Feb 4

America has lost a national treasure in an unimaginable tragedy. Retired Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, whose amazing story was told in his autobiography “American Sniper: The Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History,” was shot and killed yesterday at a shooting range in Texas. Details are sketchy at this time, but the alleged shooter is in custody, and is reportedly a former USMC corporal that Chris was helping to overcome his struggles with PTSD. Also Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 3

Pentagon: US Navy will remain in Persian Gulf 
    (AP)

AP – The Pentagon on Tuesday answered an Iranian warning to keep U.S. aircraft carriers out of the Persian Gulf by declaring that American warships will continue regularly scheduled deployments to the strategic waterway. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 8

Vegas jury finds Navy SEAL guilty in weapons case 
    (AP)
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Sep 27

Iran says could deploy navy near U.S. coast: report 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Iran raised the prospect on Tuesday of sending military ships close to the United States’ Atlantic coast, in what would be a major escalation of tensions between the long-standing adversaries. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 20

As ban ends, Navy officer, partner wed in Vt. 
    (AP)

AP – Just as the formal repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy took effect, Navy Lt. Gary Ross and his partner were married before a small group of family and friends. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 17

AP Exclusive: Navy clears gay WWII vet's record 
    (AP)

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Sep 8

Military investigating Navy medic in bomb threat 
    (AP)

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Sep 8

Navy corpsman linked to bomb threat surrenders 
    (AP)

AP – An AWOL Navy corpsman turned himself in Wednesday after leaving a threatening note claiming he planted bombs at a nearby Southern California high school in a hoax that prompted administrators to order students out of the building on the first day of classes. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 11

12 killed in blast at Cyprus navy base 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – The head of the Cypriot navy, a navy base commander and six firefighters were among 12 people killed early on Monday by a blast at a munitions dump which knocked out the island’s biggest power station, police said. Read the rest of this entry »

May 18

US Navy recruits gamers to help in piracy strategy 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Navy is turning to the wisdom of the crowd to forge military strategy, inviting the public to join an online game in which Somali pirates have hijacked commercial ships. Read the rest of this entry »

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