'Their civilian life is over:' Here's how United States Marines are made; at the 'Recruit Depot' in San Diego
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Roughly 850 Wisconsin men will enlist in the Marine Corps this year.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Roughly 850 Wisconsin men will enlist in the Marine Corps this year.
'Breaks your heart:' Coast Guard suspends search for 4-year-old boy swept away by wave in Outer Banks
OUTER BANKS, N.C. -- The Coast Guard suspended a search for a 4-year-old boy swept away by the ocean in the Outer Banks.According to police, the boy was walking on the beach with his mother on Wednesday, April 25 when a wave came crashing in, sweeping the child away.After that, the Coast Guard launched a search for the boy in the air and water, working with beach rescue crews, fire departments and ocean rescue teams.The news has devastated many in the community."I remember being a mom of a 4-year-old.
OUTER BANKS, N.C. -- The Coast Guard suspended a search for a 4-year-old boy swept away by the ocean in the Outer Banks.According to police, the boy was walking on the beach with his mother on Wednesday, April 25 when a wave came crashing in, sweeping the child away.After that, the Coast Guard launched a search for the boy in the air and water, working with beach rescue crews, fire departments and ocean rescue teams.The news has devastated many in the community."I remember being a mom of a 4-year-old.
US sailor accused of stealing grenades from Navy ship
SAN DIEGO — A sailor was arrested in Illinois on Tuesday on charges he stole 20 hand grenades from a San Diego-based Navy destroyer, authorities said.Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Aaron Booker, 31, of Waukegan, Illinois, was taken into custody in Great Lakes by U.S. Navy criminal investigators and was expected to be returned to California.
SAN DIEGO — A sailor was arrested in Illinois on Tuesday on charges he stole 20 hand grenades from a San Diego-based Navy destroyer, authorities said.Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Aaron Booker, 31, of Waukegan, Illinois, was taken into custody in Great Lakes by U.S. Navy criminal investigators and was expected to be returned to California.
Man overboard: FOX6 News cameras capture Navy drill on aircraft carrier
MILWAUKEE -- It’s 1400 hours on the nuclear warship, USS Abraham Lincoln.
MILWAUKEE -- It’s 1400 hours on the nuclear warship, USS Abraham Lincoln.
Gov. Walker signs bill expanding National Guard benefits
MADISON — Gov.
MADISON — Gov.
Marines killed in California crash include new dad, Iraq vet
LOS ANGELES — Four Marines killed when their helicopter crashed on a training mission in the Southern California desert were identified Thursday as men in their 20s and 30s from the South and Midwest, including one who served in Iraq and another who recently became a father.Miramar air station in San Diego said those killed included 28-year-old Capt.
LOS ANGELES — Four Marines killed when their helicopter crashed on a training mission in the Southern California desert were identified Thursday as men in their 20s and 30s from the South and Midwest, including one who served in Iraq and another who recently became a father.Miramar air station in San Diego said those killed included 28-year-old Capt.
4 Marines killed in helicopter crash in California
LOS ANGELES — Four Marines were killed when their helicopter crashed while they were practicing desert landings in Southern California, the Miramar air station in San Diego said Wednesday.The Marines took off from a ground-combat center in the city of Twentynine Palms for the routine training mission on Tuesday.The massive CH-53E Super Stallion crashed about 100 miles (160 kilometers) to the south in a remote desert area just outside of El Centro, near the U.S.-Mexico border.
LOS ANGELES — Four Marines were killed when their helicopter crashed while they were practicing desert landings in Southern California, the Miramar air station in San Diego said Wednesday.The Marines took off from a ground-combat center in the city of Twentynine Palms for the routine training mission on Tuesday.The massive CH-53E Super Stallion crashed about 100 miles (160 kilometers) to the south in a remote desert area just outside of El Centro, near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Local man saving lives aboard US aircraft carrier; 'I knew 100 percent the way I wanted to go'
MILWAUKEE -- After breakfast each morning, Dr.
MILWAUKEE -- After breakfast each morning, Dr.
Milwaukee native on track to become 1st female commanding officer in naval history
MILWAUKEE -- The deck of a nuclear warship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is a dangerous and loud place to be; beneath the deck, it’s not much different especially when you run into Captain Amy Bauernschmidt.
MILWAUKEE -- The deck of a nuclear warship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is a dangerous and loud place to be; beneath the deck, it’s not much different especially when you run into Captain Amy Bauernschmidt.
Navy wants small warships that pack a bigger punch
BATH, Maine — The Navy's fast-and-maneuverable littoral combat ship was criticized for lacking enough firepower and armor to survive a maritime battle.
BATH, Maine — The Navy's fast-and-maneuverable littoral combat ship was criticized for lacking enough firepower and armor to survive a maritime battle.
