Dreams of restoring WWII PT boat end
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Over the past dozen years, a group of Vancouver enthusiasts had voiced high hopes for PT Boat 659.
Aviator to become Naval Academy commandant
Capt. Matthew L. Klunder, a 1982 academy graduate and career naval aviator, has been tapped to be the Naval Academy’s 83rd commandant. Posted Wednesday May 14, 2008 6:27:34 EDT
211 staff officers tapped for O-6
The Navy announced Monday that these staff officers have been selection for promotion to the grade of captain.Arsenault Debra A Posted Wednesday May 14, 2008 6:10:27 EDT
3 commanding officers fired in one week
One Japan-based carrier air wing skipper and two Hampton Roads, Va.-area commanding officers were fired the week of May 4 due to “loss of confidence” in their ability to command. Posted Tuesday May 13, 2008 15:13:47 EDT
1st female command master chief retires
NORFOLK, Va. — Beth Lambert joined the Navy as a teenager in 1978 hoping to see the world. Posted Wednesday May 14, 2008 10:41:06 EDT
Va. gets 15 extra days to rebut carrier move
NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia officials will get some extra time to rebut a Navy study of moving an aircraft carrier and several other ships to Florida. Posted Wednesday May 14, 2008 11:56:02 EDT
Detox program for vets would cost $374M
An expanded substance abuse program for veterans passed two weeks ago by a House committee would cost $374 million over five years and require the hiring of 153 nurses to provide detoxification... Posted Wednesday May 14, 2008 11:24:59 EDT
O-6: No question about Iran role in violence
A former adviser to the top U.S. general in Iraq said Tuesday there is absolutely no doubt that Iran is supplying arms and training for insurgents who are killing U.S. troops in Iraq and that news... Posted Wednesday May 14, 2008 11:27:39 EDT
Gates warns DoD of ‘next-war-itis’
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Defense Department must focus on current war demands, even if it means straining the U.S. armed forces and devoting less time and money on future threats, Defense... Posted Wednesday May 14, 2008 11:44:10 EDT
Air Force backs down on Web site condemnation
The Air Force has publicly retracted erroneous information that it had widely circulated about a commercial military social networking site called TogetherWeServed.com. Posted Wednesday May 14, 2008 6:58:27 EDT
Scrap scavengers pose wily challenge on base
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Hundreds of Marines were conducting a combat training mission in the Mojave Desert when an air patrol spotted something kicking up dust: A civilian pickup truck... Posted Wednesday May 14, 2008 9:50:15 EDT
GI Bill costs are worth it, vets groups say
Two veterans groups — the nation’s largest and one of the newest — are urging lawmakers to weigh the cost of improved veterans’ benefits against the cost of America’s... Posted Tuesday May 13, 2008 13:03:28 EDT
Charity founder wins favorite mom award
Patti Patton-Bader, founder of Soldiers’ Angels, has been named America’s Favorite Mom and has won $250,000 — which she intends to use to benefit more troops. Posted Tuesday May 13, 2008 16:29:11 EDT
Reward lowered for al-Qaida in Iraq leader
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has slashed its reward for the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq from $5 million to $100,000 because it feels he’s lost effectiveness and is no longer worth... Posted Wednesday May 14, 2008 9:41:55 EDT
Reagan, strike group preparing to deploy
SAN DIEGO — More than 7,000 sailors will leave home next week when the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group deploys from San Diego for a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific and Persian... Posted Wednesday May 14, 2008 6:12:38 EDT
Maine senators try to save third DDG 1000
Anxious that their home-state shipyard could lose billions of federal dollars if it doesn’t build an advanced new Navy destroyer, Maine’s two senators are going to bat in Congress for the... Posted Wednesday May 14, 2008 11:30:16 EDT
Nonvets must pay for emergency VA care
Veterans hospitals may be open to nonveterans after a natural disaster or emergency, but private citizens who are neither veterans nor disaster workers will be billed for the cost of their treatment,... Posted Wednesday May 14, 2008 11:28:02 EDT
As ice melts, NorthCom eyes Arctic patrols
WASHINGTON — As the Arctic ice cap shrinks, the Pentagon is eyeing the expanding navigable waters as possible entry points for security threats that must be monitored more closely, the chief of... Posted Tuesday May 13, 2008 8:12:16 EDT
Japanese court rejects anti-carrier lawsuit
TOKYO — A Japanese court rejected a lawsuit Monday demanding a halt to harbor work to accommodate a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that is set to be based south of Tokyo starting in... Posted Tuesday May 13, 2008 12:27:42 EDT
Anti-stress dolls cheer deployed troops
CAYCE, S.C. — A South Carolina grandmother has become a sensation among stressed-out U.S. military men and women around the globe by sending the most incongruous of gifts: pliable, google-eye... Posted Tuesday May 13, 2008 12:28:25 EDT
Firm looks to improve on pilot piddle pack
MILTON, Vt. — It’s a dilemma as old as manned flight: When you gotta go, how do you go? Posted Tuesday May 13, 2008 6:39:08 EDT
About-face on the war
The 2006 Military Times poll finds that support among U.S. troops for President Bush and the Iraq war has declined. Read the full report.
Final Salute Final Salute is a stunning tribute to the brave troops who have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan and to the families who continue to mourn them. Military Appreciation Month - Save 10%
Final Salute
