Service members and their families at 14 military installations can now move to their next duty stations using a new streamlined system for shipping their belongings designed to overcome longstanding problems with military moves.
Service members and their families at 14 military installations can now move to their next duty stations using a new streamlined system for shipping their belongings designed to overcome longstanding problems with military moves.
The search for Marine Cpl. Samuel Wanjiru, 26, who was swept away by strong currents while vacationing in Puerto Rico, has been suspended, the Coast Guard announced.
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton returned to its homeport in Charleston, S.C., last week after four months at sea during which the crew stopped ships trafficking illicit narcotics, apprehended drug smugglers, and rescued migrants and sailors in distress.
The search for a 26-year-old Worcester marine who was swept away by strong currents while vacationing in Puerto Rico has entered a “passive” phase, Puerto Rican authorities said.
A ship losing power is rare. A bridge being that vulnerable to collapse is rare. A ship minutes into a monthlong journey to Sri Lanka apparently losing the ability to navigate at the exact, split-second wrong moment is especially rare.
Samuel Wanjiru, 26, went missing on Wednesday afternoon after going into the water in the beach area of La Pared in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard said.
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sea Dog was damaged Monday while returning from sea to the St. Marys River on the border between Florida and Georgia, the service announced in a statement.
The U.S. Coast Guard plucked more than two dozen high school students from the waters of Long Island Sound on Wednesday after their boat capsized in Westport, Connecticut.
Staff Sgt. Fidel Cruz Llanos was last seen about 80 yards from the shore of Condado Beach in San Juan, according to the Coast Guard. Several local, state and federal agencies searched for him, and his body was recovered Tuesday.
43-year-old man had experienced abdominal pain and is reported in stable condition while being transported to Naval hospital on Guam.