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Navy ousts CO of Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams amid soft grounding probe
The Navy said the investigation is still open, but sufficient findings of fact have emerged to warrant the captain’s firing.
By Diana Stancy
Mariner alleging rape on sealift ship must apply for worker’s comp
A federal court ruling last month directs a female civilian mariner to go through worker's comp channels to address allegations that her skipper raped her.
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams suffers soft grounding in West Africa
The incident occurred shortly after the ship departed Libreville, Gabon.
By Diana Stancy
Navy ship ran aground when officer went to dinner, investigation finds
A summary of an investigation found a loss of situational awareness and poor procedural compliance led to the grounding.
US military pier in Gaza to cost $320 million, Pentagon estimates
The U.S. and Israel have said they hope to have the mobile pier in place and operations underway by early May.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press