http://www.mail.com/organizations/15064-us-navy.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/15064-us-navy.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098718-fbi-agents-fell-to-deaths-training-va-coast.html NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night. Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw were killed when they fell into the water Friday. Both were members of the burea... Tue, 21 May 2013 04:44:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098718-fbi-agents-fell-to-deaths-training-va-coast.html 2013-05-21T04:44:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085678-us-launches-drone-aircraft-carrier.html ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (AP) — A drone the size of a fighter jet took off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first time Tuesday in a test flight that could eventually open the way for the U.S. to launch unmanned aircraft from just about any place in the world. The X-47B is the first drone designed to take off and land on a carri... Tue, 14 May 2013 22:22:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085678-us-launches-drone-aircraft-carrier.html 2013-05-14T22:22:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2085092-navy-launches-unmanned-aircraft-carrier.html ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (AP) — The Navy for the first time Tuesday launched an unmanned aircraft the size of a fighter jet from a warship in the Atlantic Ocean, as it wades deeper into America's drone program amid growing concerns over the legality of its escalating surveillance and lethal strikes. The drone, called the X-47B, is considered partic... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:47:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2085092-navy-launches-unmanned-aircraft-carrier.html 2013-05-14T18:47:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077876-icy-arctic-rising-economic-security-hot-spot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot — and one that is becoming a security concern for the U.S. as world powers jockey to tap its vast energy resources and stake out unclaimed territories. Diplomats from eight Arctic nations, including Secretary of State John Kerry, will meet next week over how to protect the thawing ... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:32:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077876-icy-arctic-rising-economic-security-hot-spot.html 2013-05-10T22:32:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065770-us-led-gulf-naval-exercises-underway.html MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The US Navy says envoys from 41 nations have gathered in Bahrain to begin anti-mine drills in the Persian Gulf amid efforts by Iran to expand its naval presence there. The US-led exercises, which run through May 30, mark the second major show of maritime cooperation in the Gulf in less than a year. Although the Navy says the drills ... Mon, 06 May 2013 11:39:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065770-us-led-gulf-naval-exercises-underway.html 2013-05-06T11:39:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2056336-vieques-ponders-future-10-years-navy-left.html SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Thousands of activists on Wednesday celebrated the anniversary of the U.S. Navy's departure from the Puerto Rican island of Vieques 10 years ago, despite concerns that progress has been slow in cleaning up and developing a place many hoped would flourish. With the military's departure, the decades-long practice bombing of Vieq... Wed, 01 May 2013 17:09:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2056336-vieques-ponders-future-10-years-navy-left.html 2013-05-01T17:09:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055132-markey-gomez-win-mass-us-senate-primaries.html BOSTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey and Republican former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez won their party primaries on Tuesday, setting up a race between a 36-year veteran of Washington politics and a political newcomer for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by John Kerry. Markey, of Malden, defeated fellow U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, of South Boston, i... Wed, 01 May 2013 04:01:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055132-markey-gomez-win-mass-us-senate-primaries.html 2013-05-01T04:01:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2050494-pacific-searched-british-man-ailing-boat.html HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard plane from Hawaii and a Navy warship diverted from its journey home searched a remote area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for a British man many hours after he was reported overboard from a troubled sailboat. The search about 500 miles west of the Midway Atoll, where one British citizen was rescued from the boat and ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:20:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2050494-pacific-searched-british-man-ailing-boat.html 2013-04-29T09:20:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2049792-bombing-shifts-mass-senate-race-primaries.html BOSTON (AP) — Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren't excited about the looming special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry. But in the days after bombs ripped through the Boston Marathon's crowded streets, politics were all but forgotten as authorities launched an unprecedented manhunt and a region grap... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:16:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2049792-bombing-shifts-mass-senate-race-primaries.html 2013-04-28T22:16:29Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2048436-us-tries-aerial-tools-caribbean-drug-fight.html ABOARD THE HIGH SPEED VESSEL SWIFT (AP) — Drug smugglers who race across the Caribbean in speedboats will typically jettison their cargo when spotted by surveillance aircraft, hoping any chance of prosecuting them will vanish with the drugs sinking to the bottom of the sea. That may be a less winning tactic in the future. The U.S. Navy on Friday began tes... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:45:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2048436-us-tries-aerial-tools-caribbean-drug-fight.html 2013-04-27T11:45:34Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2020860-widow-ex-navy-seal-contributes-to-book.html NEW YORK (AP) — The widow of Chris Kyle, the former Navy Seal and best-selling author shot dead in February, has contributed a foreword and afterword to a book her husband had been working on at the time of his death. