Navy

U.S. 08/04/21, 00:04

The U.S. Department of Defense could shift its battle to the COVID-19 pandemic through imposing mandatory vaccines for armed forces. The effort is hoped to curb the number of surging Delta variant cases. Reuters revealed Pentagon officials are deciding whether to mandate vaccinations within military ranks to protect troops from the ...

Inspired Stories 07/14/21, 16:33

While his father is stationed overseas, a 5-year-old boy in Belleville, Illinois bonds with a neighbor over yardwork. It was not easy for 5-year-old Brian Kelly when he knew he would have to live apart from his father, 43-year-old Dan Kelly, who was called on a mission with the Air Force ...

U.S. 04/26/21, 19:31

A San Diego family said farewell to navy Petty Officer 1st Class Josh Buetow as he left for his first deployment. His children, a 4-year-old daughter, and a 2-year-old son, were jumping up and down trying to yell their last words when the USS Carl Vinson was departing away with ...

D.C. 03/12/21, 02:56

For 30 years, Pressley Stutts proudly served as a chaplain in the United States Navy. He is now a small business owner in South Carolina after retiring from the military. When he's not working, Stutts, a true patriot, is busy helping to save our country in some way. On Jan. 6, ...

Inspired Stories 12/16/19, 07:28

Cheers and applause rained down on President Donald Trump at the 2019 Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Saturday annual battle was between the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Armed Forces from cadets of West Point military academy and their rivals from the U.S. Naval Academy. During the ...

U.S. 12/06/19, 10:37

The U.S. Navy sailor who fatally shot two people at Pearl Harbor before killing himself was unhappy with his commanders and had been undergoing counseling, a military official said Friday. Gabriel Romero, 22, also faced non-judicial punishment, which is a lower-level administrative process for minor misconduct, said the official, who spoke ...

Trending 12/04/19, 02:19

Hundreds of missing children have been found thanks to a team of volunteer former law enforcement and military officers. Former police officers, special operators, Navy SEALS, and private investigators have located 233 children who went missing or ran away from home since the end of the year 2014. Saved in America ...

U.S. 11/20/19, 06:47

Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher was recently reinstated and plans to help other military personnel battle unjust war charges now that his legal nightmare is over. Gallagher—who was exonerated for the murder charge of an ISIS terrorist and convicted only of posing by that terrorist’s corpse along with his unit—argues that ...

U.S. 06/15/19, 07:20

The first female leader of the U.S. Naval War College says she's humbled by her selection as college president and looks forward to serving in that role.Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, a helicopter pilot who heads a military command in Guam, was named as the 57th president Friday. Navy Secretary Richard ...

U.S. 06/14/19, 13:44

A helicopter pilot who heads a military command in Guam will be the first female leader of the U.S. Naval War College, the Navy announced Friday, days after removing the college president who came under investigation over questionable behavior. Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield will be the new president, Navy Secretary Richard ...

U.S. 06/10/19, 10:46

The Latest on the investigation at the U.S. Naval War College (all times local):11:45 a.m.The president of the U.S. Naval War College says he is stepping down.This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley, president of the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. Dozens of ...

U.S. 06/10/19, 08:18

The Navy says the president of the U.S. Naval War College has been administratively reassigned pending the outcome of an inspector general investigation.The reassignment of Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley on Monday comes days after The Associated Press reported on the investigation amid allegations that he spent excessively, abused his hiring ...

Politics 06/08/19, 18:44

The USS Abraham Lincoln, with its contingent of Navy destroyers and cruisers and a fighting force of about 70 aircraft, is the centerpiece of the Pentagon's response to what it calls Iranian threats to attack U.S. forces or commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf region. The aircraft carrier is in international ...

Politics 05/28/19, 22:36

The Navy says it is reviewing whether service members violated Defense Department policy or regulations by wearing a uniform patch with the words "Make Aircrews Great Again" during President Donald Trump's visit to their ship in Japan. The phrase emblazoned on the patch, along with a likeness of Trump, is a ...

U.S. 05/24/19, 18:20

Memorial Day is almost upon us, and hidden behind the sales adverts, cookout charcoal, and deals "celebrating" Memorial Day, is the real reason behind the federal holiday. Its the one day a year set aside to remember the fallen, those who paid the ultimate price for freedom, military servicemen and women ...

U.S. 05/24/19, 03:33

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is set to deliver the commencement address to the 2019 graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy. The former Boeing executive will speak Friday at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. More than 1,000 midshipmen will be graduating. Each will receive a Bachelor of Science degree ...

U.S. 04/29/19, 01:19

Military officials say the commander of the task force that runs the prison at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been fired for a "loss of confidence in his ability to command." A statement from U.S. Southern Command says Navy Rear Adm. John Ring was relieved of duty ...

Europe 04/25/19, 21:46

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has attended a wreath-laying ceremony at a war memorial near the headquarters of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet as he wrapped up his visit to the Russian Far East following a summit with President Vladimir Putin.Kim arrived at the memorial in Vladivostok on Friday. ...

Europe 04/19/19, 07:00

Montenegro's defense ministry says the army has discovered drugs hidden on a navy training ship ahead of its planned journey to Turkey and Greece.The ministry says the military police searched the Jadran, or the Adriatic, early Friday after learning that certain criminal gangs were planning to use it to smuggle ...

Politics 04/11/19, 18:14

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated a naval aviator with extensive experience in budgeting and personnel reform to become the next officer to lead the U.S. Navy. Navy Adm. Bill Moran, who piloted P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft during the Cold War, is currently the Navy's vice chief. If confirmed by the ...