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BREAKING: Senate confirms Adm. Lisa Franchetti as the Navy's top officer. She is the first woman to hold the position:
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HOAX ALERT: A news story blaming White House immigration policies for causing more than 20 homeless veterans to be booted from their temporary shelters turns out to be an elaborate hoax.
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Ex-White House press secretary now advising Naval Academy for some reason
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Charged with war crimes and stuck in the brig, a Navy SEAL vows to fight on.
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Dispatch from Rome: Former Theodore Roosevelt skipper should be praised, not pilloried.
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Prince Harry’s ‘Heart of Invictus’ makes art out of veteran resilience
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This Navy captain is first woman to command a nuclear aircraft carrier.
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The Navy Midshipmen cap off their stunning 31-13 win over the Army Black Knights by singing the US Naval Academy’s alma mater song “Navy Blue and Gold.”. @ArmyTimes @NavyTimes.#ArmyNavy #GoNavy.#GoNavyBeatArmy.
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President Trump will present Medal of Honor to Green Beret who braved enemy fire to rescue teammates in Afghanistan.
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Trump to attend the Army-Navy game at West Point, official says
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The measure, sponsored by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, would require federal approval before companies linked to China could acquire land near U.S. bases.
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“Secretary Wilkie and several members of his executive staff violated the trust of a fellow veteran who came forth with serious allegations of sexual assault,” said Veterans of Foreign Wars Executive Director B.J. Lawrence in a statement Friday night.
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Hurricane Irma: Three ships, nearly 700 Marines dispatched to Virgin Islands
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THE MIDSHIPMEN HAVE WON!!!!!!!! GO NAVY!!!!!!. @ArmyTimes @NavyTimes.#ArmyNavy #GoNavy.#GoNavyBeatArmy.
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Presidential candidate Andrew Yang supports psychedelic mushrooms for veterans’ medical treatment.
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Sailors are more likely to support @GovGaryJohnson than @realDonaldTrump or @HillaryClinton. Other services?
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A Navy hero in World War II before he became a gifted lawmaker and a principled statesman, George Herbert Walker Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara. Fair winds and following seas, Mr President.
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Retired admiral, Navy SEAL compares President Trump’s actions to McCarthy-era witch hunts
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US airstrikes against Taliban drug labs extend to western Afghanistan
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The 61-year-old Navy veteran and ex-MSNBC analyst joined Ukraine's International Legion of Territorial Defense.
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Navy says ‘liking’ or sharing extremists’ posts on social media can get you in trouble.
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US Navy sinks Houthi small boats, during hijack attempt in Red Sea.
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Navy SEAL to receive Medal of Honor for 2002’s Operation Anaconda
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Naval aviator Lt. Serena N. Wileman, 31, and naval flight officer Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay Evans, 31, died after their jet crashed Tuesday.
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Biden on Friday nominated Adm. Lisa Franchetti to serve as the next Chief of Naval Operations, putting her in line to become the first woman ever on Joint Chiefs of Staff. But her nomination will likely run into the White House-GOP fight over abortion.
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Good riddance, blueberries! Navy bids farewell to its worst uniform ever
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A letter signed by 69 fellow West Point graduates was published in the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman and called on Alaska state Rep. David Eastman to resign after his membership in the Oath Keepers became public, with another name added after publication.
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Navy sings first. Final #ArmyNavy score 17-11 . Fought til the end but we’ll get them next year. 🏈
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UK defense chief: No doubt about Trump's NATO commitment (AP photo: US troops in Lithuania) --
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Defying Trump, 37 Senate Dems urge mandate to rename bases honoring Confederate generals stay in defense bill
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Canada recognizes Chelsea Manning as a traitor, won’t let her into the country
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A scathing Navy investigation reveals how USS Manchester's enlisted leaders endangered their ship with an unauthorized Starlink Wi-Fi setup.
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“Secretary Wilkie must be held accountable. His actions not only threaten to deter veterans from seeking care at VA, but also undermine the efforts of VA staff who have been working to bring an end to sexual harassment throughout the department.”.
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The Navy aviators responsible for drawing a condensed-air-trail phallus over Washington state last year were invited to appear on Amazon's "The Grand Tour" car show
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Navy selects first woman to go directly from flight school to an F-35C squadron.