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Monday that Taya Kyle's tribute will be included in "American Gun: A Hist... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:36:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2020860-widow-ex-navy-seal-contributes-to-book.html 2013-04-15T16:36:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2016434-obama-presents-service-trophy-to-navy-football.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says Navy's triumph in its annual football battle with Army and Air Force is getting to be a habit. Presenting the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the Midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy, Obama noted it's the eighth time in 10 years they've come to the White House to claim it. He says he and his wife are thinking o... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:14:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2016434-obama-presents-service-trophy-to-navy-football.html 2013-04-12T19:14:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2010696-bin-laden-raid-member-wikileaks-witness.html FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A military judge cleared the way Wednesday for a member of the team that raided Osama bin Laden's compound to testify at the trial of an Army private charged in a massive leak of U.S. secrets to the WikiLeaks website. Col. Denise Lind ruled for the prosecution during a court-martial pretrial hearing for Pfc. Bradley Manning at Fort ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:17:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2010696-bin-laden-raid-member-wikileaks-witness.html 2013-04-10T21:17:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005144-us-fighter-crashes-gulf-crew-rescued.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy says a fighter jet has crashed into the Persian Gulf near the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, but both crew members were rescued safely by divers. The Navy cited engine failure on the F/A-18F Super Hornet as the reason for Monday's crash. An investigation is underway. The Eisenhower is on a sched... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:48:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005144-us-fighter-crashes-gulf-crew-rescued.html 2013-04-08T12:48:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2004816-us-navy-clears-sailors-deadly-dubai-shooting.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Navy sailors aboard a supply vessel acted within rules of engagement last year when they fired on a small boat approaching at high speed off Dubai, killing one Indian fisherman and wounding three others, according to a Navy investigation made public Monday. The July 2012 incident has been described by Navy officials... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:47:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2004816-us-navy-clears-sailors-deadly-dubai-shooting.html 2013-04-08T10:47:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000080-suspects-africa-drug-trade-held-ny-trial.html NEW YORK (AP) — A former navy chief of the small West African nation of Guinea-Bissau who is suspected of being a kingpin in the international cocaine trade was brought to the U.S. for trial on drug charges following his arrest at sea by federal drug agents, authorities said Friday. Four other men apprehended in the operation also were brought to New York... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:28:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000080-suspects-africa-drug-trade-held-ny-trial.html 2013-04-06T01:28:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1999862-nuclear-sinking-50-years-ago-led-to-safety-changes.html KITTERY, Maine (AP) — The first sign of trouble for the USS Thresher was a garbled message about a "minor difficulty" after the nuclear-powered submarine descended to about 1,000 feet on what was supposed to be a routine test dive off Cape Cod. Minutes later, the crew of a rescue ship made out the ominous words "exceeding test depth" and listened as the s... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:47:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1999862-nuclear-sinking-50-years-ago-led-to-safety-changes.html 2013-04-05T06:47:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1989398-forgotten-us-airship-crash-recalled-80-years.html LAKEHURST, N.J. (AP) — History buffs will gather this week near the New Jersey coast to commemorate a major airship disaster. No, not that one. Newsreel footage and radio announcer Herbert Morrison's plaintive cry, "Oh, the humanity!" made the 1937 explosion of the Hindenburg at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station probably the best-known crash of an airship. ... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:13:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1989398-forgotten-us-airship-crash-recalled-80-years.html 2013-03-31T15:13:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1988290-navy-ids-seal-killed-ariz-parachuting-accident.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Brett D. Shadle always had wanted to be a member of the Navy's most elite special forces unit. A year after enlisting, he made it happen and went on to become a highly decorated member of the Navy's famed SEAL Team 6. U.S. military officials confirmed Saturday that Shadle, a 31-year-old special warfare operator chief, died Thursday wh... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:49:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1988290-navy-ids-seal-killed-ariz-parachuting-accident.html 2013-03-30T21:49:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1978034-pulitzer-prize-winner-anthony-lewis-dies-85.html BOSTON (AP) — Two-time Pulitzer winner Anthony Lewis, whose New York Times column championed liberal causes for three decades, died Monday. He was 85. Lewis worked for 32 years as a columnist for the Times, taking up such causes as free speech, human rights and constitutional law. He won his first Pulitzer in 1955 as a reporter defending a Navy civilian f... