US Navy ‘wasted’ $1.8 billion on cruiser modernization program: Report
The report found that the Navy’s cruiser rehab program has had “weak oversight” and been “plagued with ... delays, wasted costs and poor-quality work.”
By Todd South
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The Navy’s continuing cruiser debacle
A lengthy and costly effort to modernize the aging cruisers has not gone as planned, the Navy admits.
Marine first sergeant to be awarded Navy Cross for Vietnam War heroics
Lord entered the Corps in 1965 at the age of 17, and also is the recipient of the Purple Heart.
By Shawn Snow
50 years later, Marine gunny to be awarded the Medal of Honor for Hue City heroics
Retired Sgt. Maj. John Canley will be awarded the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on Oct. 17.
By Shawn Snow
Beloved mother, Navy chief, remembered in the wake of her murder
Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Andrea L. Washington, 37, was assigned to the guided-missile cruiser Hue City.
The Marine gunny who kept his men alive at Hue City
Retired Marine John Canley’s actions during the battle of Hue City in Vietnam in 1968 has him one step away from receiving a Medal of Honor.
By Shawn Snow
New in 2018: Historic Marine Corps battle anniversaries this year
Many battles that have a special place in Corps history will have major anniversaries in 2018.
By Jeff Schogol