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Navy’s top enlisted sailor retired honorably after misconduct probe
The 15th master chief petty officer of the Navy, Russell Smith, handed over the reins to his successor during a Sept. 8 ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy.
National Guard mission to provide security ending at Capitol
The Pentagon announced earlier in the week that an extension of the Guard presence — 2,149 troops — had not been requested.
Sentencing set for former nursing assistant who admitted to killing 7 VA patients in West Virginia
Reta Mays faces up to life in prison for each of seven counts of second-degree murder when she is sentenced Tuesday in federal court.
He went from NYC to Vietnam to deliver beer during a war — now his story is coming to the big screen
Raise your glasses, because this is going to be a fun one.
By Jon Simkins
Navy sailor who shot himself in a Hawaii hotel was from New York
Lt. Cmdr. Russell Cruz was a Navy supply officer and a submarine warfare qualified officer.
Navy sailor who shot, killed himself at Hawaii resort identified
Russell Cruz, 40, of Kailua, Hawaii, died of a gunshot wound to the head, the medical examiner’s office said.
Guardsman deployed to Capitol Hill dies after medical emergency
The incident did not occur while the service member was on duty, but is under investigation.
Capitol needs a permanent Guard team in case of security emergencies, report says
The quick response force could be staffed with Guardsmen on three-month rotations to the national Capitol region.
Guided-missile destroyer Russell conducts FONOP in South China Sea by Spratly Islands
“Unlawful and sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea pose a serious threat to the freedom of the sea," the 7th Fleet said.
By Diana Stancy
Sixth lawsuit filed in deaths at West Virginia VA hospital
A sixth lawsuit has been filed involving the sudden deaths of patients at a West Virginia veterans hospital where a former nursing assistant admitted to intentionally killing seven people with fatal doses of insulin.
Defense execs press lead lawmakers for COVID reimbursements
Eighty defense industry executives have written to top congressional leaders to ask for emergency appropriations to reimburse defense contractors’ coronavirus-related costs.
By Joe Gould