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Sink ships, get Scotch: An officer’s spirited revenge for Pearl Harbor
Wilfred "Jasper" Holmes, a U.S. Naval officer, personally sent expensive scotch to any U.S. skipper who sank a ship of the Kido Butai.
Federal watchdog report chides Navy for submarine maintenance snafus
During a Thanksgiving conference call with Navy Times and the U.S. Naval Institute, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said that there “were no surprises in that report."
By Carl Prine
Oldest US military survivor of Pearl Harbor dies at age 106
Ray Chavez's daughter, Kathleen Chavez of Poway, California, said her father died in his sleep Wednesday.
Thunderbirds commander was fired after grabbing neck of another pilot in bar argument
Former Thunderbirds commander Lt. Col. Jason Heard was fired last November after an investigation found he placed his hands on another pilot’s neck during a “physical altercation” in a Maryland bar.
The Arizona Memorial won’t reopen until March — here’s why
The repairs to a damaged ramp mean officials won't be able to use the hallowed memorial to host this year’s annual commemoration of the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor that launched the United States into World War II.
By Mark D. Faram
Pearl Harbor victim’s remains going home to Iowa for burial
The 22-year-old was one of 429 who died as a result of the attack on the USS Oklahoma.
Long after they died, military sees surge in identifications of the fallen in past conflicts
Officials believe remains of nearly half of the 83,000 unidentified service members killed in World War II and more recent wars could be identified and returned to relatives.
Dock repairs force USS Arizona Memorial to close
Repairs have been estimated to take a week, but the damage was still being assessed.
‘Air Force One’ mock-up parked at National Harbor near Washington
A full-size replica of the aircraft that carries the president of the United States on trips across the country and around the world will be on display at National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., through the holiday season.
By Kyle Rempfer
Military bases, troops brace for ‘monster’ Hurricane Florence on East Coast, ‘super’ typhoon in Pacific
Florence may be one of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the East Coast in decades.
By Staff Reports
Guam cleans up after Mangkhut, Hawaii and Norfolk brace for Olivia and Florence
Tropical cyclones threaten communities stretching from the western Pacific to the Atlantic seaboard.
By Tara Copp, AP and Carl Prine