Guard soldiers back from helping with hurricane response
MADISON — Some Army and Air National Guard soldiers from Wisconsin who helped with the response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria over the past three months have returned home.Nearly 20 soldiers and two Black Hawk helicopters deployed to the U.S. Virgin Islands for a medevac mission are back, along with four airmen who were sent to help with airfield management in Puerto Rico.The airmen are with the 128th Air Refueling Wing.
MADISON — Some Army and Air National Guard soldiers from Wisconsin who helped with the response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria over the past three months have returned home.Nearly 20 soldiers and two Black Hawk helicopters deployed to the U.S. Virgin Islands for a medevac mission are back, along with four airmen who were sent to help with airfield management in Puerto Rico.The airmen are with the 128th Air Refueling Wing.
"What a job you've done:" Pres. Donald Trump praises US Coast Guard on Thanksgiving visit
RIVIERA BEACH, Florida -- President Donald Trump thanked U.S. troops for their service on Thursday, assuring them "we're really winning" against America's foes as he celebrated Thanksgiving at his private club and provided lunch for Coast Guard men and women on duty for the holiday.Using the occasion to talk up his own leadership, Pres.
RIVIERA BEACH, Florida -- President Donald Trump thanked U.S. troops for their service on Thursday, assuring them "we're really winning" against America's foes as he celebrated Thanksgiving at his private club and provided lunch for Coast Guard men and women on duty for the holiday.Using the occasion to talk up his own leadership, Pres.
Navy acknowledges pilot drew male genitalia in the sky
Warning: Some readers may find the graphic offensiveWHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - The U.S. Navy has taken responsibility for some obscene sky drawings made over a portion of northern Washington.KREM 2 in Spokane says they received multiple pictures and phone calls showing male genitalia drawn in the sky.
Warning: Some readers may find the graphic offensiveWHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - The U.S. Navy has taken responsibility for some obscene sky drawings made over a portion of northern Washington.KREM 2 in Spokane says they received multiple pictures and phone calls showing male genitalia drawn in the sky.
US Navy to run rare 3-carrier military exercise in western Pacific
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy says it will launch a rare military exercise involving three aircraft carrier strike groups in the western Pacific.The maneuvers are to begin Saturday.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy says it will launch a rare military exercise involving three aircraft carrier strike groups in the western Pacific.The maneuvers are to begin Saturday.
Navy recommends sweeping changes after ship collisions
WASHINGTON — U.S. Navy leaders are recommending a sweeping list of changes in sailor training, crew requirements and safety procedures to address systemic problems across the Pacific fleet that led to two deadly ship collisions earlier this year that killed 17 sailors, according to a copy of the report obtained by The Associated Press.A critical report scheduled to be released Thursday calls for about 60 recommended improvements that range from improved training on seamanship, navigation and the use of ship equipment to more basic changes to increase sleep and stress management for sailors.Another Navy report released Wednesday concluded that three collisions and a ship grounding this year were all avoidable, and resulted from widespread failures by the crews and commanders who didn't quickly recognize and respond to unfolding emergencies.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Navy leaders are recommending a sweeping list of changes in sailor training, crew requirements and safety procedures to address systemic problems across the Pacific fleet that led to two deadly ship collisions earlier this year that killed 17 sailors, according to a copy of the report obtained by The Associated Press.A critical report scheduled to be released Thursday calls for about 60 recommended improvements that range from improved training on seamanship, navigation and the use of ship equipment to more basic changes to increase sleep and stress management for sailors.Another Navy report released Wednesday concluded that three collisions and a ship grounding this year were all avoidable, and resulted from widespread failures by the crews and commanders who didn't quickly recognize and respond to unfolding emergencies.
Women lost at sea, rescued by Navy, defend their account of the ordeal
HONOLULU — Two women from Hawaii who were rescued after being lost at sea defended their account of the ordeal Tuesday, insisting that a storm was whipping up 30-foot waves and near hurricane-force winds on the night they set sail, despite records that show no severe weather in the area.The Coast Guard is reviewing records from the days after Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava put to sea in a 50-foot sailboat, but NASA satellite images for the days around their departure show no organized storms in the region where they planned to travel.There was a tropical cyclone, but it was near Fiji, thousands of miles west of Hawaii.
HONOLULU — Two women from Hawaii who were rescued after being lost at sea defended their account of the ordeal Tuesday, insisting that a storm was whipping up 30-foot waves and near hurricane-force winds on the night they set sail, despite records that show no severe weather in the area.The Coast Guard is reviewing records from the days after Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava put to sea in a 50-foot sailboat, but NASA satellite images for the days around their departure show no organized storms in the region where they planned to travel.There was a tropical cyclone, but it was near Fiji, thousands of miles west of Hawaii.
US Coast Guard: Women lost at sea with dogs for 5 months had emergency beacon that wasn't activated
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that the two Hawaii women who were lost at sea for five months had an emergency beacon aboard their sailboat that was never activated.U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Lt.
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that the two Hawaii women who were lost at sea for five months had an emergency beacon aboard their sailboat that was never activated.U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Lt.