http://www.navytimes.com en-us Copyright 2013, navytimes.com SaxoTech Online Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:10:56 -0400 15 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190015 Coast Guard Lt. Patrick Fernandez ran away from a field of more than 10,000 runners to win the sixth annual Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon on a grey and drizzly morning in Fredricksburg, Va. Sun, 19 May 2013 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190015 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190014 Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency. Sun, 19 May 2013 12:12:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190014 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190012 North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:28:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190012 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190008 A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:18:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190008 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190011 Purple wildflowers sprout in abundance around the bright-yellow pipe, one of several jutting from the sandy soil in this unassuming patch of grass and mud. A dirty hose runs from the pipe to an idling truck and into a large tank labeled, Sun, 19 May 2013 11:14:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190011 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190010 Ron Poirier couldn't escape the feeling that his cancer was somehow a punishment. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:12:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190010 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190003 In John Paul Jones' letters, a timeless complaint Sun, 19 May 2013 10:12:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190003 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS01/305190001 As a sailor who was cut through the enlisted retention board, it is difficult to express the extreme disgust I feel toward what I believe to have once been a proud and dignified service - a service that took pride in the fact they 'took care of their own' Thu, 16 May 2013 18:35:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS01/305190001 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180012 A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials. Sat, 18 May 2013 16:47:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180012 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180008 Navy Lt. Thomas Saenz, who graduated Friday from the University of Southern California with a master's degree, joins a growing number of service members earning college degrees while deployed in a war zone. Sat, 18 May 2013 13:49:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180008 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130518/OFFDUTY/305180001 The three oldest Gloden boys have been known to zip their remote control cars through the expansive deck of a C-17 transport as their family flies on military Space Available flights. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:37:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130518/OFFDUTY/305180001 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170024 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control. Sun, 19 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170024 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170031 E-mails released by the White House that describe how the CIA's assessment of the Benghazi attack was edited to exclude any mention of terrorism appear to be part of a routine process by Washington bureaucrats, says a former CIA agent who used to take par Fri, 17 May 2013 18:31:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170031 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170030 After a decade of war, the military may have become soft on some sexual assault offenders, the Pentagon's top officer said Friday. Fri, 17 May 2013 18:21:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170030 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170027 The Defense Department announced Friday that officials have taken the first step that will allow government-issued iPhones and iPads to access DoD computer networks. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170027 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS04/305170025 In some visions of the future, you'll drive your car with little more than your mind. Electrodes on your head, you can climb into your car, think about how much you'd like a Big Mac, and let the car take you automatically to the nearest McDonald's. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS04/305170025 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170022 The Defense Department is making a final plea to Congress to cap the 2014 military pay raise at 1 percent. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:28:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170022 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170006 Special Warfare Operator 3rd Class (SEAL) Jonathan Kaloust was killed in a training accident Wednesday night at Fort Knox, Ky., a spokesman from Naval Special Warfare Group 2 said. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:58:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170006 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170010 The Navy has postponed by about a month the Article 32 hearing of two senior sailors accused in the deaths of two Navy divers during a Feb. 26 dive in Aberdeen, Md. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:49:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170010 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170003 The Coast Guard is considering a fitness test that could include pullups, a jump and a 300-yard shuttle run, the service's top enlisted leader says. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:47:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170003 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170002 The number of reported sexual assaults continues to rise, as the Navy continues to ramp up efforts to reduce them - and the stigma associated with reporting them. Fri, 17 May 2013 11:03:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170002 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170009 The ousted No. 2 from the Naval Postgraduate School has been selected for another prestigious post: As an innovation executive for the Navy's research arm. Fri, 17 May 2013 11:01:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170009 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170007 Stateside military bases are generating 130 megawatts of solar energy - a modest amount that's only enough to power 22,000 homes, but still a step the solar power industry says is improving national security. Fri, 17 May 2013 10:32:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170007 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/BENEFITS07/305170008 Concerned that teenage obesity has dramatically reduced the number of people eligible for military service, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., has introduced legislation to create an education program about healthy lifestyles. Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/BENEFITS07/305170008 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170004 The Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy sailors completed a successful test of a missile defense system by destroying a target launched Wednesday night over the Pacific Ocean. Fri, 17 May 2013 07:44:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170004 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160017 The Navy fired the executive officer of a San Diego-based beachmaster unit on Thursday for sending inappropriate text messages and emails to two female sailors at his command. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:58:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160017 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160030 President Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders told him they are 'ashamed' of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed services, and he promised an accelerated effort to find solutions. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:58:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160030 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/CAREERS02/305160029 The Navy released the names of reservists selected for advancement to senior chief Thursday in a fleetwide message, NAVADMIN 130/13. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:47:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/CAREERS02/305160029 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/CAREERS02/305160024 The Navy released the names of reservists selected for advancement to master chief Thursday in a fleetwide message, NAVADMIN 130/13. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:47:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/CAREERS02/305160024 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160022 Lawmakers are wrestling with changes in the military justice system to improve investigation and prosecution of rape and sexual assault cases, with a push toward handling have sex crimes handled outside the normal chain of command. Fri, 17 May 2013 09:02:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160022 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/CAREERS/305160011 Hardships affect families, says attorney who has filed lawsuit Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/CAREERS/305160011 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160010 The United States remains in armed conflict with al-Qaida and its affiliates, a fight likely to last a decade or two, senior Pentagon officials told Congress on Thursday in arguing against changes to the 2001 military force law used in the war on terror. Thu, 16 May 2013 20:45:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160010 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160018 Five new books offer five ways to understand the relationship between service and self, and how to survive both without self-destruction. Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160018 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160023 The Defense Department wants to repeal a decades-old law restricting a service member to receiving only one Medal of Honor, saying the 'V' device added for subsequent awards seems too little for someone who has performed such a valorous act. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:50:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160023 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160007 The nation's top defense leaders were summoned to the White House on Thursday to talk about the military's sexual assault crisis as the Pentagon's top general said women in uniform were losing confidence the problem will be solved. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:29:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160007 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160026 Stung by a spiraling number of sexual assaults in the military and a string of scandals, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered all the services to conduct a sweep of workspaces across every military installation to eliminate anything that might be deg Thu, 16 May 2013 17:55:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160026 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/305160025 For members of the military struggling to stay in fighting trim, the stakes are higher than ever: The services have been cutting end strength as spending slows, and those who fail to meet fitness standards are being booted out in growing numbers. Thu, 16 May 2013 17:47:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/305160025 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY04/305160019 When it comes to the rules of the road for military motorcycle riders, every base can be a little different. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY04/305160019 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160021 President Obama on Thursday tried to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya, calling on lawmakers to approve his request to increase funding for diplomatic security. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160021 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160020 The secret is getting out. If you haven't heard The Secret State yet, trust us, you will. The band was founded by an Army Iraq veteran and two Coast Guard midshipmen-turned-downrange contractors, and its single ' Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160020 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS/305100012 New technology is helping active-duty troops, family members and veterans take advantage of more discounts. Thu, 16 May 2013 15:42:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS/305100012 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS06/305160015 Q. I am a retired Marine with Tricare Prime for myself and my family. My daughter, 19 and a full-time student, is pregnant by her boyfriend, also a full-time student. Thu, 16 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS06/305160015 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160013 An outspoken Japanese mayor who outraged many with remarks about Japan's wartime and modern sexual services stood by his comments Thursday, but said he may have lacked 'international sensitivity.' Thu, 16 May 2013 14:56:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160013 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160014 Sitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant black shawl. Thu, 16 May 2013 14:52:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160014 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160002 A suicide car bombing tore through a U.S. convoy during rush hour in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, including six Americans and two children, officials said. Thu, 16 May 2013 12:44:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160002 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160008 In an expanding effort to eliminate the benefits claims backlog, the Veterans Affairs Department announced Wednesday it is putting its claims processing staff on mandatory overtime through the end of the fiscal year. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:20:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160008 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160004 Sexual assault in the U.S. military is costing the armed services the confidence of women in uniform that the problem can be solved, the nation's top military officer warns. Thu, 16 May 2013 07:57:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160004 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150018 Top Navy leaders are looking at a more comfortable Navy working uniform, ways to better train their sailors, and how the service might reverse the dialed-down participation in fleet weeks. Thu, 16 May 2013 15:36:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150018 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150027 The Army is investigating Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen, a sexual abuse educator at Fort Hood, Texas, for running a small-time prostitution ring and for the sexual assault of another soldier, senior military officials have confirmed. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:14:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150027 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150024 Revelations that a Fort Hood soldier assigned to prevent assault was accused of being a pimp has intensified calls from both the Pentagon and Capitol Hill to crack down on sexual crimes in the military. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:15:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150024 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150029 The remote island of Pagan in the western Pacific is home to volcanoes, endangered species and the remnants of an ancient civilization. Thu, 16 May 2013 07:53:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150029 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150001 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel informed President Obama of the latest sexual assault allegations against a soldier who was assigned to prevent such crimes - the second soldier involved in similar accusations - and the president made clear he wants that beh Wed, 15 May 2013 15:39:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150001 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150022 Pressure is mounting on the U.S. to change its hands-off approach toward the 2-year-old civil war in Syria. Wed, 15 May 2013 15:19:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150022 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150021 A female soldier is groped inside a barracks, another in a base supply room, a third on a shooting range. Wed, 15 May 2013 15:12:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150021 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150020 The Defense Department could run out of health care money in August, with a risk of disruption in Tricare coverage, according to a new congressional report that looks at the governmentwide impact of sequestration. Wed, 15 May 2013 14:36:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150020 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/BENEFITS06/305150019 Two Republican lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday that would require the Defense Department to offer the Tricare Prime managed health care option in places where the department plans to discontinue the program on Oct 1. Wed, 15 May 2013 14:29:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/BENEFITS06/305150019 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150016 The Coast Guard has dedicated a new barracks and galley complex at Elizabeth City. Wed, 15 May 2013 13:13:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150016 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150015 A former sailor pleaded not guilty Wednesday to additional charges that he passed classified documents to individuals he believed represented the Russian government. Wed, 15 May 2013 12:46:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150015 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150008 One of several people charged in a federal investigation into an alleged $10 million kickback scheme targeting the Navy pleaded guilty Wednesday to four tax evasion charges. Wed, 15 May 2013 12:38:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150008 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150013 A push to prevent public colleges and universities from charging student veterans out-of-state tuition took a leap forward Tuesday when Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee leaders joined the cause. Wed, 15 May 2013 11:58:00 -0400 http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150013