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How Marines, sailors, mules and a King Stallion recovered a downed helo

The Navy helicopter had been attempting to recover a civilian hiker with a broken ankle in California on Sept. 30 when it experienced a hard landing.

By Irene Loewenson

9 days ago

A historic blimp hangar burns in Tustin, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.

Fire destroys World War II-era blimp hangar in Southern California

The hangar was one of two built in 1942 for the U.S. Navy in the city of Tustin, about 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

4 weeks ago

Watch Marines fire rocket from ‘creepy’ robot goat available on Amazon

Watch the robotic goat walk, beg, hop and sway its hips.

By Irene Loewenson

6 weeks ago

Former Navy chief sentenced in $2 million insurance fraud scam

Christopher Toups pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in October 2022.

By Diana Stancy Correll

7 weeks ago

F/A-18 Hornet jet crashes near Marine air base in California

The crash occurred on government property east of the air station at 11:54 p.m. local time Thursday.

By Irene Loewenson

4 months ago

Navy links uncrewed air, sea tech to solve Integrated Battle Problem

The Integrated Battle Problem exercise allows U.S. Pacific Fleet to evaluate uncrewed tech and discover their best applications.

By Colin Demarest

7 months ago

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