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Carrier ‘Ouija boards’ finally going digital
Carrier ‘Ouija boards’ finally going digital
After decades as the central tool for managing the chaos of an aircraft carrier’s flight deck, the tabletop model known as the “Ouija board” will soon begin passing into aviation history, along with its toy-sized air wing.
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  • Spec ops training takes Portland by surprise
    SAN DIEGO — Combat-clad operatives dangling from small, black helicopters zipping over buildings is almost a routine sight at military training bases.
    Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:15:07 EDT
  • PSD afloat: Tell us what you think
    Navy Times would like to hear about your experiences in getting your pay and personnel problems dealt with through the new personnel support detachment afloat program. Have your problems been handled...
    Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 16:13:44 EDT
  • GOP recognition of SEALs broke deal with Navy
    A Republican speaker broke a deal between the GOP and the Navy when he publicly recognized a pair of Navy special operators at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, a Navy spokesman said,...
    Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:32:58 EDT
  • Study: More sex assaults occur than reported
    The director of the Pentagon’s program to prevent and respond to sexual assault in the ranks is not surprised at a government investigation’s conclusion that far more rapes and other...
    Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 8:56:01 EDT
  • Pueblo crew reunites 40 years later
    JERICHO, Vt. — When Ralph McClintock boarded the Pueblo in January 1968, he was planning for a three-week mission.
    Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:37:24 EDT
  • 3 dead, 1 missing in CG helo crash off Hawaii
    Three Coast Guardsmen are dead and one remained missing Friday after an HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter crashed at sea Thursday night off the coast of Hawaii during a training exercise with a motor...
    Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:32:51 EDT
  • Son of GOP VP candidate also bound for Iraq
    WASHINGTON — The long and divisive war in Iraq is about to resonate with presidential candidates in a way not seen so far in the campaign: The sons of both vice presidential nominees are...
    Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 11:49:19 EDT
  • New boss takes over special warfare command
    SAN DIEGO — The Navy’s commando community on Friday welcomed a seasoned combat veteran to lead the force of Navy SEALs and special boat operators.
    Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 18:25:56 EDT
  • Jarrett, sailors heading home to San Diego
    SAN DIEGO — Several hundred sailors will reunite with their families in the coming days.
    Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 16:30:24 EDT
  • 6 punished for roles in GW fire
    SAN DIEGO — The Navy has punished six crew members of the aircraft carrier George Washington for their roles in a May 22 fire at sea, Navy officials confirmed.
    Posted Saturday Sep 6, 2008 7:16:44 EDT
  • Mount Whitney arrives with aid for Georgia
    The amphibious command ship Mount Whitney pulled into Poti, Georgia, on Friday carrying more than 17 tons of humanitarian supplies for Georgians, according to the Navy.
    Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 10:01:42 EDT
  • Grants honor those who help military families
    The founder of a nonprofit organization that provides about a million free phone minutes and about 2,000 video conferences a month for troops in Iraq and their families said he embarked on his...
    Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:56:42 EDT
  • Fighters sent inland, ships on 48-hour notice
    NORFOLK, Va. — Dozens of ships that had prepared to push out to sea Friday to avoid Tropical Storm Hanna are still in port.
    Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 10:02:28 EDT
  • MAs charged in Brunswick suicide go to mast
    Court-martial proceedings against two masters-at-arms charged with allowing a sailor in their custody to commit suicide have been halted.
    Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 12:13:34 EDT
  • Hearing postponed for chief accused of abuse
    An Article 32 hearing for a Navy chief accused of mistreating detainees last May at Camp Bucca, Iraq, has been postponed, a Navy spokeswoman said.
    Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 11:18:32 EDT
  • Navy starts work on new Wash. carrier pier
    BREMERTON, Wash. — Construction has started on a new pier at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to better handle the Navy’s newer aircraft carriers.
    Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 8:20:36 EDT
  • Remains of 3 WWII sailors identified
    PORTLAND, Ore. — Two-thirds of a century ago, Kathleen Wyman drove her brother to California to join the Navy. From there, he shipped out to the battleship Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.
    Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 8:08:47 EDT
  • SecNav: Navy needs a destroyer this year
    Navy Secretary Donald Winter hopes that Congress funds a surface warship in this year’s budget, and while he’d prefer a third Zumwalt-class destroyer, he’d still be happy if...
    Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 11:22:48 EDT
  • Navy families, bases recover after Gustav
    The Navy and Coast Guard are recovering from Hurricane Gustav, which killed more than 100 people in the U.S. and Caribbean over the past two weeks.
    Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 11:23:34 EDT
  • UCMJ vague on hard labor guidelines
    For 35 days this summer, Pvt. John Suarez worked from 9 a.m. until midnight in a Kevlar helmet, full body armor and a packed ruck, digging foxholes at Fort Lewis, Wash.
    Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:15:25 EDT
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