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New service uniform hits stores Sept. 1
Navy officials will make the new E-6 and below service uniform available in Navy Exchange uniform stores beginning Sept. 1.
Gay sailor’s death called a ‘hate killing’
Gay activists are demanding answers from the Navy after an openly gay sailor was found dead early Tuesday in a guard shack at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., a victim of what gay rights... Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 18:00:26 EDT
3 flag assignments announced
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead announced assignments for these captains who have been selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half): Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 16:57:07 EDT
15 officers, enlisted selected for sabbaticals
Navy officials have selected 15 service members who will be allowed to leave the service for up to three years to handle personal matters and return without penalty and resume their careers. Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 15:39:46 EDT
NFL coaches visit troops in Iraq on USO trip
The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq. Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:54:50 EDT
Military backing algae-based fuel research
LOGAN, Utah — Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for the U.S. government. Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:49:55 EDT
Biden’s wife visits troops in Germany
BAMBERG, Germany — Jill Biden, the Second Lady of the United States, observed U.S. Independence Day by visiting American troops in Germany en route to an education conference in Paris. Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:13:05 EDT
Officials: 17 die in U.S. strikes in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — U.S. missiles struck a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant communication center Friday, killing 17 people and wounding 27 others,... Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 11:41:19 EDT
Russia to facilitate U.S. arms movements
MOSCOW — Russia will allow the U.S. to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a top Kremlin aide said Friday, a gesture aimed at bolstering U.S. military operations and improving... Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 10:43:01 EDT
WWII fathers sought – and sometimes found
OVERLAND, Mo. — John Wastle of Scotland has spent eight years and countless hours researching questions about the father he has never met. Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 10:45:02 EDT
Navy reorganizes staff to focus on cyber
A new Navy staff reorganization is expected to beef up the service’s ability to defend its computer and communications networks, as well as exploit and attack an enemy’s systems, by... Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 17:31:07 EDT
N. Korea missile launch toward U.S. feared
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast Thursday, a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over the July Fourth... Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 17:22:54 EDT
LCS 2 begins sea trials after 3-day delay
The Navy’s second littoral combat ship, Independence, put to sea for the first time Thursday for builder’s trials, three days later than scheduled after its shipyard crew dealt with early... Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:34:28 EDT
Vice President Biden arrives in Iraq
BAGHDAD — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all of Iraq’s cities and... Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 18:27:40 EDT
VA quiet on colonoscopies compensation
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to... Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 15:54:54 EDT
Body thought to be sailor found in river
LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. — A body recovered from the upper Hudson River has been tentatively identified as the remains of a Navy sailor who disappeared swimming in the treacherous, rain-swollen... Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 13:12:52 EDT
Most diverse group of plebes arrives at USNA
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Wave goodbye. Get in line. “Hurry up and wait” for your uniform, your medical exam and a crash course in saluting. Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:34:10 EDT
Rain puts a damper on Blue Angels photo shoot
BOSTON — Rainy weather has cancelled the Blue Angels plans for a low-level photo flight over downtown Boston. Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 14:18:55 EDT
Destroyer Dewey completes trials
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Northrop Grumman is preparing to turn over to the Navy later this summer to newest guided missile destroyer. Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 12:46:03 EDT
Iraq far behind in mine clearance
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government’s failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear what is considered one of the world’s most contaminated... Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 12:39:00 EDT
DoD cooperation on hold after Honduran coup
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says it has put cooperation with the Honduran military on hold. Posted Wednesday Jul 1, 2009 19:48:08 EDT
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Nevada violated USERRA, lawsuit claims
The Justice Department has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Nevada, alleging that officials violated the rights of an Army Reserve colonel by refusing to reinstate him to his job when he returned from a mobilization in 2008, and retaliating when he filed a federal...
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