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U.S. Navy veteran, private contractor dies in Afghanistan

Kevin Yali, 27, first enlisted in the Navy in 2012 and served four deployments. He was in Afghanistan as an inactive reservist providing private security to American troops when he died on June 19 -- less than three weeks after he first arrived in Afghanistan.

By Diana Stancy Correll

4 years ago

Countdown: the 19 stories to watch in 2019

We're bringing you the trends and topics you need to monitor in 2019. We kick off Friday with 19, 18, 17 and 16!

By The staff of Navy Times plus the Military Times trio of Leo Shane III, Tara Copp and Natalie Gross

4 years ago

Coast Guard suspends search for plane off Florida coast

But Coast Guard crews in Texas, Virginia and Hawaii saved 10 people on Sunday.

By Carl Prine

4 years ago

These Medal of Honor recipients were men of God

Both priests lived and died for the grunts they loved.

By Ray Pezzoli Jr., Vietnam Magazine

4 years ago

Cold case homicide investigators target suspected Coast Guard killer

Law enforcement agents from Wisconsin and Michigan arrested Richard Gale Pierce, 82, Thursday in his hometown of Cheboygan, Michigan. He faces one count of first-degree murder and one count of disinterment of the dead in connection with the death of his wife Carol Jean Pierce while he was serving in the Coast Guard.

4 years ago

Former reality TV star gets 16 years after fatal DUI crash

Melissa Hancock was sentenced Wednesday after earlier pleading guilty to manslaughter stemming from a late 2017 accident that killed a Coast Guard petty officer.

4 years ago