Articles tagged with navy

Wed, May 16, 2012

U.S. Navy ships collide off California, no injuries reported

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two U.S. Navy ships collided off the coast of California on Wednesday due to a steering malfunction during a refueling ...

Wed, April 25, 2012

Navy airman ambushed victims in California slayings, police say

By Marty Graham

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A Navy airman behind a January murder-suicide in California came home from a New Year's celebration and ...

Sat, April 07, 2012

All residents safe after U.S. Navy jet levels Virginia apartments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All residents of an apartment complex for the elderly in Virginia that was destroyed when a U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Six injured in Navy jet crash: hospital

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six people have been taken to a hospital with injuries after a Navy F-18 fighter crashed into a Virginia Beach, Virginia, apartment ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Navy issues relief payments in Virginia fighter jet crash

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy began distributing emergency relief checks on Monday to people left homeless after a fighter jet crashed and destroyed much of ...

Sat, March 17, 2012

Chevron executives barred from leaving Brazil over spill

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Jeb Blount

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian court on Saturday barred 17 executives from Chevron and Transocean ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Navy to begin alcohol, drug tests for navy sailors

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Monday it will begin breathalyzer tests for many sailors and random testing for synthetic drugs after ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Navy to begin alcohol, drug tests for may sailors

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Monday it will begin breathalyzer tests for many sailors and random testing for synthetic drugs after ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Navy to begin alcohol, drug tests for may sailors

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Monday it will begin breathalyzer tests for many sailors and random testing for synthetic drugs after ...

Fri, February 03, 2012

U.S. Navy still sees savings on its version of Northrop drone

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy still hopes to find cost savings on its version of Northrop Grumman Corp's unmanned ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

U.S. Navy, Marines say more capable arms offset cuts

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior officials from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps said on Tuesday that growing capabilities of new weapons ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

U.S. Navy repairs Iranian fishing dhow stranded in Gulf

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Navy personnel helped repair a stranded Iranian fishing boat on Tuesday, the Navy said, even as the two countries trade ...

Thu, January 26, 2012

Environmentalists sue to protect whales from Navy sonar

By Dan Levine and Malathi Nayak

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Environmentalists sued the U.S. government on Thursday over naval training exercises off the West ...

Sun, January 22, 2012

U.S. shipbuilder welcomes Navy decision on carriers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Huntington Ingalls Industries on Sunday welcomed news that the U.S. Defense Department would not cut its fleet of 11 aircraft carriers ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

Navy wants more cost-cutting from Huntington Ingalls

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy on Thursday said it is working closely with Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc to continue to drive down ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Senator urges Navy to build more high-end warships

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy should boost production of high-end warships to protect the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base and ensure it is ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Iran strait "keeps me awake at night" - U.S. Navy boss

By Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief of the U.S. Navy acknowledged on Tuesday that preparing for a potential conflict in the Strait ...

Sat, January 07, 2012

Navy SEAL who accidentally shot himself dies

(Reuters) - A Navy SEAL who shot himself while showing his firearm collection to a woman he met at a bar died on Saturday in ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Navy veteran accused of giving second Alaska teen heroin

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - An Navy veteran accused of giving a fatal dose of heroin to a 14-year-old girl had previously injected ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Navy pilot identified as shooter in murder: suicide

By Marty Graham

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A Navy airman shot a fellow pilot, the man's sister and another man before turning the gun ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Iran threatens U.S. Navy as sanctions hit economy

By Parisa Hafezi

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Tuesday to take action if the U.S. Navy moves an aircraft carrier into the Gulf ...

Mon, January 02, 2012

Two Navy pilots among those killed in murder-suicide

By Marty Graham

CORONADO, Calif (Reuters) - Two Navy pilots were among four people killed in an apparent New Years Day murder-suicide on the wealthy ...

Sun, January 01, 2012

Iran test-fires missiles in Gulf exercise

By Ramin Mostafavi

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday it had successfully test-fired what it described as two long-range missiles, flexing its military muscle ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

U.S. Fifth Fleet says won't allow Hormuz disruption

By Parisa Hafezi and Humeyra Pamuk

TEHRAN/DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.S. Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday it would not allow any disruption of ...

Fri, December 16, 2011

U.S. Navy may station ships in Singapore, Philippines

By Andrea Shalal-Esa and Eveline Danubrata

WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said it would station several new coastal combat ships in Singapore ...

