EPA Paves Way for Stalled Mine in Alaska

U.S. environmental regulators have cleared the path for a stalled copper and gold mine in Alaska by agreeing to settle current lawsuits and other issues over the project, which had drawn environmental concerns over its potential impact on the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in a statement on Friday, said the settlement does not guarantee the proposed mining project in southwest Alaska's Bristol Bay region would ultimately win approval but that its review would now be carried out "in a fair, transparent, deliberate, and regular way."

Trump claims F-35s flew over Japan undetected: ‘Pretty cool, right?’

US President Donald Trump thinks the F-35 fighter is "pretty cool," but he seems to be a bit confused over what the newest US warplanes have been up to in Japan. In a White House interview with Time magazine published Thursday, Trump said almost three dozen of the stealth jets flew over Japan undetected during a visit to Tokyo by US Defense Secretary James Mattis in February.

US cruiser collides with South Korean ship in East China Sea: Report

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, trailed by, from second left, South Korean destroyers, Sejong the Great and Yang Manchun, and the U.S. Navy's USS Wayne E. Meyer, USS Lake Champlain, USS Stethem and USS Michael Murphy, transit the western Pacific Ocean. The USS Lake Champlain collided with a South Korean fishing boat in the East China Sea Tuesday during a training mission, according to a report.

Senate confirms Trump’s pick for Air Force secretary

In this June 5, 2012 file photo, Heather Wilson, R-N.M. is seen in Albuquerque, N.M. Wilson, President Donald Trump's pick for Air Force secretary was on track for Senate confirmation on Monday, May 8, 2017. less FILE - In this June 5, 2012 file photo, Heather Wilson, R-N.M. is seen in Albuquerque, N.M. Wilson, President Donald Trump's pick for Air Force secretary was on track for Senate confirmation on Monday, May 8, ... more Heather Wilson would be Trump's first service secretary nominee to be approved by the Republican-led chamber, after fits and starts for several nominees.

U.S. Navy ‘freedom of navigation’ patrols to Continue as Before

There has been no policy change with regard to U.S. Navy freedom of navigation operations under the administration of President Donald Trump, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Scott Swift said on Monday. Under the previous administration, the U.S. navy conducted such voyages through the South China Sea - most of which is claimed by China - angering Beijing.

Navy Unmanned Certification Classes Begin at University of Southern Mississippi

Fifteen students began classes earlier this week at The University of Southern Mississippi, where they are expected to be the first class in the nation to earn a certification in Unmanned Maritime Systems . "This program gives us a chance to continually and rapidly train and certify our personnel to be the best in the world even before the race begins," stated Command, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Deputy Commander and Technical Director Dr. Bill Burnett.

London Eyes Top Maritime Center Slot

London has risen from sixth place overall in 2015 to fifth place this year the world's top maritime centre in Menon Economics' Leading Maritime Capitals of the World report for 2017 despite the uncertainty of Brexit. UK Chamber of Shipping says that none of the other maritime cities in the top five Singapore, Hamburg, Oslo and Shanghai have had to deal with such a massive economic spanner being thrown in their works.

The Latest: Group marks 80th anniversary of Hindenburg blast

In this May 7, 1937 file photo, news photographers take pictures of an unidentified survivor of the German dirigible Hindenburg disaster the previous day, as survivors are transferred from Paul Kimball Hospital in Lakewood, N.J., to other area hospitals. Only one person is left of the 62 passengers and crew who survived when the Hindenburg burst into flames 80 years ago Saturday, May 6, 2017.

‘Oh, the humanity!’ Hindenburg anniversary, broadcast marked

FILE - This May 6, 1937 file photo, provided by the Philadelphia Public Ledger, was taken at almost the split second that the Hindenburg exploded over the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Only one person is left of the 6... . FILE - In this May 7, 1937 file photo, news photographers take pictures of an unidentified survivor of the German dirigible Hindenburg disaster the previous day, as survivors are transferred from Paul Kimball Hospital in Lakewood, N.J... .