U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ernest R. Scott
The U.S. Navy has ordered 30 ships, likely including nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines, to take to the seas as Hurricane Florence approaches from the Atlantic with 115 mph winds.
Thousands of sailors assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group will return to Naval Station Norfolk this week just three months after deploying – part of a defense strategy intended to infuse more unpredictability into how the military operates.
A sailor aboard the USS Laboon was standing watch one morning last July while the guided-missile destroyer was moored at Naval Station Norfolk when he noticed something strange.
A naval officer who was investigated for hate group activity and separated from the service in 2009 over anti-war statements has been reinstated to active duty after an administrative board ruled that the Navy erred in handling his case, according to federal court records.
Newly released Department of Defense data show Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia has received the most reports of sexual assaults among U.S. military installations worldwide for the last three years.
