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Major Baltic Sea exercise kicks off as Swedish, Finnish NATO bids wait on Turkey

The NATO exercise BALTOPS – to be held on the Baltic Sea next week – is the latest showing of unity and military strength as Sweden and Finland trade neutrality for NATO’s embrace in the wake of Russia’s three-month-old invasion of Ukraine.

By Joe Gould

23 months ago

Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, 22nd MEU kick off deployment

The dock landing ship Gunston Hall is poised to join the rest of the amphibious ready group later this month.

By Diana Stancy

2 years ago

Warships sail to safety as Dorian looms

The Navy also issued an emergency evacuation order Wednesday evening for all non-essential active-duty service members and their families, activated reservists and civilian Department of Defense and Navy employees for a wide swath of coastal North Carolina.

By Navy Times staff

5 years ago

Marines augmented ship security with a Javelin in 2015, as conflict engulfed Yemen. Here’s why.

The Corps sent a Javelin to the Sentry as it transited the Bab el-Mandeb strait near Yemen.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago

Kearsarge ARG’s unusual cruise is over

The three warships left Norfolk on Dec. 17 but their tour really became three separate cruises.

By Mark D. Faram

5 years ago

Marine expeditionary unit on Kearsarge transits Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian tensions

The sailors and Marines were “outbound,” a U.S. defense official said on background.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

Report: Iran prepares to withdraw from parts of nuclear deal

Iran on Wednesday will announce it is partially withdrawing from the nuclear deal it struck with world powers, its state-run news agency reported, a year to the day that President Donald Trump pulled America from the accord.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Carrier CMC who urged crew to ‘clap like we’re at a strip club’ resigns

His bawdy reference overshadowed a visit from the vice president as news outlets seized on his gaffe.

By Navy Times staff

5 years ago

US warship sails the Arabian Sea, avoiding port, killing time ... and germs

Personnel on the dock landing ship Fort McHenry have treated 25 sailors and Marines for a viral infection similar to mumps.

By Mark D. Faram

5 years ago

Here’s why the Corps strapped a counter-drone system to the deck of a warship in the Suez Canal

The LMADIS can track, detect, identify, and blast small drones out of the sky using electronic attack.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago

Harrier with the 22nd MEU damaged after ingesting refueling strap

It's the third major aviation mishap for the Corps over the past two months.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago

Plan calls for US troop pullout from Syria to take months, bringing hundreds more troops in to assist

The contingent of about 2,000 troops is expected to depart in coming weeks.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

5 years ago

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Major Baltic Sea exercise kicks off as Swedish, Finnish NATO bids wait on Turkey

The NATO exercise BALTOPS – to be held on the Baltic Sea next week – is the latest showing of unity and military strength as Sweden and Finland trade neutrality for NATO’s embrace in the wake of Russia’s three-month-old invasion of Ukraine.

Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, 22nd MEU kick off deployment

The dock landing ship Gunston Hall is poised to join the rest of the amphibious ready group later this month.

Warships sail to safety as Dorian looms

The Navy also issued an emergency evacuation order Wednesday evening for all non-essential active-duty service members and their families, activated reservists and civilian Department of Defense and Navy employees for a wide swath of coastal North Carolina.

Marines augmented ship security with a Javelin in 2015, as conflict engulfed Yemen. Here’s why.

The Corps sent a Javelin to the Sentry as it transited the Bab el-Mandeb strait near Yemen.

Kearsarge ARG’s unusual cruise is over

The three warships left Norfolk on Dec. 17 but their tour really became three separate cruises.

Marine expeditionary unit on Kearsarge transits Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian tensions

The sailors and Marines were “outbound,” a U.S. defense official said on background.

Report: Iran prepares to withdraw from parts of nuclear deal

Iran on Wednesday will announce it is partially withdrawing from the nuclear deal it struck with world powers, its state-run news agency reported, a year to the day that President Donald Trump pulled America from the accord.

Carrier CMC who urged crew to ‘clap like we’re at a strip club’ resigns

His bawdy reference overshadowed a visit from the vice president as news outlets seized on his gaffe.

US warship sails the Arabian Sea, avoiding port, killing time ... and germs

Personnel on the dock landing ship Fort McHenry have treated 25 sailors and Marines for a viral infection similar to mumps.

Here’s why the Corps strapped a counter-drone system to the deck of a warship in the Suez Canal

The LMADIS can track, detect, identify, and blast small drones out of the sky using electronic attack.

Harrier with the 22nd MEU damaged after ingesting refueling strap

It's the third major aviation mishap for the Corps over the past two months.

Plan calls for US troop pullout from Syria to take months, bringing hundreds more troops in to assist

The contingent of about 2,000 troops is expected to depart in coming weeks.

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