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Navy helicopter team rescues hiker hurt in Olympic Mountains
A helicopter crew from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island rescued a hiker who was severely injured in a fall Sunday evening in the Buckhorn Wilderness area of the Olympic Mountains.
Coasties rescue destroyer sailor with chest pains
Bad weather complicated the rescue.
By Navy Times staff
US strikes ISIS fighters in Somalia
AFRICOM carried out 55 airstrikes in 2019 against against al-Shabab and ISIS-Somalia militants — 47 strikes were conducted in 2018.
By Shawn Snow
Navy range exempted from proposed orca protection measures
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a proposal Wednesday to increase the critical habitat designation for southern resident killer whales by more than sevenfold under the Endangered Species Act.
Explainer: Dr. (and Lt. Cmdr.) Spock’s timeless lessons in parenting
During World War II, he joined the Medical Corps of the U.S. Navy Reserves and wrote “The Commonsense Book of Baby and Child Care” at night.
By Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
US airstrikes interrupt ISIS and al-Shabaab battleground
The U.S. appears to be stepping up airstrikes in northern Somalia’s Golis Mountains, where the country’s Islamic State affiliate and al-Shabaab have been battling for territorial control.
By Kyle Rempfer
Prosecutors: Coast Guard officer plotted to ‘murder innocent civilians’
Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson stockpiled guns, ammunition and steroids and dreamed of mass murder, prosecutors contend.
A new home away from home for wounded warriors and their families
The Warrior Retreat at Bull Run opened a second home on its 37-acre countryside campus this week, hoping to boost its capacity to host more than 500 service members, families and caregivers each year.
By Natalie Gross
Taiwan ruling party suffers major defeat in local elections
Soon after the results came in, President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the Democratic Progressive Party.
US, Iraqi forces kill dozens of Islamic State fighters
The U.S. military says American and Iraqi forces killed more than 50 Islamic State militants, including several commanders, in northern Iraq last month.
From Marine to (role) model: Wounded warrior strikes a pose to benefit fellow veterans
It wasn't until six years after the accident that caused her to lose her left leg that Marine veteran Kirstie Ennis put on high heels for the first time.
By Andrea Scott