A look inside Marine One
NBC's 'Today' show gave its Monday viewers a peek inside one of the world's most unique forms of transportation: Marine One.
View ArticleNext LCS deployment to last 16 months
Having just wound up the first overseas deployment of a littoral combat ship (LCS) at 10 months, the Navy is planning for an even longer cruise the next time around.
View ArticleCoast Guard to take delivery of last Air Force C-27Js
The Coast Guard will take control of the last of the Air Force's C-27J cargo planes, putting an end of a years-long saga over finding a long-term home for the twin-engine aircraft.
View Article2 sign plea deal in Texas military contract scheme
Two former officials of a San Antonio military medical center have signed plea deals to admit their guilt in a fraudulent scheme involving more than $7 million in military contracts.
View ArticleGuardsman who died protecting students earns honor
There is an old saying in the military that Marines run to the sound of the guns.
View ArticleFormer Marine who died protecting students earns honor
There is an old saying in the military that Marines run to the sound of the guns.
View ArticleIraq war vets feel sting of Ramadi and Fallujah losses
For David Bellavia, seeing the images of al-Qaida flags flying over buildings in Fallujah and Ramadi in recent days has been devastating.
View ArticleCommanders must do command-climate assessments
All commanders, starting at company level, are ordered to assess the command climate in their units within six months.
View ArticleFormer Kan. Air Guard member sentenced for wire fraud
A former Kansas Air National Guard senior airman has been spared prison time but must repay nearly $55,000 in travel reimbursements that she fraudulently collected.
View ArticleTropical uniform prototypes fail to deliver
Marine procurement officials, who want to develop quick-drying cammies for tropical environments, are heading back to the drawing board after several prototypes tested this summer didn't stand up to...
View ArticleYour Navy in the new year: 19 things to know
A new deployment plan. A steady advancement rate. A new uniform - maybe more than one.
View ArticleCongress seeks to wrap up budget; stopgap measure could be needed
Congressional negotiators working on an omnibus spending bill expect an agreement by Friday, but debate over some parts of the legislation - including defense spending - could force lawmakers to...
View ArticleFormer Marine's conviction for AK-47 tossed
A former U.S. Marine has been released from prison after an appeals court overturned his conviction for possessing an AK-47 that may have belonged to a member of Saddam Hussein's royal guard.
View ArticleSurvey: SWOs off to rough start
Ensigns and lieutenants junior grade in the surface fleet are more likely to see themselves leaving the active-duty Navy after their current tour than spending a career as a surface warfare officer,...
View ArticleNavy bomb expert kills self at N.H. hospital
Police called a bomb squad to a New Hampshire hospital after a retired Navy bomb expert fatally shot himself at the emergency room door.
View ArticleFormer head of 9th Air Force Olsen dies
SUMTER, S.C. The former head of the Ninth Air Force who oversaw allied air operations in Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf War has died.
View ArticleFor reservists, 'Reawakening' means hotel room guards and more nights in the...
Reservists are not exempt from the commandant's 'Reawakening' campaign to tighten standards in garrison life, the three-star commander of Marine Forces Reserve said last month, outlining a host of new...
View ArticleMinn. man expected to plead guilty in weapons case
A Minnesota militia member who faces weapons charges in what the FBI once called a 'terror plot' to blow up a police station is expected to plead guilty, according to a Tuesday update to a federal...
View ArticleJapan-based amphib CMC relieved amid sex-assault investigation
The top enlisted man aboard a Japan-based amphibious ship was removed from his position Tuesday as the Navy investigates allegations of sexual assault made by a female enlisted member of the ship's...
View ArticleFamily sues Anchorage bar where airman drank before fatal collision
The family of an Anchorage woman who was killed in a traffic collision has filed a lawsuit against the bar where authorities say the driver charged in the death acknowledged drinking heavily before the...
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