A Navy warship in the northern Persian Gulf fired warning shots near an Iranian military vessel Tuesday as the boat approached the U.S. patrol ship at a high rate of speed, defense officials said.

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U.S. and Australian forces wrapped up their largest joint, biennial war games Tuesday during a ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan near Brisbane.

Damion Hedington, 24, an operations specialist who said he was medically discharged, was on vacation in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., when he learned that a neighbor’s home was burning.

Two Chinese fighter jets performed a dangerous intercept of an American spy plane Sunday over the East China Sea, forcing the Navy EP-3 reconnaissance jet to maneuver to avoid a mid-air collision, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.

The U.S. military holds the right to investigate its naval vessel and has not cooperated with Japan's investigation.

Grinch, the green sea turtle, has a reputation for being a little difficult to work with at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center.

The sailors of the USS Bonhomme Richard remained in the thick of the action during massive, monthlong Talisman Saber drills that wrap up Tuesday off the Australian coast.

The submarine base in Groton is advising nearby residents that security drills planned this week will include the firing of automatic weapons with blanks.

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The Constitution, launched in 1797, has undergone waves of major repairs since the 1830s, with the most recent prior restoration being a three-year comprehensive structural project that ended in 1995 ahead of its 200th anniversary.

The commissioning of the USS Gerald R. Ford has been a long time coming for the Sweeneys, who experienced first-hand the conundrums that arise while building a supercarrier – some technical, some personal.

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President Donald Trump helped hand over the USS Gerald R. Ford to the Navy on Saturday and said the state-of-the-art aircraft carrier will send a "100,000-ton message to the world."

The unidentified person, who came out in October, is a Navy Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman and appears to be the first member of the elite unit to identify as transgender.

According to a report on National Public Radio, two female sailors are vying for Navy special operations jobs previously closed to women.

An ongoing program between Naval Air Facility Atsugi and nearby Terao Elementary School lets sailors volunteer to help Japanese students practice their English.

Rear Adm. Tim Szymanski, commander of Naval Special Warfare Command in Coronado, Calif., thanked local residents for providing a welcoming community for SEALs who live in Virginia Beach while they are on active duty.

Capt. Chuck Stuart oversaw the expansion and implementation of a new production system at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast at Jacksonville Naval Air Station that resulted in the return to service of F/A-18 Hornets and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets at a far faster rate than in the past.

Yokosuka-based Naval Criminal Investigative Service special agent Tucker Axum III beat out thousands of other competitors in the James Patterson Co-Author Competition. The organization pairs participants with experts in their field, allowing them to learn from a “master.”

Dwanya Hickerson, 21, pleaded guilty Thursday to murder in the killing of Dee Whigham. He committed the murder while he was training at Keesler Air Force Base.

USS Milius, originally scheduled to arrive this summer, was rescheduled so the ship can undergo additional testing and certification. The announcement comes at a time when 7th Fleet is already down a destroyer.

The state Department of Ecology is taking public comment on a proposed increase in jet operations at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, according to a notice issued Wednesday.

The United States and multinational forces are wrapping up a two-week exercise on the Black Sea, a region of heightened tensions since Russia’s takeover of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014.

The Ford will be placed into commission Saturday at Naval Station Norfolk and Susan Ford Bales, the ship's sponsor and daughter of former president Gerald Ford, will call the ship to life as sailors run on board.

Testimony is to begin Thursday in the trial of a former Navy corpsman who faces charges in a 2012 double homicide case in Carteret County.

A naval exercise is being held off Fort Lauderdale this week, in an area used for years to test submarines and surface warships.

India Nichole Nelson and her husband were involved in a domestic dispute that resulted in a crash between their two vehicles. As police officers investigated the crash, Nelson shot her husband, according to a Virginia State Police spokeswoman.

It’s been a little more than a year since a jury found Robert Malick not guilty in the 1990 killing and rape of a Virginia Beach teenager, but the charges have continued to haunt him.

Sommer Gentry, a Naval Academy math professor, will compete on Fox's "Superhuman." The show will air on Monday, July 24, 2017.

The architects of the 1980s military buildup came before senators on Tuesday to explain how they were able to rebuild and expand the Navy by 75 ships in just seven years under conditions not so different than they are today.

The USS Shiloh sailor who was presumed lost at sea only to be later found in the ship’s engine room admitted to intentionally hiding from his fellow sailors and has been charged with abandoning watch and dereliction of duty, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Naval Base Kitsap recently was recognized as the top U.S. Navy base in the world, receiving the 2017 commander-in-chief's award exemplary support of Department of Defense missions.

The Pentagon has announced its pick to lead the Navy’s 3rd Fleet, as its role in the Western Pacific continues to expand amid regional tensions.

A federal judge in San Diego has reopened a case that was tried in military court because of concerns that a sailor might have been wrongly convicted of molesting a child.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to preside over the commissioning this week of the Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, even though it won't be ready for its first combat deployment for at least four years, according to congressional auditors.