Sat, December 10, 2011

Obama, at Army-Navy football game, praises troops

By Alister Bull

LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, attending his first Army-Navy football game as commander in chief on Saturday, praised the dedication ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Navy discharging 28 sailors over use of synthetic pot

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Twenty-eight Navy sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan are being discharged after they were caught using Spice, a designer ...

Sun, November 06, 2011

Marinette hopes to get Navy ship named after city

MARINETTE, Wis. (WSAU) - Local leaders in Marinette are behind a letter-writing campaign to have one of the littoral combat ships built there named after ...

Mon, October 17, 2011

Trailer Debut: 'Act of Valor,' Starring Real-Life Navy SEALS

Yahoo! Movies today debuted a new trailer for the upcoming Relativity Media release Act of Valor. Directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh, the ...

Sun, October 16, 2011

Trailer Debut: 'Act of Valor,' Starring Real-Life Navy SEALS

Yahoo! Movies today debuted a new trailer for the upcoming Relativity Media release Act of Valor. Directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh, the ...

Sat, October 15, 2011

Trailer Debut: 'Act of Valor,' Starring Real-Life Navy SEALS

Yahoo! Movies today debuted a new trailer for the upcoming Relativity Media release Act of Valor. Directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh, the ...

Fri, October 14, 2011

Trailer Debut: 'Act of Valor,' Starring Real-Life Navy SEALS

Yahoo! Movies today debuted a new trailer for the upcoming Relativity Media release Act of Valor. Directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh, the ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

Solyndra investor promoted panels to the Navy: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the largest private investors in failed solar firm Solyndra recommended the company's panels for a U.S. Navy contract ...

Mon, September 12, 2011

U.S. Navy names 5th littoral ship, USS Milwaukee

MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ) - The latest Navy combat ship that’s being built in Marinette will be named the USS Milwaukee.

It’s the fifth ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Captain allowed to stay in Navy despite bawdy videos

By Matthew A Ward

CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (Reuters) - A Navy panel ruled on Wednesday that the captain of an aircraft carrier who was penalized for ...

Sun, August 14, 2011

Assad warns action against Syria would backfire

By Mariam Karouny

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday unrest sweeping the country had become more militant but he was confident ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

Kim Kardashian sues Old Navy over look-alike ads

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Reality TV star Kim Kardashian sued retailer Old Navy on Wednesday to force the clothing store chain to quit using a ...

Tue, June 14, 2011

U.S. Navy intercepted North Korean ship

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy intercepted a North Korean ship suspected of carrying missile parts to Myanmar two weeks ago, media reports and ...

Mon, June 13, 2011

U.S. Navy intercepted North Korean ship: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy intercepted a North Korean ship suspected of carrying an illegal shipment of missile parts to Myanmar two weeks ...

Wed, May 25, 2011

Navy SEAL warrior offers philosophy in new book

By Wendell Marsh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden also left the American public captivated by the unknown men ...

Mon, May 23, 2011

Supreme Court orders more hearings on Navy jet contract

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court sent back on Monday for further proceedings a 20-year-old lawsuit over the Navy's cancellation of a $4.8 ...

Wed, May 11, 2011

Same-sex weddings on Navy bases under review

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Military lawyers are reviewing whether to permit same-sex marriages on Navy bases -- and allowing chaplains to officiate -- once a ...

Mon, May 09, 2011

Navy chaplains cleared to perform gay marriages

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy has authorized its chaplains to perform same-sex marriages on military bases once the ban on gays in the military is ...

Mon, May 02, 2011

Navy Seal book spurs Hollywood interest

By Andy Lewis and Lindsay Powers

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A book about the Navy Seal group whose members killed Osama Bin Laden in ...

Tue, April 12, 2011

iRobot wins Navy contract worth up to $230 million

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - iRobot Corp has won a contract valued at up to $230 million to deliver portable robotic systems used by U.S. troops ...

Mon, April 11, 2011

Navy sets special review team to avert fraud

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on Monday said he had set up a special review team to investigate procurement practices after a Navy ...

Wed, April 06, 2011

U.S. Navy fighter jet crashes in California

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An FA-18 fighter jet crashed on Wednesday near a U.S. Naval Air Station in central California, base officials said.

There ...

Tue, March 29, 2011

Peace activists get jail time for Navy base breach

By Laura L. Myers

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - Five elderly peace activists, two of them Jesuit priests, were sentenced on Monday to prison terms of ...