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Woman hunting for sea glass in Alaska finds WWII Navy dog tag, sailor’s relatives thrilled to get it back
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Navy engineer sentenced for mishandling classified material
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Sign of the times: The Joint Chiefs had to issue a memo reminding troops that Joe Biden will be the next Commander in Chief and efforts to "disrupt the Constitutional process" are "against the law.".
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The Navy destroyed several missiles and drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi militants over the last month.
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BREAKING: Marine Corps locates sunken amphibious assault vehicle with human remains on board
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Watch the hero’s farewell sailors gave their fired Theodore Roosevelt skipper
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Remembering U.S. Navy veteran and influential Sen. John S. McCain. 1936-2018
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Troops from Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York and Virginia joined those from D.C. Leaving their homes and jobs, the Guard troops are here, three days after five people — including two Air Force veterans — were killed in an attempted insurrection.
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Reports of US destroyer being harassed by Russian jets in Syrian waters are false, US Navy says.
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Naval Academy board chair calls to remove Confederate names from buildings
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Pilot of Southwest flight with blown engine was among Navy’s first female fighter pilots
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BREAKING: Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet shoots down Syrian jet after it attacks U.S. allies
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SECNAV: Roosevelt skipper either ‘too naïve or too stupid’ to command or sent letter on purpose.
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Mamba out. Fair winds and following seas, Mr. Bryant. Then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, and Kobe Bryant talk at Arlington National Cemetery, July 15, 2012. (D. Myles Cullen/Department of Defense)
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The aircraft carrier Nimitz, the namesake of the class, just entered Mideast waters late last week from the Indian Ocean, likely to replace the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea.
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Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers and Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram went missing this month.
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Navy launching investigation into COVID-19 outbreak on Theodore Roosevelt.
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Since retiring from the Navy, Rep. Ronny Jackson has claimed to be a retired one-star admiral. But records show he was quietly demoted to captain.
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Woman who faked being cancer-stricken Marine gets 6 years in prison
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A Marine photographed feeding an orphaned kitten on the front lines in Korea died Jan. 10 at 90 years old.
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Most young vets think it’s time to retire ‘Thank you for your service’
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Senior leaders dunk on Tucker Carlson’s misogynistic comments about maternity flight suits.
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Iceland’s bars ran out of beer trying to serve drunk US sailors and Marines.
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"The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18."
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@DeptVetAffairs is urging vets to get the COVID-19 booster, with cases among VA patients up more than 200% in the last two months, adding up to roughly 5,500 cases in the system as of Monday morning. By @leoshane.
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Navy’s top brass reportedly want fired Theodore Roosevelt CO restored to command
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Rob Jones lost his legs in Afghanistan. Now he's running 31 marathons in 31 days to raise awareness for wounded vets
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BREAKING: US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft.
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Mom of Theodore Roosevelt sailor ‘devastated’ by firing of Crozier
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Former SECNAV, retired flag officer say Trump administration is hollowing out the Navy.
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Ratings restored: Effective immediately, sailors will get their job titles back
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Navy Times welcomes @courtneymabeus as our new Senior Reporter! We've long feared her as a competitor while admiring her writing and strong ethics. It's an honor to have her on our team.
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First Black woman named student brigade commander at Naval Academy
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Destroyer Preble and Coast Guard detachment seize cocaine worth $40 million in counter-narcotics deployment
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'I think about him every day': What it means to become a Gold Star family
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This is how they’re going to raise the Norwegian frigate that sank
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After complaints were raised over the apparent use of a helicopter with Red Cross markings to disperse protesters with its rotor wash, the D.C. National Guard commander, Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, directed an investigation into the incident.
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“Some of our NATO allies have already figured out better solutions. Some, like the French, are just going out with their Special Forces and getting their people by whatever means necessary. Mr. President, if the French can do it, so can we.”- Matt Zeller.
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‘Full Metal Jacket’ actor, Marine icon R. Lee Ermey dies at 74
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SECDEF is expected to formally announce a mandatory vaccine policy for active-duty troops on Friday, according to Fox News.
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‘Greyhound’ trailer puts Tom Hanks at the helm of a Nazi-hunting WWII destroyer
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