April 11, 2019 Navy drops charges against officers involved in fatal USS Fitzgerald collision The U.S. Navy on Wednesday announced it will drop all criminal charges against two officers involved in the 2017 collision of the USS Fitzgerald that killed seven U.S. sailors, according to a press release.
April 1, 2019 US, Nigeria, other countries train navies in Gulf of Guinea The United States Navy and 33 other countries recently carried out weeks of maritime training in the Gulf of Guinea, to improve safety against pirates and to improve the monitoring of the West Africa coastline.
March 30, 2019 Trump says Navy SEAL accused of war crimes will be moved to ‘less restrictive confinement’ President Trump on Saturday announced that Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, who is accused of war crimes in Iraq, will be moved to ‘less restrictive confinement’ -- apparently in response to a push by Republican lawmakers advocating for Gallagher.
March 29, 2019 Joe Bellino, Navy's first Heisman college football award winner, dies at 81 Joe Bellino, the Navy’s first Heisman trophy winner, passed away Friday at the age of 81 in his home in Massachusetts after being in failing health for some time.
March 25, 2019 US sends 2 warships through Taiwan Strait ahead of China trade talks Two American warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday to send a message to the Chinese government ahead of high-level trade talks between the two nations.Â
March 16, 2019 Iraq veteran who abused neighbors' dogs gets 9 years in prison A California man was sentenced to nine years in prison for physically abusing his neighbors dogs using various methods.
March 13, 2019 US Navy flagship visits Manila after sailing in disputed sea A U.S. Navy flagship has sailed through the South China Sea with its commander renewing an American vow to "sail, fly and operate wherever the law allows us to" amid China's objection to U.S. military presence in the disputed sea.
March 7, 2019 US commander hints that quad grouping may be shelved A U.S. military commander suggested Thursday that a loose security grouping of his country, Japan, Australia and India, also known as the quad, may be shelved for now.
March 7, 2019 Military leaders apologize for problems in family housing Top military leaders are acknowledging and apologizing for widespread problems in military family housing and are promising to fix them.
March 5, 2019 Navy officer who was MIA in Vietnam for decades laid to rest in Tennessee A funeral with full military honors was held over the weekend for a Navy officer from Tennessee who was Missing in Action in Vietnam for decades before his remains were found.