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Jet landing on USS Truman goes overboard, forcing pilots to eject
The incident, in which the pilots were safely recovered, marks the third time since December that an F/A-18 assigned to the carrier Truman has been lost.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Littoral combat ship Montgomery conducts first land-attack missile exercise
The ship, cruising in the Pacific Ocean, launched three AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles May 12 during a proof of concept exercise.
By Diana Stancy
20 years since Navy ship sunk for artificial reef in Keys
The decommissioned Spiegel Grove was to be scuttled upright to create an artificial reef off the Florida Keys, but sank prematurely May 17, 2002.
Special ops leader issues warning over information warfare capabilities, funding
Though operational commitments keep U.S. Special Operations Command moving, progress comes down to affordability.
By Todd South
UFOs pose real danger, says Pentagon, but aliens aren’t to blame — probably
Congress this week held its first public hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena in more than 50 years.
Navy creates Unmanned Surface Vessel Division to expedite integration of unmanned systems
The unit will manage unmanned surface vessel experimentation for medium and large unmanned surface vessels like the Sea Hunter and the Sea Hawk.
By Diana Stancy
Prosecutors: enlisted leader sexually harassed, engaged in ‘sexual activity’ with junior sailors
The enlisted leader of Information Warfare Training Command Monterey is facing court-martial.
Navy effort to cancel LCS mission package triggers new cost breach
A decision to cancel the technically challenged ASW mission package raised the per-unit cost overall for the mission modules program, resulting in a Nunn-McCurdy breach the Navy reported to Congress May 13.
The Navy doesn’t want nukes on ships, despite interest from some combatant commanders
The Navy says forcing surface ships or attack submarines to haul around nuclear-tipped missiles would be feasible, but would be a burden in a time with many more pressing missions and no extra money to spare on lesser priorities.
Navy hush-hush after secret boat’s unexplained sinking
Navy officials confirmed the "Class A" mishap last week.
Navy identifies sailor killed in training accident
The Navy says the Naval Special Warfare sailor killed in a training accident in Virginia was Electronics Technician 1st Class Ryan DeKorte, from Lubbock, Texas.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press