccine
Read full article: Across services, troops face discipline for refusing vaccineU.S. officials say all of the military services have now begun disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get the mandated coronavirus vaccine, with as many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces at risk of being removed from service.
Engineer: Navy warship fire might be electrical, not arson
Read full article: Engineer: Navy warship fire might be electrical, not arsonAn electrical engineer who examined the USS Bonhomme Richard after it was destroyed by fire last year testified it might have started with an electrical malfunction.
Court weighs evidence against sailor in warship arson case
Read full article: Court weighs evidence against sailor in warship arson caseNavy prosecutors say a sailor charged with setting the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard was disgruntled after dropping out of Navy SEAL training and used foul language with a superior days before the blaze.
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Navy details changes, more oversight in wake of warship fire
Read full article: Navy details changes, more oversight in wake of warship fireNavy leaders say they're making changes and increasing oversight to correct widespread failures that led to the loss of the USS Bonhomme Richard as a a result of arson more than a year ago.
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1 of 2 pilots in military jet crash in Texas out of hospital
Read full article: 1 of 2 pilots in military jet crash in Texas out of hospitalOne of the two pilots injured when their military training jet crashed into a neighborhood near Fort Worth, Texas, over the weekend has been released from the hospital.
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Marine's body returned to Indiana hometown with procession
Read full article: Marine's body returned to Indiana hometown with processionA military procession has returned the body of a Marine who was among U.S. troops killed in a suicide bombing at Afghanistanās Kabul airport to his Indiana hometown.
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Sailor charged in ship fire was Navy SEAL dropout
Read full article: Sailor charged in ship fire was Navy SEAL dropoutA sailor charged with starting the fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard had been assigned to the ship's crew after dropping out of Navy SEAL training, according to a newly unsealed court document.
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Iran sends warships to Atlantic amid Venezuela concerns
Read full article: Iran sends warships to Atlantic amid Venezuela concernsIranian state TV says that an Iranian destroyer and support vessel are now sailing in the Atlantic Ocean in a rare mission far from the Islamic Republic, without offering the vesselsā final destination.
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Military leaders wary of changes in sexual assault policy
Read full article: Military leaders wary of changes in sexual assault policyThe Associated Press has learned that leaders of the military services have expressed reservations to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about removing sexual assault cases from the chain of command.