Sea trials begin for USS Gerald R. Ford, Navy's newest class of aircraft carrier
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. Navy says the first of its new class of aircraft carriers has headed out to sea.The USS Gerald R.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. Navy says the first of its new class of aircraft carriers has headed out to sea.The USS Gerald R.
Menomonee Falls man accused of posing as Marine to get SUVs, apartments, furniture
MENOMONEE FALLS -- Police here say a man conned his way into a new car, a block of apartments, and a bunch of furniture.
MENOMONEE FALLS -- Police here say a man conned his way into a new car, a block of apartments, and a bunch of furniture.
Paralyzed Marine walks for the first time in 33 years
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- For 33 years, Terry Labar has been looking up at life.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- For 33 years, Terry Labar has been looking up at life.
Just a drill: Coast Guard, other agencies team up for mass casualty training on Milwaukee's lakefront
MILWAUKEE -- It was a whole lot of practice for something they hope they never have to actually do.
MILWAUKEE -- It was a whole lot of practice for something they hope they never have to actually do.
Coast Guard along with federal, state and local agencies hold rescue exercise
MILWAUKEE -- The Coast Guard and more than 20 federal, state and local agencies will conduct a full-scale, mass rescue and recovery exercise at multiple locations near the Milwaukee waterfront and on Lake Michigan Thursday, March 2nd.
MILWAUKEE -- The Coast Guard and more than 20 federal, state and local agencies will conduct a full-scale, mass rescue and recovery exercise at multiple locations near the Milwaukee waterfront and on Lake Michigan Thursday, March 2nd.
"Stand Down" event offers at-risk and homeless veterans help
RIVERWEST -- Together then, together now.
RIVERWEST -- Together then, together now.
Former SEAL who says he killed bin Laden has book deal
NEW YORK — The Navy SEAL who has said he fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden has a memoir coming out this spring.Scribner told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Robert O'Neill's "The Operator" will be published April 25.
NEW YORK — The Navy SEAL who has said he fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden has a memoir coming out this spring.Scribner told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Robert O'Neill's "The Operator" will be published April 25.
Female Marines to sleep next to male Marines in field
A Marine Corps official says female infantry Marines will be sleeping in makeshift shelters next to their male counterparts when out in the field and no special accommodation will be offered to them.Maj.
A Marine Corps official says female infantry Marines will be sleeping in makeshift shelters next to their male counterparts when out in the field and no special accommodation will be offered to them.Maj.
US agrees to pay billions to Marines affected by toxic water
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has agreed to provide disability benefits totaling more than $2 billion to veterans who had been exposed to contaminated drinking water while assigned to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.Military personnel must have served at Lejeune for at least 30 days between August 1953 and December 1987.Beginning in March, the cash payouts from the Department of Veterans Affairs may supplement VA health care already being provided to eligible veterans.The estimated taxpayer cost is $2.2 billion over five years.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has agreed to provide disability benefits totaling more than $2 billion to veterans who had been exposed to contaminated drinking water while assigned to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.Military personnel must have served at Lejeune for at least 30 days between August 1953 and December 1987.Beginning in March, the cash payouts from the Department of Veterans Affairs may supplement VA health care already being provided to eligible veterans.The estimated taxpayer cost is $2.2 billion over five years.
Navy, President-elect Trump plan biggest fleet expansion since Cold War
BATH, Maine — Navy shipbuilders like what they're hearing from President-elect Donald Trump, who's vowed to build up the fleet to meet new threats from Russia and China.Emboldened by the promise, the Navy last month revised upward the number of ships it needs to 355, more than the number used by President-elect Trump during his election campaign.The proposal calls for adding another aircraft carrier, 16 large surface warships and 18 more nuclear-powered attack submarines, among other ships.Shipbuilders like the idea but wonder where the funding will come from.
BATH, Maine — Navy shipbuilders like what they're hearing from President-elect Donald Trump, who's vowed to build up the fleet to meet new threats from Russia and China.Emboldened by the promise, the Navy last month revised upward the number of ships it needs to 355, more than the number used by President-elect Trump during his election campaign.The proposal calls for adding another aircraft carrier, 16 large surface warships and 18 more nuclear-powered attack submarines, among other ships.Shipbuilders like the idea but wonder where the funding will come from.
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Body of Navy wife discovered 2 years after she vanished
SAN DIEGO -- A body pulled from San Diego Bay two months ago was that of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year-old Navy wife and mother of two who disappeared from her Point Loma home two years ago, authorities said on Wednesday.Sullivan's body was found in the water near Farragut Road on Oct. 6., and homicide detectives have since launched an investigation into her death, San Diego police Lt.
SAN DIEGO -- A body pulled from San Diego Bay two months ago was that of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year-old Navy wife and mother of two who disappeared from her Point Loma home two years ago, authorities said on Wednesday.Sullivan's body was found in the water near Farragut Road on Oct. 6., and homicide detectives have since launched an investigation into her death, San Diego police Lt.
