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US Navy stories: 77 news summaries

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McCain, Born in Canal Zone, Dismisses Citizenship Flap

He says he's a natural-born citizen, which qualifies him

Feb 29, 08 9:12 AM CST
(Newser) - A recent media flap about John McCain's citizenship is a non-issue, the candidate says. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone while his father served there in the Navy, which makes him a natural-born citizen and qualifies him to run for president, the AP reports. His camp recently sought... More »

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John McCain • Panama • citizenship • canals • US Constitution • US Navy • presidential election

US Warship Heads for Lebanon

Deployment of USS Cole signals 'we're engaged,' official says

Feb 29, 08 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - The US has ordered a warship to the coastal waters of Lebanon amid fear the country's political deadlock could turn violent, Reuters reports. The country's presidential election has just been delayed for the 15th time and the US blames the political quagmire on Syrian meddling on behalf of its Hezbollah... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • US Navy • Michel Suleiman • Lebanese presidential elections • warship

Dolphin Dies Near Sonar Site

It washes up as Navy is challenging restrictions on tests

Feb 22, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers are trying to determine what killed a female dolphin that washed up on an island off the coast of San Diego—an area where the Navy conducted controversial sonar tests, the Los Angeles Times reports. The dolphin washed up as the Navy challenges court-imposed restrictions on the use of... More »

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whale • US Navy • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • dolphins • marine mammals • sonar • San Nicolas Island • mass strandings • Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program • Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center • National Marine Fisheries Service • bends

Navy Ship Prepares to
Shoot Down Spy Satellite

Attempt will be made Thursday from ship

Feb 19, 08 3:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The US Navy will attempt to shoot down a rogue American spy satellite Thursday, just days before it re-enters the earth's atmosphere, reports CNN. Officials plan to bring down the satellite from an Aegis cruiser at sea while it is still 150 miles above the earth, leaving enough time for... More »

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NASA • Pentagon • space shuttle • US Navy • orbit • spy satellite • reconnaissance satellite • shootdown • Aegis cruiser • toxic fuel • Delta II • Missile Defense Agency • Defense Dept

Satellite
Shootdown
May Cost $60M

Navy likely to take aim
next week, after shuttle Atlantis returns

Feb 16, 08 11:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The Navy's attempt to shoot down a malfunctioning spy satellite will cost up to $60 million, CNN reports. Three Navy ships are preparing for the mission, which could take place next week, but only after the space shuttle Atlantis returns. The Navy hopes to destroy the satellite, which has half... More »

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space • space shuttle • missile defense system • satellite • US Navy • Atlantis Space Shuttle • space debris • spy satellite

Judge Rips Bush in Navy Whales Case

Court rules against fake 'emergency' and blocks Navy sonar exercises

Feb 5, 08 4:07 AM CST
(Newser) - A California judge has ruled that President Bush went too far when he moved to exempt the Navy from laws limiting the use of sonar enacted to protect whales and other sea life, the Washington Post reports. The White House had argued that obeying the laws would create an emergency,... More »

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whale • US Navy • George W. Bush

Heckler May Have Menaced Navy Ships

Voice warned 'You will explode' in standoff with Iranian boats

Jan 14, 08 6:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Threats transmitted during a recent faceoff between US Navy vessels and Iranian boats may have come from a prankster known as the “Filipino Monkey,” the Navy Times reports. Towards the end of last month's faceoff in the Strait of Hormuz, a voice transmitted: “I am coming to... More »

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Iran • radio • threats • US Navy • Strait of Hormuz • Iranian speedboats

Boat Face-Off Reveals Iran Tactics: US

Navy also reveals two December incidents, where shots were fired

Jan 12, 08 5:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Objects tossed from Iranian boats posed no threat to US ships last Sunday, the Navy said yesterday, but did reveal Tehran's warfare tactics. The incident was also one of three between US and Iranian ships over the past month: In the first face-off, Dec. 19, the USS Whidbey Island fired... More »

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Iran • Persian Gulf • Iranian Revolutionary Guard • US Navy • Strait of Hormuz • Iranian speedboats

