Tag: U.S. Navy

1st female sailor completes Navy special warfare training

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WASHINGTON — For the first time, a female sailor has successfully completed the grueling 37-week training course to become a Naval Special Warfare combatant-craft...

Marine guilty of involuntary manslaughter in hazing death

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NORFOLK, Va. — A member of an elite group of U.S. Marines has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter and related charges for his role...

Lawyer: Marine played minor role in soldier’s hazing death

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NORFOLK, Va. — A defense attorney for a U.S. Marine told jurors Wednesday that he played a minor role in the hazing of a...

Futuristic railguns are out, hypersonic missiles are in

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BATH, Maine — The U.S. Navy pulled the plug, for now, on a futuristic weapon that fires projectiles at up to seven times the...

Asian Americans lobby to name Navy ship for Filipino sailor

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SAN FRANCISCO — Asians Americans, veterans and civilians in the U.S. and the Philippines are campaigning to name a Navy warship for a Filipino...

US military’s elite commando forces look to expand diversity

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WASHINGTON — The Navy never had to look too hard to fill its elite SEAL force. For years, eager recruits poured in to try...

US military’s elite commando forces look to expand diversity

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WASHINGTON — The Navy never had to look too hard to fill its elite SEAL force. For years, eager recruits poured in to try...

Trial begins for Marine accused in soldier’s hazing death

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NORFOLK, Va. — To hear a military prosecutor tell it, U.S. Marine Mario Madera-Rodriguez was tasked with smashing open the bedroom door of a...

Kentucky men returned for burial 80 years after Pearl Harbor

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CENTERTOWN, Ky. — The remains of two Kentucky men who died 80 years ago during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were returned to...

Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military

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For Stephanie Davis, who grew up with little, the military was a path to the American dream, a realm where everyone would receive equal...