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  • August 2008

    • Navy Accuses Sailors of Abusing Detainees

      Reuters  |  Aug 14, 08 5:44 PM CDT

      Navy Accuses Sailors of Abusing Detainees

      (Newser) - The US Navy will court-martial six sailors who are charged with abusing detainees at a US prison camp in Iraq, Reuters reports. The sailors are accused of beating prisoners and confining them in an unventilated room with pepper spray, a Navy statement says. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • prison  • Navy  • Abu Ghraib  • physical abuse  • imprisonment

  • June 2008

    • Swift Boat Vets Want Their Name Back

      New York Times  |  Jun 30, 08 6:06 AM CDT

      Swift Boat Vets Want Their Name Back

      (Newser) - These days, the phrase "Swift boat" has come to mean a vicious political attack of the kind suffered by John Kerry in the 2004 election. While the term has gained such currency that it's now used as a verb, one group is seriously miffed: the Navy veterans who, like Kerry, served on a Swift boat during the Vietnam war. The New York Times reports on the former servicemen looking to reclaim their honor. More »

    • Navy Ship Leaves Port —Without 100 Sailors

      Associated Press  |  Jun 24, 08 6:34 PM CDT

      Navy Ship Leaves Port —Without 100 Sailors

      (Newser) - A US aircraft carrier set sail from Hong Kong early Sunday with about 100 of its crew still on shore leave, the AP reports. The USS Ronald Reagan and its support ships left port early because Typhoon Fengshen was bearing down. Officials are scrambling to book flights to reunite the sailors and their ship—though security prevented them from saying where. More »

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      China  • weather  • Hong Kong  • Navy  • sailor  • aircraft carrier

  • May 2008

    • 'Celebrity of Power' Lured McCain From Navy to Capitol

      New York Times  |  May 29, 08 4:13 PM CDT

      'Celebrity of Power' Lured McCain From Navy to Capitol

      (Newser) - When Capt. John McCain turned down a chance to be admiral in 1981, deciding to run for Congress instead, he’d spent four years as the Navy’s Senate liaison, developing an appetite for what one observer called “the glamor of … political combat.” The New York Times profiles a key phase of the Republican nominee-in-waiting’s seduction by "the celebrity of power." More »

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      John McCain  • Senate  • Jimmy Carter  • Navy

  • April 2008

    • US Preparing Iran War Plans

      Washington Post  |  Apr 25, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      US Preparing Iran War Plans

      (Newser) - The US is preparing for a potential military action against Iran, the nation’s top military official said today. Such an attack would be “extremely stressing” on the military, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, but it is on the table if a diplomatic solution can’t stop Iran’s alleged hunt for nuclear weapons and involvement in Iraq, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Iran  • US military  • Robert Gates  • Air Force  • Navy  • Joint Chiefs of Staff  • Michael Mullen

    • Navy Busts Marriage Fraud Ring

      CNN  |  Apr 18, 08 9:25 AM CDT

      Navy Busts Marriage Fraud Ring

      (Newser) - Dozens of US sailors and Eastern European women have been arrested for their part in a purported mass-marriage fraud ring, CNN reports. Sailors allegedly tied the knot with women they barely knew, netting the wives green cards and the sailors marriage benefits totaling roughly $500,000. “What we see are small pockets of friends forming this conspiracy,” said the investigating agent. More »

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      crime  • marriage  • fraud  • Navy

    • SEAL's Sacrifice Wins Medal of Honor

      Navy Times  |  Apr 8, 08 5:14 PM CDT

      SEAL's Sacrifice Wins Medal of Honor

      (Newser) - A Navy SEAL who dove on a live grenade to save comrades' lives in Iraq received the Medal of Honor today, the Navy Times reports. Michael Monsoor's parents, George and Sally, received the nation's highest combat honor from President Bush, who wept during the ceremony. Monsoor, 25, died Sept. 29, 2006, as US forces tried to take Ramadi from insurgents. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • US Navy  • Navy  • Ramadi  • Navy SEALs  • Medal of Honor  • Silver Star

  • March 2008

    • Next Prez's To-Do: Fix Military

      Slate  |  Mar 31, 08 3:39 PM CDT

      Next Prez's To-Do: Fix Military

      (Newser) - Has President Bush done irreparable damage to our armed forces? Not necessarily, Phillip Carter and Fred Kaplan write in Slate, offering a to-do list for the next president to tackle as he or she begins the process of fixing a military "in strange shambles." Overhaul the budget: "We don't have the money to stay this course." More »

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      Iraq  • War on Terror  • military  • soldier  • Air Force  • Navy  • Army  • war cost

    • Ex-Sailor Convicted in Terror Case

      Associated Press  |  Mar 5, 08 5:43 PM CST

      Ex-Sailor Convicted in Terror Case

      (Newser) - A jury in Connecticut convicted a former Navy sailor today of passing along classified information about US ships in the Persian Gulf to terrorists, the AP reports. Prosecutors said Phoenix native Hassan Abu-Jihaad, 32, sent details about naval ship movements to a group affiliated with al-Qaeda in April of 2001. The FBI says no attacks resulted from the leak. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • Navy  • Persian Gulf  • Strait of Hormuz  • USS Cole

  • February 2008

    • Questions Trail After Satellite

      New York Times  |  Feb 22, 08 11:59 AM CST

      Questions Trail After Satellite

      (Newser) - The US Navy's destruction of a spy satellite on Wednesday continues to stir doubts both domestically and internationally, reports the New York Times. China issued an explicit warning yesterday, and Russia has raised questions. “The geopolitical fallout of this intercept could be far greater than any chemical fallout that would have resulted from the wayward satellite,” said House Homeland Security Committee member Edward Markey. More »

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      China  • military  • Robert Gates  • Navy  • satellite  • spy satellite

    • Navy Hits Errant Satellite

      Associated Press  |  Feb 20, 08 9:55 PM CST

      Navy Hits Errant Satellite

      (Newser) - The Navy tonight struck an errant spy satellite with its first missile shot, the AP reports. A ship in the Pacific hit the satellite as it passed about 130 miles above the ocean. The military says it needed to destroy the satellite before it crashed to Earth because the toxic fuel aboard posed a risk. It will take a day or two to confirm that the fuel tank was destroyed, the AP notes. More »

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      military  • Navy  • satellite  • deep space  • spy satellite

    • Atlantis Lands Safely in Fla.

