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A seal reading "Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation" is displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington, DC, August 9, 2022.

Defense Department detains guest in hotel training mix-up

The FBI said participants in a Department of Defense training exercise at a Boston hotel entered the wrong room Tuesday and mistakenly detained a guest.

6 months ago

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly over the USS Constitution in Boston Harbor during a ‘Salute to Great Cities of the American Revolution’ on July 4, 2020. The Department of Defense conducted the flyover of Boston to recognize the role the city played in the birth of the nation.

USS Constitution to reopen to public on May 21

It will be Old Ironside's first underway in more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

2 years ago

Boston-based cutter confiscates cocaine in Pacific patrol

Some of the narcotics came off a fishing boat flying a Costa Rican flag in the Eastern Pacific, officials say.

4 years ago

4 Must-See Patriotic Cities to Visit this 4th of July

While nearly every major city has a fantastic fireworks show, some cities take it one step further by hosting week-long celebrations of patriotism. Plus, some cities naturally have a storied patriotic history that lends itself to an ultra red, white, and blue experience. Ready to start planning your holiday trip?

4 years ago

Navy gridiron great Joe Bellino passes away

The Navy halfback was nicknamed the “Winchester Rifle,” after his suburban Boston hometown.

4 years ago

How the armed forces inadvertently helped to decimate, then save, the osprey (feathery kind)

Along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, nearly 20,000 Ospreys now arrive to nest each spring — the largest concentration of breeding pairs in the world. Two-thirds of them nest on buoys and channel markers maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard, who have become de facto Osprey guardians.

By Alan Poole, Cornell University

5 years ago