Sun, March 13, 2011

Navy repositions warships over radiation risks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy said on Tuesday some arriving warships will take position on the west coast of Honshu instead of heading to the ...

Tue, March 08, 2011

Navy says budget crisis threatens jobs, industry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The failure of Congress to pass a spending bill for fiscal 2011 could force the Navy and Marine Corps to raid procurement ...

Thu, March 03, 2011

Navy admirals, others censured over lewd videos

By Wendell Marsh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several past top officers of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, including two rear admirals, have been recommended for censure ...

Sat, February 26, 2011

Navy sailor shot by police after ramming two cars

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Navy police stopped a sailor who seemed drunk when he drove to the gate of the San Diego base early Saturday ...

Sun, February 20, 2011

Suez Canal says Iran navy ships passage delayed

ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - The passage of two Iranian naval vessels through the Suez Canal has been delayed by 48 hours, a canal official said ...

Sun, January 23, 2011

Israel inquiry clears government and navy in Gaza ship raid

By Dan Williams

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli inquiry cleared the government and military on Sunday of wrongdoing in the bloody seizure of a Turkish ...

Fri, January 14, 2011

Oldenburg Group of Milwaukee gets additional Navy contract

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WSAU) - A Milwaukee firm will get over 200-million-dollars to provide material handling systems for the new U-S Navy ships to be built ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Retirement deferred for Navy officer over lewd videos case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy officer who commanded the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise when lewd videos were made has had his planned retirement deferred, pending ...

Tue, January 04, 2011

Navy captain loses command over raunchy videos

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The captain of a U.S. aircraft carrier was relieved of his command on Tuesday after producing bawdy videos ...

Sun, January 02, 2011

Navy to probe controversial carrier videos

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy will investigate "inappropriate" videos produced on the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, which among other scenes show simulated masturbation and ...

Sun, January 02, 2011

U.S. Navy to Investigate Raunchy Videos

WASHINGTON D.C. (Reuters) - The Navy will investigate "inappropriate" videos produced on the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, which among other scenes show simulated ...

Wed, December 29, 2010

Lockheed, Austal split U.S. Navy ship deal

By Jim Wolf

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp and the U.S. unit of Australia's Austal Ltd won on Wednesday U.S. Navy ...

Wed, December 22, 2010

Navy LCS Contract Will Have Historic Economic Impact for Marinette

MARINETTE, Wis. (WTAQ) - President Barack Obama has signed it, and now the results of the Navy contract for 10 warships given to Marinette Marine ...

Mon, December 20, 2010

Marinette Marine LCS Navy Contract Part of "Continuing Resolution"

MARINETTE, Wis. (WTAQ) - We could know this week if a contract to build 10 U.S. Navy warships will be granted to Marinette Marine ...

Thu, December 09, 2010

House Approves Marinette Marine Navy Contract

MARINETTE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A victory for Marinette Marine, but the battle's not over just yet.

Wednesday night, the U.S. House narrowly passed ...

Mon, November 08, 2010

UK navy's website hacked: Ministry of Defense

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Navy was forced to take down its website after it was disrupted by hackers, the Ministry of Defense said ...

Fri, November 05, 2010

UPDATE: Deal at Hand For Marinette Marine, U.S. Navy

MARINETTE, Wis. (WTAQ) - U.S. Senator Herb Kohl says there are positive signs that Congress will approve a new contract that would add 1 ...

Wed, November 03, 2010

Navy seeks to buy warships from both bidders

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said it is in talks with lawmakers and industry about buying 10 new warships from ...

Mon, November 01, 2010

Pentagon says Navy ships meeting likely this week

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. defense officials will meet soon, possibly this week, to review the Navy's new Littoral Combat ...

Mon, October 18, 2010

Navy CNO vows bold steps to improve efficiency

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy's top uniformed officer vowed to take bold steps to improve the efficiency of naval ...

Fri, September 17, 2010

Navy unveils plans to sustain Northrop ship workers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy on Friday unveiled plans to sustain the workforce at Northrop Grumman's Avondale, Louisiana, shipyard, which the company plans to ...

Wed, September 15, 2010

Navy limiting use of "Cyclone" patrol boats

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy on Wednesday said it would stop or limit operations of at least 10 "Cyclone" coastal patrol boats stationed in Bahrain ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

Report sees cost risks in U.S. Navy ship program

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy's $25 billion coastal warship program may face further cost overruns given ongoing design changes ...

