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Navy should be ‘offended’ by its own maintenance and manning faults, admiral says

Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, said the Navy does not have the “luxury to do more with less.”

By Megan Eckstein and Diana Stancy Correll

13 months ago

Bridge rededicated to honor Navy submariner killed at sea

New Hampshire won't forget Torpedoman's Mate 2nd Class George Robert Laderbush.

3 years ago

One sailor dead, another behind bars following second Portsmouth shooting

Two shootings over the weekend less than a mile apart in Portsmouth claim the lives of four sailors.

By Mark D. Faram

4 years ago

Police: three sailors dead in apparent murder-suicide shooting

Officials aren’t saying yet what led to one young sailor to kill two other young sailors at a 7-Eleven store near Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.

By Mark D. Faram

4 years ago

Whatever happened to the Merrimack’s brass bell?

Well, it's complicated.

By Katherine Hafner, The Virginian-Pilot

4 years ago

Maritime tip: Get ready for spring boating by preparing for winter

Through November of 2018, Coast Guard crews in the 5th District responded to 14 search and rescue cases due to dead batteries. There were 119 reported engine failures of different sorts and more than 200 cases were due to operator error.

By Public Affairs Specialist 1st Class Andy Kendrick, U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic

4 years ago