Jan 17, 2024Welcome home, USS Gerald R. Ford. The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Wednesday following an eight-month deployment the carrier’s first combat …
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Mar 12, 2024Four U.S. Army ships departed Virginia on Tuesday en route to the eastern Mediterranean Sea where soldiers on board will help build a temporary, offshore port to deliver needed aid into war-torn …
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Feb 15, 2023The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett will be redesignated Fort Barfoot on March 24 in honor of Col. Van T. Barfoot, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a technical sergeant …
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In 1993, he was executed in Virginia for the murder of Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa Harrington, a 27-year-old enlisted sailor within his Virginia Beach Navy unit who had reported him to her …
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WASHINGTON – Eight upgraded Navy Crosses and eight upgraded Silver Stars were presented Friday to Navy SEALs at a ceremony held in Virginia Beach, Va., the Navy announced.
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Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Tate Adamiak, a 28-year-old master at arms first class in the Navy, was convicted in federal court in Virginia on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, on charges of owning and …
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Former Col. Todd Shane Tomko pleaded guilty the same day to three counts of misdemeanor assault and battery at the Virginia Beach Circuit Court in Virginia. Tomko, 55, had been charged with …
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The Navy has eight SEAL teams, half of which are stationed at Virginia Beach. The other four are stationed at Coronado in California. The SEALs elite Special Warfare Development Group, better …
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Sep 12, 2024As part of the pact the U.S. has pledged to arm Australia with at least three Virginia-class submarines starting in 2032, before Australia can build as many as five new nuclear-powered AUKUS vessels.
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Jun 15, 2023A 28-year-old Navy master-at-arms was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for owning and selling unregistered machine guns from his Virginia home, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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Dec 26, 2023Two F/A-18 Hornets will help kick off the Military Bowl featuring Tulane vs. Virginia Tech on Wednesday in Annapolis, Md., and the pilots of each will have a keen interest in the outcome of the game.
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Jul 12, 2024Dozens of family members gathered Friday, July 12, 2024, at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., to welcome home four Virginia Beach-based fighter jet squadrons.
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Jan 15, 2024The Ragin’ Bulls and the Blacklions are back in Virginia. … Carrier Air Wing 8 reunited with loved ones during an emotional return home to Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., on …
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Feb 20, 2024Caitlyn Burchett. The Virginian-Pilot February 20, 2024. The Navy released recently a five-year review of an environmental restoration program at Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story, finding …
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The Virginia Beach marker, dubbed “Filipinos in the U.S. Navy,” was suggested by students in Burke and Chesterfield County not Hampton Roads. Filipino members of the U.S. Navy have served …
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WASHINGTON Navy officials said they have made several changes to a flawed commissioning and waiver process that led to the deployment of a linguist killed in Syria last month.
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YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan The USS Ronald Reagan recently steamed out of Tokyo Bay, foreshadowing its final, impending departure from U.S. 7th Fleet.
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A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 130 takes part in Red Flag drills in Alaska in 2022. (Ryan Lackey/U.S. Air Force)
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A Marine corporal put his water training to use to save a drowning teen in upstate New York last summer. His unit commander recently pinned the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal on Cpl …
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WASHINGTON National Guard troops who deployed to the nation’s capital to provide security following the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol Building will be awarded local service ribbons, a defense …
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