      Space.com  |  Feb 20, 08 8:46 AM CST

      Atlantis Lands Safely in Fla.

      (Newser) - Space shuttle Atlantis landed safely at Kennedy Space Center this morning, capping a successful 13-day mission in which it delivered Europe's first permanent lab to the International Space Station after months of delay, reports Space.com. The shuttle's return clears the way for the US Navy to shoot down a dying satellite headed toward Earth, possibly as soon as tonight. More »

    • Navy Prepares to Fire on Satellite Tonight

      CNN  |  Feb 20, 08 4:00 AM CST

      Navy Prepares to Fire on Satellite Tonight

      (Newser) - The US Navy has warned planes and ships away from a large area of the Pacific ahead of an attempt to shoot down a rogue spy satellite carrying toxic fuel tonight, CNN reports. The space shuttle Atlantis is due back on Earth today and military officials are waiting for its safe return before trying to blast the malfunctioning spy satellite into harmless debris. More »

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      space shuttle  • Navy  • satellite  • Atlantis  • spy satellite  • space debris  • orbit

    • US Satellite Shoot a Screen for Space War Games: Russia

      BBC  |  Feb 17, 08 5:23 AM CST

      US Satellite Shoot a Screen for Space War Games: Russia

      (Newser) - Russia's not buying the US military's story that it must shoot down an errant spy satellite before it crashes to Earth with its load of toxic fuel, the BBC reports. The Kremlin says America is using the incident as an excuse to test a new generation of space weaponry and its "capability to destroy other countries' satellites." More »

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      China  • Navy  • satellite  • spy satellite  • space missions

  • October 2007

    • US Pursues Hijacked Ship in Somali Waters

      CNN  |  Oct 30, 07 12:00 PM CDT

      US Pursues Hijacked Ship in Somali Waters

      (Newser) - A US warship is hot on the trail of a Japanese cargo vessel hijacked by pirates off Somalia. USS Porter sank pirate skiffs that had been tied to the Golden Mori when it sent distress signals Sunday. But after the bombardment, authorities learned that the Panamanian-flagged Mori contains benzene, a highly flammable, carcinogenic substance used to make plastic, reports CNN. More »

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      Navy  • piracy  • Somalia  • Horn of Africa

    • US Sailor Slays 2 Colleagues, Shoots Self

      Associated Press  |  Oct 22, 07 10:55 AM CDT

      US Sailor Slays 2 Colleagues, Shoots Self

      (Newser) - An American sailor shot and killed two female sailors on an American military base in Bahrain early today, then turned the gun on himself. A State Department official told the AP the incident, which the shooter survived, may have been a consequence of a love triangle. The Navy said in a statement that "the extent of their relationships and the details of the shootings are still under investigation." More »

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      shooting  • Navy  • Bahrain

  • September 2007

    • Navy to 'Camouflage' Swastika Building

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 27, 07 1:10 PM CDT

      Navy to 'Camouflage' Swastika Building

      (Newser) - When it was finished in 1970, officials realized a building at a San Diego Navy base looked like a swastika, the Guardian reports. But after images of the building from Google Earth sparked outrage, the Navy has decided to do something about it. The Navy will spend $600,000 to “camouflage” the building with landscaping and solar panels, it announced yesterday. More »

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      Navy  • Google Earth  • Nazism

  • August 2007

    • Ex-Astronaut Faces Romantic Rival in Court

      Orlando Sentinel  |  Aug 24, 07 4:37 PM CDT

      Ex-Astronaut Faces Romantic Rival in Court

      (Newser) - The Air Force captain who was allegedly stalked and attacked by Lisa Nowak testified today she is still afraid of the ex-astronaut. At a pretrial hearing in Orlando, Colleen Shipman told the court she would feel more comfortable if Nowak continues wearing an ankle monitor that tracks her location, the Sentinel reports, in case Nowak tries to come near her. More »

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      astronauts  • Air Force  • Navy  • attack  • stalker  • Orlando  • Lisa Nowak

    • Nuclear Screw-Ups Hushed Up

      Associated Press  |  Aug 21, 07 2:12 PM CDT

      Nuclear Screw-Ups Hushed Up

      (Newser) - In the name of national security, the NRC has held back from reporting serious violations at a Tennessee nuclear plant, including a 9-gallon uranium spill for which the facility was not fined. In balancing public safety against counterterrorism measures, an agency exec tells the AP, "The pendulum maybe swung too far." More »

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      counterterrorism  • Tennessee  • nuclear power  • uranium  • Navy

    • Navy Squelches YouTube Vid

      Associated Press  |  Aug 19, 07 11:49 AM CDT

      Navy Squelches YouTube Vid

      (Newser) - The Navy removed an airman's video from YouTube because it showed a "lack of propriety" in the use of safety equipment  aboard the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan , the AP reports. The video, set to Shania Twain's "That Don't Impress Me Much," showed a sailor dancing in a full-body radiation suit. More »

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      YouTube  • military  • soldier  • Navy  • sailor

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