SAN DIEGO (CN) – A retired Navy lieutenant commander pleaded guilty to federal charges of overcharging the Navy for port services for U.S. ships and using some of the money “to treat Navy officials to lavish dinners, cocktails and entertainment,”… Read More ›
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Ukraine’s Navy refuses orders from Kiev, defects to Russia
Saturday, 01 March 2014 Ukraine’s Navy flagship, the Hetman Sahaidachny frigate, has reportedly refused to follow orders from Kiev, and come over to Russia’s side and is returning home after taking part in NATO operation in the Gulf of… Read More ›
US Army Studying Replacing Thousands of Grunts with Robots
Jan. 20, 2014 – 04:21PM | By PAUL McLEARY A US soldier drops an unmanned ground vehicle over a wall during an exercise at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in 2010. (US Army) WASHINGTON — The postwar, sequestration-era US Army is… Read More ›
Navy’s second-in-command investigated in corruption scandal forced to resign
Published time: January 15, 2014 22:25 Robert Martinage (Navy) The US Navy has forced the second-highest ranked civilian official to resign as a result of a growing investigation into an alleged contracting conspiracy, which revealed sexual misconduct with a… Read More ›
Navy sailors have radiation sickness after Japan rescue
nypost.com — Dec 23 Navy sailor Lindsay Cooper knew something was wrong when billows of metallic-tasting snow began drifting over USS Ronald Reagan.
Another US Navy officer suspended in widening corruption probe
Another US Navy officer suspended in widening corruption probe The US Navy said on Thursday it has suspended the deputy commander of a unit responsible for port and harbor security as a result of allegations in connection with a widening… Read More ›
Feds: Navy Secrets Bought With Hookers, Gaga Tix
SAN DIEGO November 4, 2013 (AP) By JULIE WATSON Associated Press Nicknamed “Fat Leonard,” the gregarious Malaysian businessman is well known by U.S. Navy commanders in the Pacific, where his company has serviced warships for 25 years. But prosecutors in… Read More ›
Aircraft carrier sold for 1 cent
Wednesday, 23 October 2013 Here’s a penny for your thoughts: One red cent could’ve landed you the Navy’s first supercarrier, the decommissioned Forrestal. The U.S. Navy sold the 1,067-foot behemoth to a Texas company, All Star Metals, to be… Read More ›
Senior officer, NCIS agent are among those arrested in Navy bribery scandal
By Craig Whitlock, Published: October 19 The U.S. Navy is being rocked by a bribery scandal that federal investigators say has reached high into the officer corps and exposed a massive overbilling scheme run by an Asian defense contractor that provided… Read More ›
Navy hit with bribery scandal as high profile commander charged with accepting Lady Gaga tickets and prostitutes in exchange for classified information
Also charged were Leonard Glenn Francis, the CEO of defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia Ltd And John Bertrand Beliveau II, a special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service – NCIS By James Nye PUBLISHED: 00:20 EST, 22 October… Read More ›
Singapore firm barred from U.S. contracts over bribery case -( Navy ) Three charged in case, including Navy officer
Source: Reuters – Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:06 AM Author: Reuters * Three charged in case, including Navy officer * Captain of U.S. amphibious assault ship relieved of duty * Travel, prostitutes and Lady Gaga tickets WASHINGTON, Oct 21… Read More ›
No. 2 US nuke commander suspended amid probe
ROBERT BURNS 16 minutes ago . This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows Navy Vice Adm. Tim Giardina in a Nov. 11, 2011, photo. WASHINGTON (AP) — The No. 2 officer at the military command in charge of all… Read More ›
How did killer get security pass?
Washington Navy Yard shootings: US facing tough questions over security The US Navy is facing tough questions after it emerged that the gunman who killed 12 people in the W ashington Navy Yard was given a security clearance despite a… Read More ›
Security at Washington Navy Yard was lax because of budget cuts, official report written weeks before shooting
Federal security assessment conducted over the past year pointed out that contractors were given too much access at the Navy Yards The report will be released in full within the next month but early excerpts were leaked today following shooting … Read More ›
Man who set fire in U.S. nuclear sub gets 17-year sentence: “caused as much as $500 million in damages “
Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:41 GMT Reuters By Sarah Mahoney PORTLAND, Maine, March 15 (Reuters) – A civilian painter who twice set fires on a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine last year so that he could get out of work early… Read More ›
Navy spy prepared threat assessments for Canadian ships
Navy spy Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Delisle, who has pleaded guilty to selling vast amounts of top secret material to the Russians, had access to top-level files while performing his job preparing threat assessments for navy ships. In his confession interview… Read More ›
Super-sizing the soldier: Is obesity going to pose a huge recruiting problem?: At present, 62 percent of active duty military members over the age of 20 have a body mass index that falls into either the overweight or obese category
Posted By Thomas E. RicksTuesday, October 9, 2012 – 10:22 AM By Jim Gourley Best Defense department of physical fitness and national security Obesity and weight-related health conditions have become a prevalent concern to American policy in the last decade…. Read More ›
Navy submarine commander faked own death to end affair
By David Ferguson Thursday, September 20, 2012 15:14 EDT Topics: Michael P. Ward II ♦ Pittsburgh On Sept. 5, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Michael P. Ward II was found guilty of conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman, dereliction of… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 