Sat, August 28, 2010

China announces navy drill ahead of U.S. show of force

BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese navy will hold a live-ammunition exercise in the Yellow Sea, where Washington and Seoul announced their own plan for a ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

No U.S., coalition vessels near Japan tanker: U.S. Navy

DUBAI (Reuters) - There were no U.S. Navy or maritime coalition vessels near a Japanese supertanker damaged in an incident in the Strait of ...

Mon, July 12, 2010

Israeli navy challenges Gaza-bound Libyan ship

By Dan Williams

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The captain of a Gaza-bound Libyan aid ship on Tuesday rejected an Israeli demand that it dock instead in ...

Thu, July 01, 2010

U.S. Air Force and Navy see savings in joint drone work

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military could save hundreds of millions of dollars as result of a unique decision by the ...

Fri, June 11, 2010

Navy's Blue Angels, Air Force T-Birds in Milwaukee This Weekend

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Folks in Milwaukee will be treated to some of the nation’s best aerial performances this weekend.

The Navy’s Blue ...

Thu, May 06, 2010

Navy to Gates: Yes, we need 11 aircraft carriers

By Jim Wolf

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy told Congress it wants to keep 11 aircraft carriers through 2045, just days after Defense ...

Wed, May 05, 2010

Somali pirates hijack Russian oil tanker: EU navy

LONDON (Reuters) - Somali pirates hijacked a Russian-owned Liberia-flagged oil tanker off the coast of east Africa on Wednesday with 23 Russian crew members on ...

Thu, April 29, 2010

Women to start serving on U.S. Navy submarines

By Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy announced on Thursday that women will start serving on U.S. submarines as early as next year ...

Wed, April 21, 2010

North Korea torpedoed South's navy ship: report

By Jack Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military believes a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine sank its navy ship last month ...

Sun, April 18, 2010

South Korea's Lee vows to root out navy sinking culprit

By Jack Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) - A tearful South Korean President Lee Myung-bak vowed on Monday to find out what caused last month's deadly ...

Fri, April 16, 2010

North Korea denies it sank South's navy ship

By Miyoung Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Saturday denied that it sank a South Korean naval vessel near their disputed sea border late ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

U.S. Navy captures pirates in clash off Seychelles

By Jack Kimball

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A U.S. warship captured five suspected pirates on Thursday after an exchange of fire in the Indian Ocean ...

Fri, March 26, 2010

South Korea rules out navy ship sunk by North Korea

By Jo Yonghak

BAENGNYEONGDO, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea on Saturday all but ruled out the chance that North Korea was involved in the ...

Sat, March 13, 2010

French navy hands over suspected pirates to Somalia

By Abdiqani Hassan

BOSSASO, Somalia (Reuters) - French navy officers handed over 22 suspected Somali pirates to semi-autonomous Puntland's authorities and they will be ...

Thu, March 11, 2010

Wausau man facing charges for navy desertion

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A 23-year-old enlisted man from Wausau deserted from the U.S. Navy in 2008. He was arrested during an unrelated incident ...

Sat, February 27, 2010

Navy pulls ships from Pearl Harbor ahead of tsunami

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy is pulling six ships out of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Saturday ahead of a tsunami generated by ...

Tue, February 23, 2010

U.S. Navy rescues Tanzanian ship, nabs 8 pirates

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy warship prevented an attack on a Tanzanian ship and apprehended eight suspected pirates in the process, the U ...

Sun, January 17, 2010

Navy's future linked to flexible weapons: chief

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Increasing pressure on the overall U.S. defense budget means the Navy must focus even more buying flexible and ...

Sat, January 16, 2010

U.S. Navy commissions newest warship, others coming

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest warship on Saturday, a 379-feet (115.5- meter) aluminum three-hulled vessel ...

Sat, January 16, 2010

Navy preparing for long haul in Haiti

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy is preparing to help the earthquake relief effort in Haiti for an extended period ...

Mon, January 04, 2010

Navy to set bid terms soon for new warship

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy expects to issue a request for proposals for 10 new shallow-water warships within weeks ...

Fri, December 18, 2009

U.S. may block China-backed mine development near Navy site

By Lucy Hornby

BEIJING (Reuters) - A company developing a gold mine in Nevada has warned that the United States may reject its proposed partnership ...

Tue, December 01, 2009

Wausau company awarded Navy contract

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Wausau company has been awarded a 1-point-5 million dollar Navy contract by the U.S. Department of Defense

Clover Industries ...

Mon, November 02, 2009

Navy chief favors speeding up unmanned programs