Hunkered down in Hampton Roads, Navy weathers a hurricane
The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned Nova Scotia residents that Dorian was heading there “in a hurry” — hustling northeast at 25 mph — with potentially fierce winds expected to reach the Canadian province by late Saturday.
Verdict overturned for sailor imprisoned for eight years
The case will go back to the trial court, where prosecutors can either dismiss it or try it again.
Why the entire SEAL Team 7 leadership team got canned
Their reliefs come in the wake of WARCOM commander Rear Adm. Collin Green's push to clean up the ranks of special operators following a series of scandals at home and abroad.
Hundreds attend funeral of Navy vet with no known family
Herman White was buried next to his wife and son in Perry, Oklahoma.
University of Hawaii welcomes Navy ROTC program
NROTC will join Army and Air Force programs at the university.
FBI: Fraudster posing as petty officer helped fleece females for $2.1 million
When the love is too good to be real.
The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp transits the Coral Sea on Aug. 1. The flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group is heading home to Norfolk. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker/Navy)

Sayonara, Japan! Wasp bound for Norfolk

Navy Personnel Command announced in early 2018 that Wasp was expected to return to Virginia around Sept. 20.
Sheriff: Dive boat victims killed by smoke, not flames
More than half the 34 people killed as they slept in bunks below deck early Monday have been positively identified through DNA, and their family members around the world are being notified.

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Explainer: Dr. (and Lt. Cmdr.) Spock’s timeless lessons in parenting
During World War II, he joined the Medical Corps of the U.S. Navy Reserves and wrote “The Commonsense Book of Baby and Child Care” at night.
Probe into deadly boat fire could spark criminal charges
While the old saw about the captain going down with his ship is more an antiquated notion, there are laws to punish a ship's master who shirks his duty to safely evacuate passengers.
A collective presence in the Western Hemisphere reduces threats to the US and its allies
Like athletes, the United States and its allies can’t compete if they're not on the field.
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Seaman Juan Rivera signals a landing craft, air cushion Aug. 23, 2019, during well deck operations aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) in the Red Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Carlstrom/Navy)

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