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ALBANY, N.Y. — News that an upstate New York brewer planned to recreate ale from a bottle salvaged from a 133-year-old shipwreck took the wind out of the sails of a scuba-diving Long Island brewer who has already done it. Jamie Adams, owner of Saint James Brewery in Holbrook, ...
A Seabee on Iwo Jima: The men who drove cranes and cats also served
On D+2 we were just off the south end of the island, in a Landing Ship, Tank. At about 1700, we were told to report to our equipment. We started our engines, the LST opened its bow doors, and the ramp dropped. We were at Red Beach. A Caterpillar bulldozer went first, to build a dirt ramp. ...
Filipino rebel commanders become officials under peace deal
MANILA, Philippines — Some of the fiercest Muslim rebel commanders in the southern Philippines were sworn in Friday as administrators of a new Muslim autonomous region in a delicate milestone to settle one of Asia's longest-raging rebellions. ...
Senator: Trump's 'emergency' wall funding might jeopardize submarine propeller project
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Federal money for submarine manufacturing in Philadelphia, airfield improvements in Pittsburgh and other military construction projects in Pennsylvania could be at risk of being diverted by the Trump administration to help finance a U.S.-Mexico border wall, U.S. Sen. ...
The USS Constitution, a soldier who killed Nazi tanks and his armored ride through Boston
BOSTON — The inside of a tank was Clarence Smoyer's home, and the crew was his family. In that sense, the 95-year-old veteran returned home Wednesday for the first time since World War II. One of the last surviving WWII tank gunners, ...
Sailor dies in Virginia Beach motorcycle accident
A junior sailor died late last month in a Virginia Beach motorcycle accident, according to Navy and police officials. Fire Controlman Seaman Isaiah Rashon Johnson, 19, was riding a motorcycle southbound on Oceana Boulevard at about 5 p.m. on Jan. ...
The motivated Marine Corps origin of the 'distracted boyfriend' meme, 'rah?
It is instantly recognizable. The vaunted status of meme divinity is seldom achieved, but like the Crying Jordan, the 'One does not simply' or a handful of other internet offerings that have proliferated ad nauseam across the social media landscape, ...
Air Force labs develop and field chemlight replacement
The Air Force Research Lab developed a chemical light stick, or chemlight, replacement and gave the patent to a veteran-owned company for manufacturing and distribution, the service announced in a video this week. U.S. forces use chemlights for a wide range of activities, ...
The Pentagon wants to know how a border wall will improve troops' 'effectiveness' before it contributes DoD dollars
The Pentagon has asked Department of Homeland Security to identify locations where border wall construction would improve the 'effectiveness' of military troops deployed there, a key justification required to redirect military construction spending that would otherwise go to local base projects. ...
Feds formally launch investigation of carcinogens on military bases
The U.S. government is moving forward on a review of water contamination at military bases, a study that may one day help answer a heartbreaking question: Did exposure to DoD chemicals give troops or their family members cancer? The study, ...
Navy fires riverine squadron commander
The head of the San Diego-based Coastal Riverine Squadron 3 was relieved of command Tuesday, Navy officials said Thursday. Few details were available this week regarding Cmdr. Randolph Chestang's firing, which came a little more than a year after he took command. ...
US troop withdrawals aren't on the table for Trump's North Korea peace talks — for now
WASHINGTON — Senior administration officials say U.S. troop withdrawals from the Korean Peninsula won't be on the planned agenda for next week's peace talks. Whether President Donald Trump decides to add them in remains to be seen. ...
'Setting us up to fail' — VA blasted over unfilled health care positions
WASHINGTON — Federal union officials accused the Veterans Affairs Department of undermining its own health care system by not filling thousands of open department health positions while they push new rules covering more medical appointments at private-sector hospitals. ...
Reporter's Notebook: Goodbye to a pair of American icons
One of the joys of being a reporter covering the Navy is how often you find yourself not only witnessing history but also getting to know those who made it. Meeting Quartermaster 1st Class George Mendonsa, who passed away Feb. 16 at the age of 95, ...
Here's what happened to a Navy plane that's vital to America's nuclear triad
A Navy aircraft designed to keep U.S. leaders connected during a nuclear war was damaged while being towed out of a hangar at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma earlier this month, officials confirmed Wednesday. ...
Republican breaks with Trump on 'emergency' wall, backs lawsuit to block it
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she supports a lawsuit aimed at stopping President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to build a wall on the southern border. She also said she'd vote for a disapproval resolution in Congress. ...
Navy looks to sweep Loyola
What you need to know before Navy (9-16, 6-8) battles Loyola (Md.) (9-18, 5-9) at Reitz Arena in Baltimore at 7 p.m. EST on Wednesday. BOTTOM LINE: Loyola (Md.) seeks revenge on Navy after dropping the first matchup in Annapolis. The teams last played each other on Feb. 2, ...
Delegation: Shipyard, National Guard could suffer because of wall
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire's Democratic congressional delegation says the Trump administration's plan to take funds from military construction projects to build a border wall could hurt the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and the New Hampshire National Guard. ...
Flynn pushed to share nuclear tech with Saudis, report says
WASHINGTON — Senior White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ethics and national security officials, according to a new congressional report citing whistleblowers within the administration. ...
Iran unveils new 'Conqueror' submarine
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state TV is reporting that the country's President Hassan Rouhani has unveiled the first Iranian made semi-heavy submarine. The Sunday report said the Fateh, 'Conqueror' in Persian, is capable of being fitted with cruise missiles. Since 1992, ...