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The John Finn is the first new ship built from the keel up with the Aegis Baseline 9 weapon system, which enables the ship to simultaneously conduct air warfare and ballistic missile defense.

The new commanding officer of Naval Surface Forces Atlantic is a rear admiral who previously led the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group during the first few months of a 2016 deployment.

Two decommissioned Navy ships, towed by tugboats, arrived at a desolate stretch of downtown Buffalo's waterfront 40 years ago this summer.

Retiring after a 28-year naval career that culminated with three years as commander of the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Capt. Jeffrey "JT" Elder leaves the southern Indiana base confident of its future as a key component of America's military.

Guantánamo’s prison commander has notified a federal court that he plans to demolish a detention site previously used to incarcerate juvenile war prisoners and men ordered freed by U.S. courts, so the Navy base can use it as a recreation site.

On Saturday, the Navy will commission the USS John Finn, its latest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. The ship will be homeported in San Diego, but given Finn’s immortal connection with Hawaii, officials decided it was fitting to commission it there.

On a ship packed with new technology, sailors are more than crew members. By necessity, they have become expert authorities, accumulating months or years of hands-on experience with systems that haven't been tested in combat. It hasn't been easy.

The USS America amphibious ready group and two of its support ships will conduct training around Oahu and Hawaii island Thursday through Monday and make a stop in Pearl Harbor on its first overseas deployment, officials said.

The USS John Finn, built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, has arrived at Pearl Harbor and will be commissioned on Saturday, according to the U.S. Navy.

Seaman 1st Class Robert Monroe Temple was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific with full military honors on Wednesday after the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency at Hickam identified his remains using DNA.

Navy hospital officials issued an advisory saying the Mount Vesuvius wildfires’ heavy smoke could pose a health risk, especially to children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems.

For the first time ever, the gear Robert O’Neill wore the night he hunted down bin Laden – boots, helmet, bullet-proof vest, all in desert-camouflage – is on public display, until the end of July.

The Navy's hunt for a solution to its top aviation safety issue — oxygen deprivation and loss of cockpit cabin pressure in its training aircraft and fighters — is hampered by communications breakdowns between engineers and pilots, according to the Senate Armed Services Committee.

In a rousing show of support, the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday questioned Navy Secretary nominee Richard Spencer during a two-hour preliminary confirmation hearing that looked more like a unanimous endorsement than the rigors of interrogation.

The USS Fitzgerald’s commanding officer has been temporarily relieved of his duties because of medical reasons, Navy officials announced Tuesday.

Officials are trying to determine if the Fitzgerald is able to travel to the states under its own power or will need to be towed there for repairs.

Less than two weeks before the Navy commissions its most expensive and technologically advanced aircraft carrier, sailors assigned to the service’s first-of-class Ford spoke Monday of their excitement seeing it come to life.

Wendy Lawrence, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and the first active-duty woman to travel into space, spoke to a new generation of Navy recruits on Thursday.

The future USS Oregon is expected to cost about $2.7 billion and be delivered to the Navy in November 2019.

One of seven sailors drowned after the June 17 collision of the U.S. Navy destroyer Fitzgerald and a commercial cargo ship, Carlos Victor Sibayan's funeral was held Saturday morning in Bonita, California.

Vice Adm. Diego Hernandez, a decorated Navy officer who led 147 combat missions in Vietnam and commanded the U.S. Third Fleet in the late '80s, died Friday at 83 of complications from Parkinson's disease at his home in Miami Lakes, Florida.

The keel of the nation's 20th Virginia-class attack submarine named for Oregon was laid Saturday at the manufacturing plant for General Dynamics' Electric Boat.

Owen Christopher Nee was charged with misdemeanor assault for the July 1 incident, police said. The driver reported that she had been assaulted by the passenger and he was stabbed. He was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

Xavier Martin was one of seven U.S. sailors to die in the June 17 collision. He was remembered for his selfless nature, professionalism and infectious smile.

In a ceremony on the Oakville, Conn. town green, veterans and state officials remembered Navy sailor Ngoc "Tan" Truong Huynh who was killed on board the USS Fitzgerald when it collided with a container ship last month.

A Royal New Zealand Navy frigate recently filled in for the USS Fitzgerald during training with the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the Western Pacific.

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Here’s a look at how an airstrike typically evolves from a single report of enemy activity to a sortie launched from a 100,000-ton war machine somewhere in the Persian Gulf.

The U.S., India and Japan are gearing up for trilateral Malabar naval drills next week amid reports of increased Chinese activity in the Indian Ocean.

Rep. Walter Jones first introduced a proposal to change the title of the department to Department of the Navy and Marine Corps in 2001 and has stuck to his belief that the two separate services deserve equal recognition.

Lawyers for a naval officer who broadcasts taps nightly from speakers outside his home in tribute to the military told a Pennsylvania borough council president to expect legal action if officials don't stop trying to restrict the practice.

Matt Mulherin had many goals when he took over the Newport News shipyard in 2008, but one loomed large: deliver the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford.

