NORFOLK, Va (AP) — The Navy has identified a sailor who was reported missing over the weekend from the Virginia-based USS Carter Hall. The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/1WtmaIN) Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor KayJean Machado disappeared Saturday from the dock landing ship, which was conducting training operations for a future deployment. Machado, of California, enlisted in … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Navy officials are reminding sailors not to participate in March Madness gambling in the workplace. The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1RkgyQK ) reports Judge Advocate General’s Corps member Lt. Kathy Paradis wrote on an official Navy blog that sailors are prohibited from engaging in most gambling activities, which could include pay-to-play March Madness office … Continue reading
SYDNEY (AP) — The commander of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said Monday that he is wary of the situation in the South China Sea being painted as a battle between the United States and China, but added the presence of a Chinese missile system on a disputed island will not stop the U.S. military … Continue reading
MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. Navy vessel was expected to depart Monday on a search for a missing cargo ship that was lost in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Joaquin with 33 crew members on board. The USNS Apache will be taking equipment and investigators to an area near Crooked Island in the southeastern Bahamas … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Sailors at the world’s largest naval base are filling thousands of sandbags to protect the base’s buildings from flooding. About 13,000 sandbags are being filled at Naval Station Norfolk as the installation prepares for days of rain and the possibility of being hit by Hurricane Joaquin. Navy officials say this is … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Sailors at the world’s largest naval base are filling thousands of sandbags to protect the base’s buildings from flooding. About 13,000 sandbags are being filled at Naval Station Norfolk as the installation prepares for days of rain and the possibility of being hit by Hurricane Joaquin. Navy officials say this is … Continue reading
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A sailor who died after collapsing at the end of a fitness test in Virginia has been identified. The Navy says 19-year-old Dalton Andrew Frye of Chester, West Virginia, collapsed near the end of a run on Sept. 24. The Navy says Frye died Saturday after being taken off life … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy says sea trials for its next generation aircraft carrier could be delayed up to two months. The Navy says in a statement the delay is due to a setback in its shipboard testing program aboard the future USS Gerald R. Ford. The nearly $13 billion ship is being built … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State women’s cross country team competed in a pair of meets this weekend, placing fifth out of five teams Friday at William & Mary before bouncing back for a fifth-place finish out of nine teams on Saturday morning at the Cappy Anderson Invitational hosted by UMES. On Friday, Rachel Webb … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy says one of its sailors has died after collapsing during a training run at Fort Monroe in Hampton. Naval Air Force Atlantic says the sailor was assigned to the future USS Gerald R. Ford, which is an aircraft carrier under construction in Newport News. The Navy has not released … Continue reading
New commander takes over US submarine force NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy’s submarine force has a new commanding officer. Vice Adm. Joseph E. Tofalo relieved Vice Adm. Michael J. Connor of command Friday during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk. As the commander of U.S. submarine forces, Tofalo is responsible for establishing strategies on … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy has removed two of the top leaders aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry. The Navy says the Barry’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Patrick Foster, was relieved of his duties Friday due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command. The Navy says the decision was made follow an … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Some firefighters working for the Navy in Hampton Roads say a staffing shortage is forcing them to work mandatory overtime that is exhausting them. The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/1PmQEH8 ) that local firefighters report working shifts of 72 or 96 hours straight with just a 24-hour break. “It’s just about as bad as … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy has reassigned an officer who ran security operations at Naval Station Norfolk after a civilian got on base in 2014 and killed a sailor aboard a ship. The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/1DHyn5A ) the move was made by Rear Adm. Rick Williamson. The identity of the lieutenant who was removed from the job … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two Somali pirates convicted in the shooting deaths of four Americans aboard a yacht off the coast of Africa got a fair trial, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the convictions of Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani … Continue reading
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