US Navy plane with 11 aboard crashes into Pacific; 8 rescued

Eight people were rescued and three remained missing after a U.S. Navy plane crashed into the western Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the Navy said. The C-2 "Greyhound" transport aircraft came down about 500 nautical miles southeast of Okinawa as it was bringing passengers and cargo from Japan to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, the Navy said in a statement.

The Latest: Navy says 8 people recovered in good condition

The Latest on the crash in the Pacific of a U.S. Navy plane flying to the USS Ronald Reagan : The U.S. Navy says eight people who were recovered from the crash of a transport aircraft in the Pacific are in good condition and the search continues for three other missing personnel. Their C-2 "Greyhound" transport plane crashed while on its way to the carrier on Wednesday in the Philippine Sea, where the U.S. and Japanese navies are holding exercises.

US Navy plane with 11 crashes into Pacific; 8 found alive

A similar type of the U.S. Navy plane carrying 11 crew and passengers crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, while on the way to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, the Navy said. -- Eight people aboard a Navy plane that crashed Wednesday in the Pacific were recovered in good condition and a search continues for three other missing personnel, the Navy said.

Some of the deadliest submarine accidents

April 10, 1963: USS Thresher sinks while conducting maneuvers southeast of Massachusetts' Cape Cod, and the loss of all 129 men aboard remains the deadliest peacetime submarine disaster in U.S. history. The nuclear-powered attack submarine signals minor problems to a rescue ship before mechanical failure causes it to rapidly descend below crush depth and implode.

Widening search finds no sign of missing Argentine submarine

A U.S. aircraft searching for a missing Argentine submarine with 44 crew members spotted white flares, but they were unlikely to be from the sub lost for six days in the South Atlantic, the Argentine navy said Tuesday. The ARA San Juan carried red and green flares, but authorities would still try to identify the origin of the white signals, navy spokesman Enrique Balbi told reporters.

Military members reassigned after having inappropriate contact during …

Three military members working in the White House have been reassigned after having alleged inappropriate contact with foreign women during President Trump's recent trip to Asia. The service members who worked as part of the White House Communications Agency , are being investigated for allegedly breaking curfew in Vietnam, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

School teachers hang a sign with the colours of the Argentine flag that reads in Spanish

School teachers hang a sign with the colours of the Argentine flag that reads in Spanish "ARA San Juan, we wait for you" on a fence at the Navel base in Mar del Plata, Argentina Sounds detected by probes deep in the South Atlantic did not come from an Argentine submarine that has been lost for five days, the country's navy said, dashing newfound hope among relatives of the 44 sailors aboard. Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi told reporters that the "noise" was analysed and experts determined it was likely "biological".

Navy Reminds Sailors of Grooming Standards

Facial hair has become a popular personal statement among Americans and the Navy publishes grooming standards for service members in Navy Uniform Regulations and also conducts studies on the safety science behind these standards. According to the Navy Uniform Regulations, the face must be clean shaven unless a shaving waiver is authorized by the Commanding Officer or higher authority.

Shirleyann Amos, PhD, MSW Named a Lifetime Achiever by Marquis Who’s Who

SANTA FE, NM, November 21, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to name Shirleyann Amos, PhD, MSW a Lifetime Achiever. An accomplished listee, Dr. Amos celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field.

Argentina’s navy detects possible distress signal from missing sub

Argentina's navy on Monday detected what could be a distress signal from a missing submarine - and said its skipper reported a battery system "failure" before it disappeared last week, according to reports. Two ships picked up noises sounding like tools being banged against the hull of a sub, said a senior US Navy official familiar with the American efforts to find the ARA San Juan, CNN reported.

U.S. military imposes Japan-wide alcohol ban on service people following fatal crash in Okinawa

Following an alleged drunk-driving accident involving a U.S. Marine Corps member in Japan 's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa that killed a 61-year-old local man, all U.S. service members in Japan have been prohibited from consuming alcohol, the U.S forces said Monday. Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga, a staunch proponent of lessening the base hosting burdens of the people of Okinawa, said of the incident that he is at a loss for words.

Argentina’s missing submarine: What we know

Efforts to locate an Argentine submarine that has been missing since last week have been ramped up dramatically by a multinational search team of boats and planes, the country's navy says. "We have tripled the search effort, both on the surface and underwater, with 10 airplanes," said Gabriel Galeazzi, a spokesman from the Mar Del Plata Argentine naval base.

Argentina can’t be sure satellite calls came from lost submarine amid search

Comandante Espora Argentine sails from the naval base in Mar del Plata, Argentina, to join the search for a missing submarine Argentina's Navy cannot confirm whether seven brief satellite calls received the day before were from a lost submarine with 44 crew members on board. "We do not have clear evidence that have come from that unit," said Admiral Gabriel Gonzalez, chief of the Mar del Plata Naval Base.