March 3, 2021 California crash near Camp Pendleton kills Navy Seabee, leaves 5 others hurt: reports A U.S. Navy Seabee was killed and five other Seabees were hurt early Tuesday when several military vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction crash near Camp Pendleton in California, according to reports.
March 2, 2021 US Naval Academy coronavirus outbreak sends 98 midshipman to hotel for quarantine The U.S. Naval Academy has moved 98 midshipmen recovering from COVID-19 to the Hilton Garden Inn in Annapolis, Maryland in an effort to provide additional space for quarantining and isolation at the college's Bancroft Hall dormitory.Â
February 26, 2021 China tracks Navy destroyer in Taiwan Strait, accuses US of undermining regional stability This is the second transit through the Taiwan Strait by the U.S. Navy in February.
February 26, 2021 US warships in Persian Gulf have suffered COVID-19 outbreaks Two U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf have suffered coronavirus outbreaks, the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet announced early Friday. Â
February 25, 2021 Navy task force pledge on discrimination, 'intersectional identities': What we know The Task Force One Navy recently made diversity-related recommendations that include de-emphasizing standardized academic tests when evaluating Navy recruits and renaming ships and other assets with "problematic" names.
February 24, 2021 USS Bonhomme Richard, Navy assault ship damaged by fire, should be sunk, lawmakers say A bipartisan group of 22 lawmakers from Congress is asking Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas W. Harker to "save taxpayers millions of dollars" and sink the irreparably damaged USS Bonhomme Richard somewhere near Florida, according to a report.
February 24, 2021 Navy vet died after California police knelt on his neck for nearly 5 minutes, family alleges A Navy veteran suffering from a mental health emergency died after a northern California police officer knelt on his neck for nearly five minutes, according to his family, who filed a wrongful death lawsuit regarding the incident being compared to the death of George Floyd.
February 22, 2021 Pensacola Navy shooting victims accuse Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of helping to facilitate attack The 158-page complaint, filed in federal court in Pensacola on Monday, claims the shooter, Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) 2nd Lt. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Shamrani, had fellow Saudi military trainees as "accomplices" to assist him in carrying out the attack.Â
February 21, 2021 Newt Gingrich: 'Woke' American military puts US in danger. Here's how The recent revelation that a senior Navy task force is proposing an oath to be taken by every member of the Navy was a warning of how deep woke-think has penetrated American institutions – even the Defense Department.Â
February 10, 2021 Senior Navy commanders take on extremist behavior among the ranks The U.S. Navy is working to tackle radicalism after two racist incidents aboard naval ships were reported, contributing to the Secretary of Defense’s call for the military to stand-down and address extremism in the ranks.