Nation Jan 01 Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103 By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press
Nation Jul 17 The Navy unjustly punished 256 Black sailors in 1944 after a deadly California port explosion. Now they are exonerated The Navy punished them. Now, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro has signed paperwork saying the sailors were unjustly tried and convicted, clearing their names. Del Toro signed the paperwork Wednesday, the 80th anniversary of the disaster. By Tara Copp, Associated Press
World May 08 U.S. and Philippine forces sink mock enemy ship in disputed South China Sea Washington and Beijing have been on a collision course over China’s increasingly assertive actions to defend its vast territorial claims in the South China Sea. By Jim Gomez, Aaron Favila, Associated Press
Politics Apr 29 U.S. Navy, Army ships building floating pier for Gaza aid. Pentagon estimates cost at $320 million Sabrina Singh, Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters the cost is a rough estimate for the project and includes the transportation of the equipment and pier sections from the U.S. to the Gaza coast, as well as the construction and aid delivery… By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
Politics Nov 02 Senate sidesteps Tuberville’s hold and confirms new Navy head, first female on Joint Chiefs of Staff Franchetti's historic confirmation as the chief of naval operations comes as Tuberville has drawn bipartisan criticism for holding up almost 400 military nominations in an effort to protest Pentagon abortion policy. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Oct 24 Ukraine’s leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that recent Ukrainian attacks have denied the Russian fleet safe bases and secure maritime corridors in the western part of the Black Sea. Continue reading
Aug 03 2 U.S. Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security and China By Julie Watson, Associated Press The indictment says Wei made contact with a Chinese government intelligence officer in February 2022 and provided photographs and videos of the ship he served on. Continue reading
Feb 07 Navy divers begin pulling up Chinese spy balloon debris By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The Navy has shifted to an all-underwater search for pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday. Continue reading
Dec 20 Thai navy finds survivor aboard ship that sank Sunday By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul, Associated Press Thailand's navy says it has found one survivor and recovered five bodies from a Thai warship that sank over the weekend in rough seas in the Gulf of Thailand. Continue reading
Jun 04 U.S., South Korea complete joint naval exercise amid tensions with North Korea By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan has concluded a naval exercise with South Korea in the Philippine Sea amid signs that North Korea is possibly preparing to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 2017. Continue reading