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Troops who refused COVID vaccines still could face punishment
Individuals could face discipline or dismissal for failing to follow orders.
Fatal Fort Story crash suspect arraigned in Virginia Beach
The collision took the life of Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Oscar Temores, who was responding to reports of a gate runner at the Virginia Beach base.
Equal treatment of banks on base should focus on service, not profits
Banks have opted to end-run DoD and go to Congress to get a handout under the guise that too many banks have had to leave military bases due to the cost of leases making military banking less profitable, the authors of this commentary say.
By Jim Nussle, Anthony Hernandez and Dan Berger
Congressional task force to examine long-term defense strategy for Russia, China
A new congressional task force has been charged with examining America's long-term national security strategy and help the Pentagon become more innovative.
By Joe Gould
Famous frigate sails Boston’s harbor!
The ship left Charlestown Navy Yard Friday morning and headed to Fort Independence on Castle Island to fire a 21-gun salute.
Why banks should be treated the same as credit unions on base
The authors of this commentary say Congress should level the playing field for banks and credit unions operating on military bases.
By Rob Nichols, Steve Lepper and Rebeca Romero Rainey
Fearless Farragut!
The Union admiral followed a key tenet: Judge the risk by the prize, and risk all if necessary.
By Lawrence Lee Hewitt, HistoryNet
Warships sail to safety as Dorian looms
The Navy also issued an emergency evacuation order Wednesday evening for all non-essential active-duty service members and their families, activated reservists and civilian Department of Defense and Navy employees for a wide swath of coastal North Carolina.
By Navy Times staff
Mutiny on the Amistad: ‘All we want is make us free.’
On Aug. 26, 1839, the Navy brig Washington seized the Spanish slaver Amistad near Montauk Point, New York, sparking one of the most important anti-slavery cases in American history.
By Dr. Howard Jones, American History Magazine
The Navy’s Ex Ex and a legacy of military naturalists
On Aug. 18, 1838, the Exploring Expedition led by Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes embarked on a world cruise of scientific discovery. He fit well into a class of armed scientists, military naturalists who rose to prominence in the 18th and 19th centuries.
By Richard Conniff, HistoryNet