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News Articles: navy

This combination of undated photos released by the U.S. Navy shows left to right; Lt. Serena Wileman, a Naval Aviator, and Lt. Commander Lyndsay Evans, a Naval Flight Officer.

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2 naval aviators died in a plane crash after returning from a tour in Yemen

Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay “Miley” Evans and Lt. Serena “Dug” Wileman were both 31 and from California, and recently served nine months on a tour in Yemen.

October 22, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Workmen searched through the debris of what was the carpenter shop on the pier at Port  in Chicago, Calif. on July 18, 1944 after the building was leveled by the explosion of two munition ships the evening of July 17. Other buildings on the waterfront and in the town itself were shattered by the terrific blast, which was felt 50 miles from the scene.

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  • National

The Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished over 1944 WWII port explosion

The blast that happened at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California killed 320 people and injured 400 more.

July 18, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
The guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) is pictured in the South China Sea on July 28, 2022.

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  • National Security

Military court convicts U.S. sailor of attempted espionage

A naval chief petty officer who served on a Japan-based destroyer was found guilty of sharing classified information with a foreign government, the Navy's investigative agency said.

April 20, 2024
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By:
  • Luke Garrett
U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada for the Central District of California, right, speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in San Diego.

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  • National Security

2 U.S. Navy sailors charged with providing sensitive military information to China

The two U.S. sailors, both based in California, were charged with similar moves to provide sensitive intelligence to the Chinese.

August 03, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A Ukrainian sailor stands watch at a machine gun on the back of a patrol boat in the Dnipro River off Kyiv. Russia seized or destroyed much of Ukraine's navy, but the country is trying to rebuild its sea forces.

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  • Europe

Ukraine struggles to rebuild a navy destroyed by Russia

First, Russia wiped out Ukraine's navy. Now, Moscow is blocking critical grain exports. As Ukraine tries to rebuild its navy, and fight back, NPR's Greg Myre got a ride on one of its few boats.

July 28, 2023
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  • Greg Myre
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  • News

Georgia-based CEO 'devastated' over loss of colleague aboard the Titan sub

One of the people aboard the submersible touring the wreckage of the Titanic has ties to Georgia.

June 22, 2023
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  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • Orlando Montoya ,
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US Navy sailor Ryan Sawyer Mays walks past reporters at Naval Base San Diego before entering a Navy courtroom, Aug. 17, 2022, in San Diego.

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  • National

A sailor has been acquitted of setting a fire that destroyed a massive ship

A military judge on Friday acquitted a sailor of arson in a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, a blow to the Navy as it faces allegations of improper training and maintenance of the ship.

September 30, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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  • National

Pilot killed in Navy jet fighter crash in Southern California desert

The jet based at Naval Air Station Lemoore went down Friday in the area of Trona in San Bernardino County, the Navy said. The pilot's identity and details of the crash weren't immediately released.

June 04, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
File photo of several dozen pills containing fentanyl. They are circular and blue, with one side showing a capital letter M and the other side showing the number 30.

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  • Law

Charges filed in alleged international fentanyl drug ring that killed two Navy officers in Georgia

Put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal case against two foreign nationals is proceeding after charges were first filed in 2019.

June 02, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Sailors are seen aboard the USS George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan, in 2011. The U.S. Navy has seen a spike in desertions, with numbers more than doubling from 2019 to 2021. <em></em>

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  • National Security

A surge in Navy deserters could be a sign of a bigger problem for the military

Navy desertions more than doubled from 2019 to 2021. One expert says the increase could be an indicator of an underlying issue: service members stuck in a line of work they dislike.

May 21, 2022
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  • Dustin Jones
GPB News NPR

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  • News

The Navy is investigating the death of a SEAL candidate who finished 'Hell Week'

Kyle Mullen, a 24-year-old, died after completing a 5 1/2-day assessment designed to test SEAL candidates' endurance and mental rigor. A second candidate is in stable condition, the Navy said.

February 06, 2022
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut smacked an undersea mountain, the Navy says. The vessel is seen here leaving Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton for a trip across the Pacific Ocean in May.

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  • National

A U.S. submarine struck an underwater mountain last month, the Navy says

An investigation found that the USS Connecticut "grounded on an uncharted seamount," the 7th Fleet said. Eleven crew members were injured in the Oct. 2 collision.

November 02, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
The Iranian navy's replenishment vessel IS Kharg passes through the Suez canal at Ismailia, Egypt, in 2011.

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  • World

Iran's Largest Navy Ship Sinks In The Gulf Of Oman After Catching Fire

The Kharg was one of the Iranian navy's few ships capable of refueling other vessels at sea.

June 02, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
The Russian navy's Admiral Vinogradov arrives for a five-day goodwill visit at the South Harbor of Manila in June 2018. The vessel was involved in an incident Tuesday in the Sea of Japan involving the USS John S. McCain.

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  • World

U.S., Russian Navies Involved In Brief Confrontation At Sea

Russia says it "chased off" a U.S. Navy ship in contested territory in the Sea of Japan, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow.

November 24, 2020
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Rear Adm. Alvin Holsey (left) speaks with Ensign Dimitri Foster in the pilothouse aboard guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain in 2018.

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  • National

Why Does The Navy Have So Few Black Admirals? Some Blame A Culture Of Discrimination

Some say Black sailors have to navigate both unconscious and active bias in the Navy.

November 06, 2020
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  • Steve Walsh
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