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A crew’s mistakes lead to a sailor’s death
A crew’s mistakes lead to a sailor’s death
Not long after morning colors, Personnel Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Regan Young ventured onto the aft missile deck to make some phone calls before the amphibious assault ship Essex weighed anchor after a three-day port visit to Bali, Indonesia. The aft missile deck was a...
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  • Carl Vinson, strike group return to San Diego
    SAN DIEGO — The aircraft carrier Carl Vinson and its strike group will return Wednesday to San Diego, wrapping up a six-month deployment, the Navy announced.
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 17:30:35 EDT
  • Plebes complete slippery Herndon climb
    ANNAPOLIS, Md. — First-year students at the Naval Academy on Tuesday completed the traditional climb up the Herndon Monument.
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 18:22:03 EDT
  • Taliban, Afghanistan neighbors may hamper exit
    KABUL, Afghanistan — The NATO summit's plan to "responsibly wind down" the Afghan war is not entirely in the hands of President Obama and his fellow world leaders.
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 18:17:31 EDT
  • Panel votes to cut aid for Pakistan, Egypt
    WASHINGTON — In a fresh warning to Pakistan, a Senate panel on Tuesday approved a foreign aid budget for next year that slashes U.S. assistance to Islamabad by more than half and threatens...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 17:59:48 EDT
  • GAO auditing Pentagon propaganda campaigns
    WASHINGTON — The top members of the Senate Armed Services Committee have called for a federal audit of the Pentagon's "military information support operations" in light of concerns about their...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 14:52:39 EDT
  • Navy names sailor who died on Guam beach
    The Navy has released the identity of a sailor who died over the weekend during an incident in Guam.
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 15:04:45 EDT
  • U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan to step down
    WASHINGTON — Ryan Crocker, the unflappable diplomat who became the civilian face of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over two administrations, is stepping down as ambassador to...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 15:27:25 EDT
  • 1,600 museums offer troops free tickets
    WASHINGTON — More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 18:20:01 EDT
  • New Zealand to pull troops from Afghanistan
    WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand says it will withdraw its small contingent of troops from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned.
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 8:49:27 EDT
  • Coast Guard cutter heading to Philippines
    CHARLESTON, S.C. — A decommissioned Coast Guard cutter that was based in Charleston is heading for the Philippines.
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 11:47:16 EDT
  • China: Pentagon hypes Chinese military threat
    BEIJING — China's Defense Ministry has accused the Pentagon of hyping Chinese military power and its threat to Taiwan in a depiction that will ultimately undermine ties between the two...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 9:23:21 EDT
  • NATO: Chicago summit successful on some goals
    CHICAGO — With the conclusion of its carefully orchestrated summit in Chicago, NATO declared success in areas where it had planned to announce progress and dialed back the media's expectations...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 9:02:31 EDT
  • Obama snubs Pakistan leader over supply routes
    CHICAGO — In an unmistakable snub, President Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan.
    Posted Monday May 21, 2012 19:37:31 EDT
  • Undersecretary: 8 LCSs could be based in Gulf
    The Navy could eventually have a force of eight ships operating from Bahrain if plans to base littoral combat ships (LCS) in the Persian Gulf continue as envisioned, the service's No. 2 official said...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 9:05:03 EDT
  • DoD role minimized in deciding drone targets
    WASHINGTON — White House counterterror chief John Brennan has seized the lead in guiding the debate on which terror leaders will be targeted for drone attacks or raids, establishing a new...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 9:08:58 EDT
  • Suicide bomber kills nearly 100 Yemeni soldiers
    SANAA, Yemen — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a military parade rehearsal Monday in Yemen's capital, killing 96 soldiers in one of the deadliest attacks in the city in years, officials...
    Posted Monday May 21, 2012 15:53:15 EDT
  • TSP’s Roth option sees few contributions so far
    The Thrift Savings Plan's new Roth option has drawn a tepid response in its first two weeks of existence, with only four participants making payments so far.
    Posted Monday May 21, 2012 15:05:06 EDT
  • Obama: No ‘perfect’ end to Afghanistan war
    CHICAGO — President Obama and leaders around the globe locked in place an Afghanistan exit path Monday that will still keep their troops fighting and dying there for two more years,...
    Posted Monday May 21, 2012 20:23:08 EDT
  • Bill would simplify absentee voting for troops
    One absentee ballot request from military and overseas voters would be good for an entire election cycle, under legislation introduced Friday in the House of Representatives.
    Posted Monday May 21, 2012 10:19:54 EDT
  • Allen: Troops still face Afghan combat in 2013
    CHICAGO — The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan says American troops will still be involved combat next year even as the U.S. officially shifts to a support role.
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 8:56:50 EDT
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