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Reports of Sexual Assault at US Military Academies Increase
Reported sexual assaults at U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year, and one in five female students told an anonymous survey that they had experienced unwanted sexual contact.
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Decorated Navy SEAL Dies in Free-Fall Parachute Training Accident
Chief Special Warfare Operator Michael T. Ernst died Sunday following the military free-fall training accident in Marana, Arizona.
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Former US Navy Captain Sentenced as Part of Massive Bribery Scandal
A former U.S. Navy captain who was caught up in a massive contracting scandal has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for taking nearly $91,000 in bribes.
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Navy Finds No Link in Series of Suicides by Crew Assigned to US Aircraft Carrier
Three suicides by sailors assigned to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier were not connected, but the poor quality of life onboard was a “contributing factor” in one of the deaths.
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‘Great Danger': Couple Sentenced in Submarine Secrets Case
Citing the “great danger” that a Navy engineer and his wife posed to U.S. security, a federal judge gave both of them lengthy prison terms Wednesday for a plot to sell secrets about nuclear submarines to what they thought was a representative of a foreign government.
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Military Recruiter Killed by Deputies After Shooting Wife, Sheriff Says
A military recruiter was killed by deputies after authorities say he fatally shot his wife as she was making a domestic violence complaint against him to investigators.
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US Sails Warships Through Taiwan Strait in 1st Since Pelosi Visit
The U.S. Navy is sailing two warships through the Taiwan Strait in the first such transit publicized since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August.
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Japanese Sailor Attacked During WWII Memorial Service in Solomon Islands
A Japanese sailor has been attacked in the Solomon Islands during a World War II memorial service that was also attended by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.
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Navy Searching for Case of Missiles That Fell Off Helicopter Into Pacific Ocean
Two containers with five RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles inside of them fell off an MH-60s Knighthawk helicopter in June.
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US Navy Offers Cash for Tips to Seize Drugs, Weapons as Tensions With Iran Continue
The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet is starting to offer rewards for information that could help sailors intercept weapons, drugs and other illicit shipments across the region. The program launches on Tuesday against the backdrop of tensions over Iran’s nuclear program and Tehran’s arming of Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The 5th Fleet’s decision to offer cash and other goods for actionable...
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Navy Destroyer Bears Name of Decorated Marine Killed in World War II
The christening of a Navy destroyer on Saturday highlighted the sacrifices of two generations — the ship’s namesake killed in World War II and another Marine who died more than 60 years later. The future USS Basilone bears the name of a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor before his death on Iwo Jima. Breaking a bottle on…
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Dallas Navy Veteran, Former Top Gun Instructor Talks New ‘Maverick' Film
A Dallas veteran who taught at the real-life Top Gun talked about Hollywood’s portrayal of the elite fighter school.
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North Texas Top Gun Instructor Talks ‘Maverick'
Jeff Fellows, who recently retired from the U.S. Navy and served as a Top Gun instructor between 2009 and 2012, talked with NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil about “Top Gun: Maverick.”
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Navy Recruiters Hope ‘Top Gun: Maverick' Boosts Enlistments
The U.S. Navy hopes the movie Top Gun: Maverick will raise awareness about the service and boost enlistments.
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U.S. Navy Recruiters Hope ‘Top Gun: Maverick' Boosts Awareness, Enlistments
The U.S. Navy hopes the movie Top Gun: Maverick will raise awareness about the service and boost enlistments.
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US Military Drops Appeal of Hawaii Order to Drain Fuel Tanks
The U.S. government is dropping its appeal of a Hawaii order requiring it to remove fuel from a massive military fuel storage facility that leaked petroleum into the Navy’s water system at Pearl Harbor last year
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3 Sailors From USS George Washington Die Within Week; Navy Investigating
Three sailors assigned to the USS George Washington have turned up dead in within a week, military officials said Tuesday. A sailor was found unresponsive Friday on board the aircraft carrier, which is being overhauled at the Newport News Shipbuilding, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert Myers said in a statement to NBC News. The unidentified sailor was taken to Riverside Regional…
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Crews Work to Save WWII Destroyer Taking on Water in Buffalo
A decommissioned World War II-era destroyer docked near downtown Buffalo in New York was taking on water and listing perilously
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US Navy Intends to Decommission Some of Its Newest Warships
The U.S. Navy was once enamored with speed
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Charges Upheld, Seaman Accused in USS Bonhomme Richard Fire to Face Court-Martial
Seaman Apprentice Ryan Sawyer Mays was subject to an Article 32 Hearing in December 2021 to determine whether or not his case would go to court-martial.