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Carnage in Maryland Leaves 2 Critically Injured, Shooter Dead

April 6, 2021April 7, 2021 ALEXANDRA JONES
Maryland, Mass Shooting, military, U.S. Navy

After wounding two men at a business park, a Navy medic fled to a nearby military base where he was shot and killed.

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Environment 

Judge Refuses to Toss Suit Against Navy Contractor Accused of Environmental Fraud

April 1, 2021April 2, 2021 NICHOLAS IOVINO
emotional distress, San Francisco, toxic waste, U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy contractor Tetra Tech EC failed in its bid to get four lawsuits accusing it of falsifying soil tests for a radioactive cleanup project tossed out of court.

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Civil Rights Government National 

Judge Won’t Wade Into Naval Academy Expulsion Over Tweets

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 BRAD KUTNER
Free Speech, military, police shooting, race, Social Media, U.S. Navy

A federal judge dismissed a civil rights case brought by a midshipman challenging his Naval Academy expulsion over offensive social media posts about the police shooting of a Black woman, finding it’s too early for a court to weigh in.

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Government International 

US Navy Official Says ‘Uneasy Deterrence’ Reached With Iran

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iran, U.S. Navy

The top U.S. Navy official in the Mideast said Sunday that America has reached an “uneasy deterrence” with Iran after months of regional attacks and seizures at sea, even as tensions remain high between Washington and Tehran over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

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Law National 

Student Sues Naval Academy Over Expulsion for Social Media Posts

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 EDWARD ERICSON JR
First Amendment, U.S. Navy

A Naval Academy student facing expulsion for alleged racist social media posts filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to overturn the recommendation, claiming the academy’s commanders violated his First and Fifth Amendment rights by their monolithic fealty to “woke” culture and critical race theory.

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Appeals Environment Government 

Ninth Circuit Upholds Planned Pentagon Buildup on Guam

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 MARTIN MACIAS JR
Defense Department, Guam, Ninth Circuit, U.S. Navy

A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday affirmed a federal judge’s finding that the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense properly assessed the environmental impact of a plan to move thousands of troops from Okinawa, Japan to the U.S. territory of Guam.

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Criminal Government Technology 

Four Charged in Theft and Sale of Navy-Owned Schematics

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 NATHAN SOLIS
theft, U.S. Navy

Over 5,000 technical manuals and drawings, including military weapon systems, stolen from the U.S. Navy were sold to a California-based private company that then sold the information to customers across the globe, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.

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Environment Government Health 

Treasure Island

August 5, 2020August 6, 2020 BRIEF
California, toxic waste, U.S. Navy

A federal judge in California ordered Treasure Island residents to amend their conclusory allegations that various entities knew radiation levels on the island were significantly higher than the Navy disclosed to the public.

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Government Health 

After 4 Days, 2 Explosions, Navy Warship Fire Extinguished

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fire, military, San Diego, U.S. Navy

A fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard at a San Diego naval base has been extinguished after a four-day battle against one of the worst infernos to rip through a U.S. warship outside of combat in recent years, the Navy said Thursday.

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Government 

21 Hurt in Fire Aboard Ship at Naval Base San Diego

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
explosion, San Diego, U.S. Navy

Twenty-one people suffered minor injuries in an explosion and fire Sunday on board a ship at Naval Base San Diego, military officials said.

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Employment Government 

Navy Captain Dismissed Over Virus Outbreak Fears Denied Reinstatement

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 TIM RYAN
coronavirus, military, U.S. Navy

The Department of the Navy will not reinstate Capt. Brett Crozier, who lost his command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt after raising concerns about a coronavirus outbreak aboard the aircraft carrier.

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Criminal 

FBI Calls Texas Naval Base Shooting ‘Terrorism-Related’

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Guns, military, Shooting, Terrorism, Texas, U.S. Navy

A shooting at a Texas naval air station that wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead Thursday is being investigated as “terrorism-related,” the FBI said, but divulged few details.

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Health Politics 

Trump Valet Tests Positive for Coronavirus

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
coronavirus, Donald Trump, U.S. Navy

A White House military aide — reportedly part of a unit working closely alongside President Donald Trump — has tested positive for coronavirus but Trump has not been infected, a spokesman said Thursday.

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Government Science 

Astronomers in No Rush to Toast Pentagon’s UFO Footage

May 1, 2020May 2, 2020 ALEXANDRA JONES
film, Pentagon, space, U.S. Navy

(CN) — The Pentagon made history this week when it released three grainy, black-and-white videos of unidentified flying objects, saying the footage was real and had been taken by U.S. Navy fighter-jet pilots.

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Government Politics 

Captain’s Ouster From Virus-Plagued Navy Ship Faces Full Probe

April 29, 2020April 30, 2020 TIM RYAN
coronavirus, military, U.S. Navy

Ordering a detailed investigation of the Covid-19 outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the acting head of the Navy on Wednesday said the preliminary look raised “unanswered questions.”

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Employment Government Health National 

Navy Leader Says Fired Carrier Captain Should Be Reinstated

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 TIM RYAN
coronavirus, Defense Department, military, U.S. Navy

The top officer in the Navy has reportedly recommended the reinstatement of an aircraft carrier captain who was fired over his demand for swift action to protect his crew aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt from an outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

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Government Health Politics 

Navy Boss Must Decide Fate of Fired Captain

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, military, U.S. Navy

The Navy’s top admiral soon will decide the fate of the aircraft carrier captain who was fired after pleading for commanders to move faster to safeguard his coronavirus-infected crew on the USS Theodore Roosevelt.

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Government Media 

Captain Crozier

April 16, 2020April 17, 2020 BRIEF
coronavirus, Defense Department, Emails, FOIA, military, U.S. Navy

Task & Purpose, a military- and veteran-focused digital media company, sued the Department of Defense for emails to and from Capt. Brett Crozier, whose request for help in a Covid-19 epidemic on the USS Roosevelt aircraft carrier led to his removal, then the resignation of the acting secretary of the Navy who removed him.

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Government Health 

Navy Reports First Coronavirus Death From Roosevelt Crew

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, military, U.S. Navy

A member of the crew of the coronavirus-infected USS Theodore Roosevelt warship died Monday of complications related to the disease, the Navy said.

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Government Health 

Acting Navy Secretary Resigns Over Response to Outbreak on Ship

April 7, 2020April 8, 2020 BRANDI BUCHMAN
coronavirus, military, Trump administration, U.S. Navy

WASHINGTON (CN) — Acting secretary of the U.S. Navy Thomas Modly stepped down Tuesday following the release of leaked audio

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