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:28:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1978034-pulitzer-prize-winner-anthony-lewis-dies-85.html 2013-03-25T21:28:42Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1948040-navy-sends-ship-to-singapore-amid-budget-cuts.html ABOARD THE USS FREEDOM (AP) — The U.S. Navy's hottest new ship and the centerpiece of its renewed focus on Asia isn't its largest vessel, or its most technologically advanced. But it has advantages that its bigger siblings lack. The 388-foot USS Freedom is small enough to move among the many islands and shallow waters of Southeast Asia, a trait that allow... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:40:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1948040-navy-sends-ship-to-singapore-amid-budget-cuts.html 2013-03-12T07:40:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1940250-calif-regulators-reject-navy-offshore-training.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — The California Coastal Commission on Friday rejected a Navy explosives and sonar training program off the Southern California coast that critics said could harm endangered blue whales and other sea life. Commissioners meeting in San Diego ruled unanimously that the Navy lacked enough information to back up its argument that the threat to ... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1940250-calif-regulators-reject-navy-offshore-training.html 2013-03-09T00:00:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1941302-latin-american-anti-drug-push-hurt-budget-cuts.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Deep federal budget cuts are forcing the U.S. to send fewer surveillance planes and Navy ships to halt Latin American drug shipments, meaning the anti-drug effort will depend more on local governments hobbled by lack of equipment and official corruption. The military/civilian task force that patrols drug-trafficking routes off the Centr... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:18:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1941302-latin-american-anti-drug-push-hurt-budget-cuts.html 2013-03-08T19:18:46Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1927424-ceremony-monitor-sailors-stirs-familial-ties.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A century and a half after USS Monitor sank, the interment of two unknown crewmen found in the Civil War ironclad's turret is bringing together people from across the country with distant but powerful ties to those who died aboard. The ceremony Friday at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington will include Monitor kin who believe th... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 02:09:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1927424-ceremony-monitor-sailors-stirs-familial-ties.html 2013-03-03T02:09:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1924060-2-us-navy-sailors-convicted-okinawa-rape.html TOKYO (AP) — Two U.S. Navy sailors were convicted and sentenced to prison on Friday for raping and robbing a woman on Okinawa in a crime that outraged many on the southern Japanese island. Seaman Christopher Browning, of Athens, Texas, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Skyler Dozierwalker, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, were found guilty by the Naha District Court of r... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:35:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1924060-2-us-navy-sailors-convicted-okinawa-rape.html 2013-03-01T11:35:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1920448-whistle-blower-suit-claimed-navy-kickbacks-2006.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A recently unsealed whistle-blower lawsuit claims a former civilian Navy employee from Virginia and a now-defunct Navy contractor engaged in a bribery and kickback scheme going back to at least 2004. The lawsuit, first filed in a federal court in Georgia in 2006, predates by more than four years criminal charges brought by federal ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:45:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1920448-whistle-blower-suit-claimed-navy-kickbacks-2006.html 2013-02-28T19:45:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1904036-pentagon-checking-story-bin-laden-raid-secrets.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it is reviewing an Esquire magazine article on a Navy SEAL's account of his role in the May 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden to determine whether the account disclosed any classified information. A Pentagon spokesman, Lt. Col. Steve Warren, disclosed the inquiry on Tuesday, saying officials are trying to determine ... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:02:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1904036-pentagon-checking-story-bin-laden-raid-secrets.html 2013-02-20T20:02:53Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1901614-audience-zero-dark-thirty-pakistan.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan stars in "Zero Dark Thirty," from early scenes at a detention site to the dramatic closing minutes as Navy SEALs assault the hideout of Osama bin Laden. But the Academy Award-nominated film about the hunt for the al-Qaida leader has sparked a controversy here about its portrayal of the country, and it will likely not be shown on the local big screen... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:46:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1901614-audience-zero-dark-thirty-pakistan.html 2013-02-20T07:46:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1885482-procession-escorts-ex-navy-seal-kyle-to-burial.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After a 200-mile journey, former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle was buried Tuesday in Austin as his family members and fellow SEALS looked on amid the sounds of drums and bagpipes. A giant Texas flag flew at half-staff over the Texas State Cemetery as Kyle was laid to rest. Kyle, considered to be the deadliest sniper in U.S. military his... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1885482-procession-escorts-ex-navy-seal-kyle-to-burial.html 2013-02-12T22:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1886200-ex-navy-seal-announces-mass-senate-seat.html BOSTON (AP) — A businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL has officially launched his campaign for John Kerry's U.S. Senate seat. Gabriel Gomez, a Republican from Cohasset, said in a statement Tuesday he has entered the race because he sees "a lot of unproductive noise and bickering" in Washington and thinks he can help fix problems. Gomez... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1886200-ex-navy-seal-announces-mass-senate-seat.html 2013-02-12T13:17:00Z