US: Bomber flew close to North Korean border amid standoff
A U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016.
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Vallejo lifts shelter-in-place order, sheen found on water
Authorities scrambled Wednesday to contain and clean up a leak on the San Pablo Bay caused by an oil tanker berthed at a marine terminal belonging to the Phillips 66 refinery. The leak left two sheens on the bay, including one just over a mile long by 40 yards wide on the water in the northern San Pablo Bay area, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, the lead agency.
Search in progress for hiker missing on mountain near Sitka
Searchers were deploying Wednesday to keep looking for a Sitka man last seen Monday afternoon on a mountain near the Southeast Alaska community, troopers said. Word that 37-year-old Michael Hansen hadn't returned from Mount Verstovia reached troopers Tuesday afternoon, according to a statement.
Military leaders from 106 countries meet at US Naval War College
Senior military representatives from more than 100 countries have gathered in Rhode Island to talk about ways to address shared challenges and threats. The U.S. chief of naval operations is hosting the 22nd International Seapower Symposium from Wednesday through Friday at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport.
The Latest: Trump says black communities in worst shape ever
Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence greets Dick Chipchak, of Virginia Beach, aboard the USS Wisconsin, Tuesday afternoon in Norfolk, Va. Pence was there for a roundtable discussion with local veterans.
Search for suspects in shooting that put Marine near death
A 19-year-old U.S. Marine shot while on weekend leave in Los Angeles is on life support and unlikely to survive, and police were searching for suspects. Segovia was found Friday night slumped over in the driver's seat of his car in South Los Angeles on Friday night, was unlikely to survive, officials said.
Certifiable Predator B nears flight test phase
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is carrying out ground tests of its newly built Certifiable Predator B unmanned air vehicle, ahead of a flight campaign at the US Army's Yuma Proving Ground throughout 2017 and 2018. Aircraft integration finished on 29 August, with the first completed system then moved to the company's Gray Butte flight operations facility in California.
Side by side: How Clinton and Trump respond to attacks
The contrasting styles of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are on display each time the two presidential nominees are forced to react to a national security event. Trump is often loose with his language in describing what has taken place, and couples it at times with bragging about his own calls for toughness.
NZDF Maritime Helicopters Get Ultimate Test
Two Royal New Zealand Air Force Seasprite helicopters and their crews are in the midst of a hectic two weeks, flying in challenging terrain during Exercise Bluebird. "Ex Bluebird allows us to conduct flying over terrain that presents unique challenges, while practising maintenance and logistical support away from home.
FBI: Beaches reopened after pipe bomb blast, probe ongoing
Law enforcement officers stand on D Street in Seaside Park, N.J. on Sept. 17, 2016, during the investigation of an explosive device that detonated in a garbage pail before a charity race to benefit military soldiers.
AeroVironment Says Navy Will Soon Operate “Swarms” of Robo-Submarines
But fear not, says AeroVironment. There's better news on the way -- and you can thank the U.S. Navy for it.
VIDEO : BC’s newest job site is Top SecretSunday, September 18BATTLE…
The sword and the lightning bolt in the symbol of the 110th Fighting Squadron takes on a new relevance with these new missions. Elected and Air National Guard officials snip the ribbon in a tent erected outside the facility.
Testimony from WWII probe of Tribune could go public
A Maryland historian is a step closer in his fight for the release of decades-old grand jury testimony involving a story the Chicago Tribune published during the World War II Battle of Midway, the newspaper reported. The story, published June 7, 1942, said the U.S. Navy obtained advance knowledge of the Japanese fleet's plans.
a Probe found Scorpene leak took place in France, not Indiaa
Mumbai, Sep 17: Preliminary investigation in the Scorpene data leak case has found that the leak did not take place in India but at the office of defence company DCNS in France, Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said here today. He was speaking after the launch of the second ship of Project 15B, guided-missile destroyer Mormugao.
Sat 9/17: Water Warrior Amphibious Assault
The Marines of Camp Pendleton host this day of stand-up and prone paddleboard races, outrigger canoe and surf-ski races, a one-mile open-harbor swim with separate races for adults and kids, and a vendor village. The event is highlighted by the Elite Amphibious Assault with soft-sand running, cargo-net scaling, inflatable-slide jumping, and a grueling stand-up paddleboard race said by many premier athletes to be the most physically demanding event of the year.
Empty chairs for the unforgottenPosted on Sat. Sep 17th, 2016
The dinning room of the AmVets Post 21 in Findlay was a place of reverence Friday night for a ceremony honoring prisoners of war and those missing in action.
Albany VA director named
D. Scott Guermonprez , who has led the Stratton VA Medical Center in an interim capacity since the departure of Linda Weiss in November, has been named the health center's director. Guermonprez, a retired Air Force colonel with 30 years of military service, will oversee medical services at the Albany hospital and its 11 community-based outpatient clinics, which provide care to more than 42,000 veterans in eastern New York, western Massachusetts and Vermont.
Statement by Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh C. Johnson and…
The Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Coast Guard has announced that Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., of Panama City, Florida has been awarded a contract to continue development of the Offshore Patrol Cutter. The contract includes $110.29M for detail design of the Offshore Patrol Cutter and options for production of the lead ship and up to eight follow-on cutters.
Photo Release–Matt Needy to Lead Newport News Shipbuilding’s…
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that Matt Needy has been promoted to vice president of the Virginia -class submarine program and fleet services at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division. He will succeed Jim Hughes, vice president of submarines and fleet support, who will retire on Sept.
The Perils of Redistricting
In this July 30, 2011 file photo, Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees Navy and Marine Corps programs, is seen at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans urging a steep increase in the Pentagon's budget have received $10 million in campaign contributions over the course of their congressional careers from defense contractors that would benefit from higher levels of military spending.