The Navy announced in December it was creating the new warrant officer specialty for those who will operate the MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based refueling drone.
The actions of the Russian Sukhoi Su-24 "were inconsistent with good airmanship and international norms and standards," said a spokesman for U.S. 6th Fleet.
A former doctor at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to federal charges that he molested three male patients and violated their civil rights.
In addition to street-to-fleet warrants, enlisted sailors will also be able to apply for the program and earn the 737X warrant officer designator.The Navy plans to recruit approximately 450 people to pilot the unmanned aerial refueler aircraft.
A disabled Army veteran convicted of shooting and wounding two people inside a Florida veterans clinic has been committed to a mental health care facility for 25 years.