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US Navy stories: 77 news summaries

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3 Pirates Killed in In-Fighting Aboard Hijacked Tanker

Defiant Somali pirates demand $20M for cargo of tanks, weapons

Sep 30, 08 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three pirates were killed today as in-fighting broke out aboard a hijacked Ukranian tanker, reports the Guardian. Tensions about what to do with the tanker, its crew, and the 33 tanks aboard it rose yesterday as American destroyers and cruisers continued to move in to ensure that the weapons—bound... More »

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Somalia • piracy • pirates • US Navy

 Islamists Eye 
 Weapons on Pirate Ship 


Ukrainian vessel surrounded by Western warships off Somalia

Sep 29, 08 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Islamic extremists are preparing to unload anti-aircraft guns and grenades from a Ukrainian ship captured by Somali pirates, the Times of London reports, though the ship, taken Thursday as it approached Kenya, is surrounded by US and European warships. Speaking via satellite phone, the seized vessel’s captain said one... More »

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Somalia • piracy • Ukraine • Islamist extremists • US Navy • weapons

 Japanese Protesters 
 Greet US Nuke Ship 

Huge carrier arrives near Tokyo amid radiation fears

Sep 25, 08 6:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japanese protesters greeted a nuclear-powered American warship at its new home port near Tokyo today, Reuters reports. The USS George Washington drew criticism after reports last month than a US submarine had leaked radioactive material at Japanese ports for 2 years —underscoring the tense relationship between Japanese citizens and... More »

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nuclear power • Japan • US military • nuclear • radioactive • Taro Aso • US Navy • USS George Washington

 US Aid Ship Arrives in Georgia


Aug 24, 08 12:57 PM CDT
(AP) - A US Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid anchored at the Georgian port of Batumi today, sending a strong signal of support to an embattled ally as Russian forces built up around two separatist regions. But a top Russian general suggested that the presence of US and other NATO ships in... More »

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Russia • NATO • Georgia • Russian military • US Navy • warship • humanitarian aid • Abkhazia • South Ossetia • Georgians • USS McFaul

Japan Warned
of Nuclear Leak from US Sub

But radioactivity level
is nothing to worry about, says Navy

Aug 2, 08 10:10 AM CDT
(AP) - The US Navy has warned Japan that a small amount of radiation may have leaked from an American nuclear submarine during its recent visits to two southern ports. The US said the amount of radioactivity was negligible, but the news could cause a stir in Japan, where both the US... More »

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Japan • nuclear • submarine • radiation • US Navy

Navy Captain Fired Over Blaze on Nuclear Ship

Top officers allowed practices that led to
$70M in damage

Jul 31, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Navy has canned the captain and executive officer of the USS George Washington after investigations indicated that the destructive fire that broke out onboard this pring may have resulted from breaches in protocol. Flammable liquids were found in unsuitable storage areas, and crewmembers were allowed to smoke nearby. About... More »

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nuclear power • US Navy • aircraft carrier • fire • firing • USS George Washington

Swift Boat Vets Want Their
Name Back

Vietnam servicemen bemoan association with Kerry attack ad

Jun 30, 08 6:06 AM CDT
(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... More »

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John Kerry • Navy • Swift Boat • Vietnam veteran • Vietnam War • US Navy • Swift Boating • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

Supreme Court Will Hear
Navy Sonar Appeal

Justices also reject environmentalists' challenge to US-Mexico border fence

Jun 23, 08 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the US Navy's objection to a court order that ships may not use sonar within 12 miles of the California coast because high-frequency signals are harming whales and other marine life, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Bush administration argues that the judge... More »

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Mexico • Department of Homeland Security • US Navy • border fence • US Supreme Court • sonar • whales

 US Slammed for Secret
 'Floating Prisons' 

Prisoners held far from courts and scrutiny, human rights group charges

Jun 2, 08 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US has detained terror suspects on some 17 naval ships that have been used as secret "floating prisons" around the world since 2001, according to a study by the human rights organization Reprieve. At least 50 prisoners were held on a single ship and delivered to unknown locations,... More »

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War on Terror • rendition • human rights • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • US Navy • human rights violations • detainees

 US Navy Jet 
 Buzzes Curacao,
 Venezuela Furious 

Drug patrol jet violation 'deliberate,' officials claim

May 20, 08 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A US Navy drug-patrol plane violated Venuzuelan airspace Saturday night, exacerbating  the  already-tense relationship between the two nations. The S-3 Viking, used to spot and attack drug-running ships, flew over the line near the island of Curacao, reports CNN. The pilot realized he made a navigational error, contacted a Venezuela... More »

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United Nations • Venezuela • Hugo Chávez • US Navy • S-3 Viking • Joint Interagency Task Force South • international incident • navigation error