The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier held a ceremony at sea Monday to remember the sailors who fought in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, which is considered to be the largest naval contest of World War II.

The Navy has kicked off naval drills with Vietnam, just days after sending a guided-missile destroyer near a South China Sea islet claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam.

A Navy prosecutor said unauthorized, unidentified people “unintentionally” overheard detainees consulting with their attorneys at a special, irregular meeting site in the latest controversy over attorney-client privacy at the prison.

The U.S. has sent a guided-missile destroyer near Triton Island in the South China Sea, according to a U.S. official, which may cause concern ahead of President Donald Trump's meeting with his Chinese counterpart this week.

A Texas sailor killed two weeks ago in the collision of a Navy destroyer with a container ship off the coast of Japan has returned home for burial.

As well-wishers come and go at the Rehm house in Hampton and days of mourning run together, two women have bonded in the face of unspeakable tragedy,

Naming the Chillicothe post office after a fallen Navy SEAL was a fitting way to preserve his name and to honor his sacrifice, said U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood.

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There's a tattered billboard sign on Highway 77 in Kingsville that says "We (heart) our jet noise." After 75 years, the love affair continues.

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Beyond the question of how much field testing a new carrier needs, the military-industrial complex is likely to confront a more existential question in the coming decades: Is the aircraft carrier defensible, both physically and in budgetary terms?

While the basic purpose of Naval Station Norfolk is unlikely to ever change, here are five things that could affect what the base looks like and how it interacts with the region over the next century.

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The 96 students from the Dahlgren School, Fredericksburg and the counties of King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford are spending this week working with scientists and engineers from Naval Support Facility Dahlgren.

On Saturday and Sunday, the Blue Angels will headline the third annual New York Air Show at Stewart International Airport.

U.S. and Australian forces kicked off their largest joint, biennial training drills Thursday as the USS Bonhomme Richard approached Sydney off Australia’s east coast.

Naval Air Station Kingsville marks its 75th anniversary this weekend. The base and the community where it's located have planned three days of activities to mark the watershed moment.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Youngwelch, 29, of Buffalo, New York died in a motorcycle crash Tuesday, said First Lt. Eric Abrams with the base’s public affairs office, but the details of the crash itself remain few.

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The the future USS Billings will eventually call Mayport Naval Station home, but for now it’s waiting to make its first splash Saturday when it slides into the river on the border of Wisconsin and Michigan.

Capt. Kyle Bryan replaced Capt. Rudy Geisler as commanding officer of Naval Support Activity in Mechanicsburg, Naval Support Activity in Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Naval Annex on Wednesday.

A shipyard in a small community on the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisc., is building Navy ships that can operate in shallow water while performing a variety of missions.

A USS Shiloh sailor who was presumed lost at sea only to be found a week later in the ship’s engine room has been freed from the brig while awaiting court-martial.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas is the fifth of five destroyers the company was originally awarded in June 2013. The ship is named for Capt. Jack H. Lucas, the youngest Marine and the youngest service member in World War II to receive the Medal of Honor.

Cmdr. Steven Everhart was relieved by Capt. Mark Schmall, head of Submarine Squadron 17, because of a loss of confidence in his ability to serve as commanding officer.

A northern Iowa veterans group is assembling care packages for sailors on the USS Fitzgerald, which collided with a merchant vessel off the coast of Japan on June 17, killing seven U.S. sailors.

"She should apologize to me for the lie that her husband told about me," former wrestling star and Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura told a Fox News host. "Why would I apologize? I didn't do anything."

Navy scientists plan to test fire a long-range laser across the breadth of the Chesapeake Tuesday night. The laser is harmless to the eye and will shut down if a boat or plane comes within 300 meters, Navy officials said in a statement.

The Navy is proposing to add cover material, put in place erosion control measures, add perimeter warning signs and conduct a review every five years at the industrial site.

A USS Shiloh sailor who sparked a massive three-day search after appearing to have fallen off the ship only to be later found in the ship’s engine room is now facing court-martial.

A Navy Region Hawaii change-of-command ceremony scheduled for Friday had to be postponed after the incoming commander, Rear Adm. Brian Fort, was selected to lead the investigation into the June 17 fatal collision of the USS Fitzgerald with the Philippine-flagged merchant vessel ACX Crystal.

The Navy agreed it needs to do more to evaluate fuel and water flow modeling beneath and around the Red Hill fuel storage facility before a Dec. 8 deadline for a finalized fuel tank upgrade plan.

The Navy is planning major upgrades at Norfolk Naval Shipyard and its three other public yards involving billions of dollars, as the service seeks to address chronic maintenance problems that have hampered its readiness to fight.

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The first 100 years of Naval Station Norfolk have witnessed name changes, reorganizations and technological advancements in aviation and sea power. Social forces in the larger community also transformed the military and the faces of sailors and airmen here. As the naval station has grown, at times painfully, so has the community.

Citing the threat from North Korea, a Japanese mayor says he supports a bilateral agreement that will relocate the bulk of a Navy carrier air wing to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, an Iwakuni City official said Friday.