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‘Army Brat’ Michael Strahan Honors Veterans a Day After National Anthem Controversy
Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan faced backlash after standing with his arms draped in front of him, instead of his hand over his heart, during the playing of the national anthem during the “Fox NFL Sunday” pregame show Sunday at Naval Base San Diego.
‘Fat Leonard’ Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Massive Navy Bribery Scandal
U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino was also prepared to order Francis to pay $20 million in restitution to the Navy on top of the $35 million he was already ordered to forfeit as part of his plea agreement.
‘The Restless Wave’: A Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander’s Engrossing World War II Parable for Today’s Great Power Conflict
“The Restless Wave” came about because Stavridis’ publisher approached him with the idea of writing the American version of English authors Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin series of novels.
2 Navy Aviators Are Declared Dead After a Fighter Jet Crashed in Washington State
The EA-18G Growler jet crashed east of Mount Rainier, according to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
2 Navy Destroyers Attacked by Barrage of Houthi Drones, Missiles Off Yemen Coast
The attack on the ships was the latest in months of violence in the region by the Yemen rebels, who are backed by Iran and have targeted commercial shipping as well as the U.S. naval forces deployed to the region.
20 years later, the Marine Corps can still learn from Fallujah
Twenty years ago, on Nov. 7, 2004, a coalition assault force of more than 15,000 troops, mostly Marines, launched a massive attack on the city of Fallujah, Iraq. Over the next seven weeks they would retake the city, capturing or killing as many as 2,000 insurgents who had controlled the stronghold since April 2004 following the killing and mutilation of four private U.S. security contractors. But ...[Read More]
2025 Young Investigators
Today, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) celebrates the 40th year of its Young Investigator Program (YIP) by honoring the Class of 2025 YIP awardees. Approximately $18 million in funding will be shared by 24 university professors to conduct innovative scientific research that will benefit science and technology development for the Department of the Navy.
A Living Legacy, USS John Basilone (DDG 122) Commissions
USS John Basilone is commissioned in New York.
A Week After China’s War Games, US and Canadian Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait
U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait, almost a week after China held massive war games around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory.
Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Conducts Second Multi-Large Deck Event with Italian ITS Cavour CSG
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY – The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) conducted a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) with the Italian Navy’s ITS Cavour CSG, Oct. 18.
After 142 years, Navy apologizes for destroying Alaska Native village
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Shells fell on the Alaska Native village as winter approached, and then sailors landed and burned what was left of homes, food caches and canoes. Conditions grew so dire in the following months that elders sacrificed their own lives to spare food for surviving children. It was Oct. 26, 1882, in Angoon, a Tlingit village of about 420 people in the southeastern Alaska panhandle. ...[Read More]
After Long Search, Navy Declares 2 Aviators Dead in Washington State Growler Crash
Two Navy aviators who were flying an EA-18G Growler jet in Washington state when it crashed Tuesday were declared dead on Sunday, the service said in a statement.