 Analysts Urge
 Washington to
 Invade Burma 

Others advise against forcing aid on devastated country

May 10, 08 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Analysts and aid workers appalled by Burma’s attitude to foreign aid are urging Washington to invade, Time reports. One observer has called for the US to airlift food regardless of the junta’s restrictions; a retired general wants China to pacify Burma about US aid, or Thailand to paint... More »

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China • United Nations • Thailand • Myanmar • Burma • Yangon • US Navy • US military aid • humanitarian aid • Cyclone Nargis • airlift

New Ship a 'Reminder'
to Iran: Gates

Defense sec prods Tehran as 2nd carrier arrives in Gulf

Apr 30, 08 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A second US aircraft carrier steamed into the Persian Gulf yesterday, which Robert Gates says Iran should see as a "reminder." The defense secretary denied that the deployment of another ship in the Gulf amounted to an escalation of American forces in the area, Reuters reports, but hoped... More »

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Iran • Persian Gulf • Robert Gates • US military • US Navy • aircraft carrier

 Lying Admiral Forced to Retire 

Fibbed about 'inappropriate relationship'

Apr 22, 08 2:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Navy officer accused of lying to investigators has been reprimanded and will take early retirement, the Navy Times reports. Rear Admiral John "Boomer" Stufflebeem was found to have made false statements about what was termed an "inappropriate relationship" while he was a military aide to former President... More »

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George HW Bush • US Navy • John Stufflebeem • Adm. Gary Roughead

 SEAL's Sacrifice 
 Wins Medal of Honor 

Sniper who smothered grenade hailed for saving lives of fellow service members

Apr 8, 08 5:14 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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

Female Troops' Divorce Rate More than Double Men's

Rate was much higher even in peacetime

Apr 6, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Female troops divorce at nearly twice the rate of their male comrades, Divorce360 reports, and the military is stumped as to why. Data from 2006 show male soldiers divorce at a rate of 2.7%—lower than the general population's 3.6%—but that leaps to 7% among women. The... More »

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divorce • marriage • US military • US troops • US Army • US Navy • US Air Force • divorce rate • female troops

 Navy Shot Killed Egyptian: US 

Warning blast to trading vessel in Suez Canal proved fatal

Mar 26, 08 5:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US Navy acknowledged today that warning shots from one of its ships in the Suez Canal killed an Egyptian man, Reuters reports. Sources said the boat trying to sell goods to passing vessels approached the Global Patriot, which fired after warnings in Arabic and flares failed to make the... More »

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US military • Egypt • accident • accidental death • US Navy • Suez canal • warning shots

Top Admiral Fired for Lying
to DoD Probe

Navy cans him for misleading inquiry into improper relationship

Mar 25, 08 9:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Navy has fired a vice admiral for giving the Department of Defense "false and misleading information" during an investigation, reports the Navy Times. John Stufflebeem, the director of the Navy staff, lied to an inquiry into an alleged inappropriate relationship while serving as a military adviser to... More »

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US military • Department of Defense • US Navy • John Stufflebeem

Engineer Gets 24 Years in China Spy Case

Lawyer calls case 'politically transparent' and vows to appeal

Mar 24, 08 8:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - A judge sentenced Chinese-born engineer Chi Mak to 24 years in prison today for conspiring to send US military data to China, the Los Angeles Times reports. A US assistant attorney argued that Mak, 67, had violated US law even though the data on Navy submarines was not classified. Mak,... More »

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China • espionage • Chi Mak • United States • spying • Technology • US Navy

Lahore Navy School Blast Kills 6

Suicide attack comes as chair of Joint Chiefs meets Musharraf

Mar 4, 08 10:10 AM CST
(Newser) - A suicide attack at one of Pakistan's premier military academies has left at least seven people dead and 19 injured. The blast in the parking lot of Lahore's Naval War College set off explosions in the gasoline tanks of neighboring cars and sparked a fire, Reuters reports. Today's bombing, the... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Joint Chiefs of Staff • suicide bomber • Adm. Mike Mullen • suicide bombing • US Navy • Lahore • Naval War College

Appeals Court Nixes Sonar Exemption Claim by Navy

But court sets aside protections for marine life for another 30 days

Mar 2, 08 5:25 AM CST
(Newser) - The US Navy is not exempt from laws that ban whale-harming sonar, a federal appeals court has ruled. The Bush administration had contested an earlier ruling, arguing that halting sonar use when whales are nearby poses "significant restrictions on our ability to train realistically." Whales and dolphins have... More »

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whale • Southern California • US Appeals court • US Navy • marine life • dolphins • sonar • submarine training

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