UPDATED

US Files Formal Protest
to Iran Over Ship Incident

Tehran releases own video, rejects American version of events

Jan 10, 08 4:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The US sent a formal diplomatic complaint to Iran today over what it calls the "provocative" harassment of American ships by Iranian speedboats, the AP reports. Iran, meanwhile, released its own video of the encounter in the Persian Gulf, which it says backs up its contention that the US... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Persian Gulf • US Navy • Strait of Hormuz • Iranian speedboats

Iran Claims US Navy
Video Was 'Fabricated'

No explanation of how or why

Jan 9, 08 7:34 AM CST
(Newser) - A video of a tense encounter between US Navy ships and Iranian speedboats is a fake, Iran claims. "The footage released by the US Navy was compiled using file pictures and the audio has been fabricated," an unnamed official in the Revolutionary Guards tells the state-run Press TV.... More »

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Iran • US Navy • Strait of Hormuz • Iranian speedboats

Two US Sailors Found Dead in Ghana Hotel

Local officials and Navy investigate deaths during shore leave

Jan 2, 08 7:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Two American sailors have been found dead in a hotel room while on shore leave in Ghana, Reuters reports. The cause of death remains unknown and the names of the soldiers have not been released, but "currently there is no suggestion of foul play," according to a Navy... More »

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US Navy • Ghana

Pearl Harbor Survivors Remember

Shrinking ranks of vets, civilians recall attack on 66th anniversary

Dec 7, 07 10:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Pearl Harbor survivors will pause today to remember the attack that reshaped their lives—and the nation's—66 years ago today. The remembrances come as the ever-shrinking number of surviving vets wonder how Americans will remember their legacy, the LA Times reports. Says a historian: "When all of our... More »

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Japan • Hawaii • World War II • US Navy • Pearl Harbor • USS Arizona

Navy Chaplain With HIV Gets Jail in Forcible Sodomy Case

Didn't disclose illness before sex with officer

Dec 6, 07 2:43 PM CST
(Newser) - An HIV-positive US Navy chaplain pleaded guilty today to several charges of forcible sodomy and an aggravated assault charge for not disclosing his HIV status to one man, the AP reports. Lt. Cmdr. John Thomas Matthew Lee, 42, was sentenced to two years; without the plea bargain, the charges could... More »

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Catholic Church • homosexuality • US Navy • HIV/AIDS • US Naval Academy • Lt. Cmdr. John Thomas Matthew Lee

China Nixes Another US Navy Port Call

USS Reuben James won't dock in Hong Kong for New Year's

Nov 30, 07 2:38 PM CST
(Newser) - China has turned down another US Navy ship's request to make a port call in Hong Kong on New Year's Eve, bringing to three the number of vessels caught up in the dispute. The denial, announced today, accompanied China's last-minute decision last week to bar USS Kitty Hawk from visiting... More »

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China • diplomacy • United States • international relations • US Navy • USS Kitty Hawk • USS Reuben James • Pearl Harbor

Bangladeshi Bridge Collapses

Villagers struggle to free people trapped under fallen concrete slabs

Nov 24, 07 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - At least three people were killed and scores injured in Bangladesh today when a bridge packed with thousands of cyclone survivors collapsed, the AP reports. Another 20 people were missing. The collapse occurred as Bangladeshis moved toward a relief center to receive much-needed food and supplies in a district hard... More »

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foreign aid • Bangladesh • rescue • natural disaster • US Navy • Cyclone Sidr

US Ship Rides to the Rescue in Bangladesh

Amphibious vessel will provide water, food to cyclone-wracked region

Nov 23, 07 2:51 PM CST
(Newser) - USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship, arrived in Bangladesh today loaded with potable water, food, and medical supplies for some of the 2 million Bengalis displaced by Cyclone Sidr. Another American vessel bearing much-needed aid, USS Essex, is due tomorrow, Reuters reports. The Marine Corps said in a press release... More »

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global warming • foreign aid • Bangladesh • US Navy • Cyclone Sidr • Marine

China Spoils Holiday Reunion for US Sailors

It denies permission for Kitty Hawk to stop in Hong Kong

Nov 22, 07 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - China put a damper on Thanksgiving for 8,000 US sailors and airmen, Reuters reports. Beijing denied permission for the USS Kitty Hawk and its support group to stop in Hong Kong, where hundreds of relatives had gathered for a holiday reunion. Beijing eventually relented, but it was too late—... More »

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China • Hong Kong • US Navy • aircraft carrier • USS Kitty Hawk

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