Tag: U.S. Navy
Navy says it’s charting a new course after rash of problems
BATH, Maine — The Navy’s speedy littoral combat ships had propulsion failures. The gun on its stealthy destroyer is a dud because of expensive...
Powerful US nuclear test reactor getting rare major overhaul
BOISE, Idaho — Scientists in Idaho this summer plan to remove the 62,000-pound (28,100-kilogram) stainless steel lid on one of the world’s most powerful...
2 Navy training jets collide over South Texas, injuring 1
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Two Navy training jets collided over South Texas on Monday, forcing the two crew members on one plane to bail...
Iran rejects US claim that speedboats sparked encounter
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday rejected the U.S. Navy's claim that fast-approaching Iranian speedboats in the Strait of Hormuz sparked...
US ship fires warning shots in encounter with Iranian boats
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter fired two volleys of warning shots Monday as a group of 13 Iranian fast boats sped toward...
US Navy seizes arms shipment in Arabian Sea amid Yemen war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy announced Sunday it seized an arms shipment hidden aboard a vessel in the Arabian Sea, the...
Officials: Army to put civilian in charge of criminal probes
WASHINGTON — The Army plans to put a civilian in charge of the command that conducts criminal investigations, a response to widespread criticism the...
Dental hygienist on trial in 1984 killing of a Navy recruit
SANFORD, Fla. — A trial is underway for a 61-year-old man facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a U.S. Navy recruit...
US Navy fires warning shots in new tense encounter with Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol...
Navy SEALs to shift from counterterrorism to global threats
WASHINGTON — Ten years after they found and killed Osama bin Laden, U.S. Navy SEALs are undergoing a major transition to improve leadership and...