Latest "Norfolk Virginia" stories

Navy, Marine Corps aim to refine, test modern warfighting concepts in Large Scale Exercise 2021

The exercise aims to demonstrate the Navy’s ability to employ precise, lethal and overwhelming force across 17 different time zones and involves approximately 36 live units and more than 50 virtual, constructive units, along with six Navy and Marine Corps component commands.

By Diana Stancy Correll

18 months ago

Op-ed: Military can bridge gap between climate change doubters and believers

Rather than debating the causes of climate change or assigning blame, military leaders focus on how warming undermines security, and on practical steps to slow its advance and minimize damage.

By Michael Klare, Hampshire College

3 years ago

‘What is that, man?’ Navy confirms videos of flying objects

"Whoa. Got it," a pilot yells, laughing as the dot moves on his screen. "Woohoo!"

3 years ago

Second Fleet ends hurricane sortie

The aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower is expected to be first vessel in port on Saturday evening.

By Navy Times staff

3 years ago

Hunkered down in Hampton Roads, Navy weathers a hurricane

The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned Nova Scotia residents that Dorian was heading there “in a hurry” — hustling northeast at 25 mph — with potentially fierce winds expected to reach the Canadian province by late Saturday.

By Navy Times staff

3 years ago

Sayonara, Japan! Wasp bound for Norfolk

Navy Personnel Command announced in early 2018 that Wasp was expected to return to Virginia around Sept. 20.

By Navy Times staff

3 years ago