US to build $1.6B Idaho facility for warships' nuclear waste
BOISE, Idaho — The Navy and U.S. Department of Energy have announced that they'll build a $1.65 billion facility at a nuclear site in eastern Idaho that will handle fuel waste from the nation's fleet of nuclear-powered warships.Officials on Tuesday said the new facility is needed at keeping nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines deployed.The facility will be built at the Energy Department's 890-square-mile site that includes the Idaho National Laboratory, considered the nation's primary lab for nuclear research.The decision concludes a lengthy environmental process that also looked at continuing using outdated facilities or overhauling them.Officials say the new facility will operate through at least 2060 and can handle a new type of spent-fuel shipping container used by the latest warships.
BOISE, Idaho — The Navy and U.S. Department of Energy have announced that they'll build a $1.65 billion facility at a nuclear site in eastern Idaho that will handle fuel waste from the nation's fleet of nuclear-powered warships.Officials on Tuesday said the new facility is needed at keeping nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines deployed.The facility will be built at the Energy Department's 890-square-mile site that includes the Idaho National Laboratory, considered the nation's primary lab for nuclear research.The decision concludes a lengthy environmental process that also looked at continuing using outdated facilities or overhauling them.Officials say the new facility will operate through at least 2060 and can handle a new type of spent-fuel shipping container used by the latest warships.
Bucks give back, spend time with members of U.S. Armed Forces: "Great to meet them and their kids"
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks gave back to some of those who deserve it the most -- members of the United States Armed Forces and veterans."It is awesome," Joey Zdroik said.
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks gave back to some of those who deserve it the most -- members of the United States Armed Forces and veterans."It is awesome," Joey Zdroik said.
U.S. Navy to christen submarine Colorado at Connecticut shipyard
GROTON, Conn. — The Navy is preparing to christen its newest attack submarine in a Connecticut shipyard ceremony.The submarine becomes the USS Colorado once it is commissioned Saturday at the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton.Sponsored by Annie Mabus, the daughter of Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, the vessel is the 15th in the Virginia class of submarines.
GROTON, Conn. — The Navy is preparing to christen its newest attack submarine in a Connecticut shipyard ceremony.The submarine becomes the USS Colorado once it is commissioned Saturday at the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton.Sponsored by Annie Mabus, the daughter of Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, the vessel is the 15th in the Virginia class of submarines.
Navy's Zumwalt back underway after Panama Canal breakdown
The largest and most expensive destroyer built for the U.S. Navy has resumed its voyage after a breakdown in the Panama Canal.The Navy said Thursday that the USS Zumwalt departed Panama after repairs to the propulsion system by the ship's crew and a team from General Electric and the Naval Sea Systems Command.Lt.
The largest and most expensive destroyer built for the U.S. Navy has resumed its voyage after a breakdown in the Panama Canal.The Navy said Thursday that the USS Zumwalt departed Panama after repairs to the propulsion system by the ship's crew and a team from General Electric and the Naval Sea Systems Command.Lt.
U.S. Navy Blue Angels in Milwaukee to promote 2017 Air & Water Show
MILWAUKEE -- The U.S. Navy Blue Angels were in Milwaukee Wednesday, November 23rd -- gearing up for the 2017 Air & Water Show!The 2017 Milwaukee Air & Water Show will take place on July 15th and 16th, 2017.The show was canceled in 2016 due to national jet teams that often headline the event weren't available for the possible show dates, and a lack of funding.
MILWAUKEE -- The U.S. Navy Blue Angels were in Milwaukee Wednesday, November 23rd -- gearing up for the 2017 Air & Water Show!The 2017 Milwaukee Air & Water Show will take place on July 15th and 16th, 2017.The show was canceled in 2016 due to national jet teams that often headline the event weren't available for the possible show dates, and a lack of funding.
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight program marks 8 years since first mission to D.C. with veterans
MILWAUKEE -- Officials with the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight program, based out of Port Washington on Sunday, November 20th are celebrating the program's eighth birthday.The program flies WII veterans, Korean War veterans and terminally ill veterans of any conflict on one day, all-expenses-paid trips to Washington, D.C. to see their memorials and experience a full day of honor and thanks.Mission number one took place on November 20th, 2008.Honor Flight officials said on Twitter Sunday: "4,818 vets later, we are still going strong!"
MILWAUKEE -- Officials with the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight program, based out of Port Washington on Sunday, November 20th are celebrating the program's eighth birthday.The program flies WII veterans, Korean War veterans and terminally ill veterans of any conflict on one day, all-expenses-paid trips to Washington, D.C. to see their memorials and experience a full day of honor and thanks.Mission number one took place on November 20th, 2008.Honor Flight officials said on Twitter Sunday: "4,818 vets later, we are still going strong!"
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