As troops struggle to find child care, 24-hour centers offer help
Around-the-clock child care centers offer peace of mind for troops who work odd hours or are deployed. But the military says it has no plans to add more.
By Karen Jowers
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Navy chief charged with espionage
Chief Fire Controlman (AEGIS) Bryce Steven Pedicini is accused of passing classified information to an agent of a foreign government.
Burke takes over as VCNO, Moran starts transition to CNO
The change of office ceremony took place just moments after the 31st Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson, pinned a fourth star on Burke.
By Mark D. Faram
Senate confirms Moran and Burke for Navy’s top posts
The Navy's new top two officers will join MCPON Russ Smith at the Pentagon.
By Mark D. Faram
Undefended shore: American antisubmarine operations in 1942
In 1942 American merchant ships up and down the Atlantic Coast were being relentlessly attacked by German U-boats. Why did the U.S. Navy secretly decide to leave them unprotected?
By Ed Offley, MHQ — The Quarterly Journal of Military History
Urine sample odor that prompted evacuation of VA medical center was actually vinegar
An A for determination, perhaps, on the part of the veteran. A staggering F, however, for execution.
By J.D. Simkins
Dead contractor identified while NCIS probe continues
He died installing a terrazzo deck, according to his employer.
By Mark D. Faram
Trump nominates Vice Adm. Bob Burke for 4th Star, VCNO job
The Navy continues to reshuffle its top deck.
By Mark D. Faram
Feds vow to clean up Navy, industrial dump site
Sediments in the Elizabeth River contain heavy metals and visible creosote. The groundwater and soil at the site are also contaminated with creosote and heavy metals.
How did you land a plane on a Navy ship in 1911? Very, very carefully
On January 18, 1911, Eugene Ely landed the Curtiss biplane on a deck erected on the cruiser Pennsylvania in San Francisco Bay. He was aided by a tailhook — the first ever — and arrestor cables attached to sandbags.
By HistoryNet
Whatever happened to the Merrimack’s brass bell?
Well, it's complicated.
By Katherine Hafner, The Virginian-Pilot