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Apr 04 2020
Opinion
The Navy Captain and the Coronavirus
Social distancing is a luxury you don’t have aboard a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. So a word about Thursday’s firing of a Navy officer who showed up in the news asking for help containing a coronavirus outbreak on his ship, the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Many have been quick to lionize Capt. Brett Crozier as a hero who spoke up in defense of his crew. His March 30 four-page letter,
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Jun 06 2024
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Indonesia accepts South Korea warship donation, despite cost concerns
JAKARTA, June 6 (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament on Thursday approved a proposal to accept a South Korean donation of a corvette for its navy, despite concern from its defence committee that the ageing vessel needs about $85 million worth of maintenance. Defence Minister and incoming president Prabowo Subianto has been pushing to upgrade Indonesia's ageing military hardware and spend
ReutersJun 06 2024
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80 years after D-Day, Mass. soldiers remembered in France
As he reflected in an interview four years ago about that morning now 80 years in the past, Navy Gunner’s Mate Samuel James Hanna Jr. was reluctant to attach any sense of heroism or glory to what he had done. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your
MassLive.comJun 06 2024
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Virginia House speaker OK with special session to restore military tuition program: ‘We’re going to get a solution’
Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, said he’s not opposed to reconvening the General Assembly to address a public outcry over recent changes to a state program that covers higher education costs for some military families. “There is shared ownership over this issue that we can all work together on to correct,” Scott said in an interview Tuesday evening. “Nobody has to
The Virginian-PilotJun 05 2024
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US expecting Russian naval exercises in Caribbean this summer
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Russia plans to send combat vessels into the Caribbean region this summer as part of naval exercises that will likely include port calls in Cuba and possibly stops in Venezuela, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. The United States does not see the move involving a relatively small number of vessels and planes as threatening, but the U.S. Navy will monitor
ReutersJun 06 2024
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Ceremony pays tribute to local Battle of Midway veteran
Groton ― Eighty-two years ago, Master Chief Deen Brown, a local veteran, served as a junior radioman on the USS Trout during the Battle of Midway. The radioman had to copy 25 words per minute of Morse code, which Brown, who died in 2019, had said was “no easy feat.” Naval Submarine Base New London Command Master Chief Gary Stephenson said three days after the battle, the USS Trout located two
The DayJun 05 2024
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NAS Jax helicopter makes emergency landing in Volusia County
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A helicopter from Naval Station Jacksonville made an emergency landing in Volusia County on Wednesday morning. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said at 9:52 a.m., it was requested to help locate a Navy helicopter that made an emergency landing east of State Road 11 and north of State Road 40 at the Tomoka Wildlife Management Area. Officials said at about 10:33 a.m.,
News 4 JaxJun 05 2024
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Here are the ships you can expect to see at Harborfest 2024
A fleet of tall ships, character vessels, sleek power cruisers, sailing craft, wooden boats and more will make its way down the Elizabeth River to Town Point Park. The historical ship was a new type of gun-armed merchant vessel called a Dutch Pinnace. The Dutch built her in Amsterdam in about the year 1625 and later purchased it in 1629 by a Swedish consortium to serve as an auxiliary warship
WVEC 13Jun 06 2024
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Local veteran sits down with Channel 11 on 80th anniversary of D-Day
NEW EAGLE, Pa. — As he approaches his 99th birthday, Tom Sollosi Jr., of Washington County, can recount his experiences in World War II with a sharp mind. The Navy veteran welcomed Channel 11 into his home on Thursday, the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when the Allied armies invaded a Nazi-occupied Normandy. “I can’t believe it. Time really goes fast,” Sollosi told us. At just 18 years old,
WPXIJun 06 2024
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'Stolen valor': Republicans shame Trump-loving Troy Nehls over combat pin he didn't earn
Rep. (R-TX) is facing withering criticism from fellow Republicans for continuing to wear a combat pin that he was mistakenly awarded. House Republicans are accusing the congressman of "stolen valor" for wearing the Combat Infantryman Badge pin from Afghanistan on his suit jacket, right beneath his 118th Congress pin, although he served as a civil affairs officer and not in the infantry or
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