US Army reveals Typhon missile system in Japan
TOKYO — The U.S. Army revealed Monday its mid-range missile system, Typhon, at one of its bases in Japan for the first time as the two allies stepped up their deterrence against China ‘s growing assertiveness in the region. Typhon was featured during the annual bilateral exercise Resolute Dragon, which started last week, with more than 19,000 U.S. and Japanese troops participating in the exercise ...[Read More]
Silent crashes: Hidden toll of brain trauma on naval aviators
Flying a fighter jet is often compared to being in a car crash over and over again. Retired Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilot Matthew “Whiz” Buckley, a TOPGUN graduate and former instructor, remembers being hurled off the deck of an aircraft carrier at 150 to 200 miles-per-hour in less than two seconds. Every catapult launch, every high-G turn, felt like an assault on the body and the brain. Arrested landi...[Read More]
Venezuela says US Navy raided tuna boat in Caribbean as tensions rise
Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Tensions between the two nations escalated after U.S. President Donald Trump in August ordered the deplo...[Read More]
Venezuela says US Navy raided tuna boat in Caribbean as tensions rise
Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Tensions between the two nations escalated after U.S. President Donald Trump in August ordered the deplo...[Read More]
Venezuela Says US Navy Raided a Tuna Boat in the Caribbean as Tensions Rise
Foreign Minister Yván Gil told journalists the Venezuelan tuna boat was “illegally and hostilely boarded by a United States Navy destroyer” and 18 armed personnel who remained on the vessel for eight hours.
False threat led to Naval Academy lockdown and then mistaken shooting
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A post on an anonymous chat platform triggered a lockdown at the U.S. Naval Academy this week, and authorities investigating what turned out to be a false report of a gunman then shot and injured a midshipman who had mistaken them as a threat, a military official said Friday. The base that hosts the academy went into lockdown around 5 p.m. Thursday after it received a threat. Howe...[Read More]
False Threat Led to Naval Academy Lockdown and Then a Mistaken Shooting
A military official says a post on an anonymous chat platform triggered a lockdown at the U.S. Naval Academy this week.
The medal created by Marines when ‘s— hit the fan’ on Guadalcanal
Almost no Marine of the U.S. 1st Marine Division stationed on Guadalcanal — an island 90 miles long and 25 miles wide in the Solomons Archipelago of the South Pacific Ocean — had experienced combat before stepping onto the island. The struggle, which had settled into a repetitive daily pattern since Aug. 10, 1942, had set the Marines on edge. Stultifying heat and humidity enveloped the men in cons...[Read More]
Update on U.S. Naval Academy Security Concern
The U.S. Naval Academy provided the following statement:On Thursday, September 11 at approximately
From Inglewood to Anchors: A Journey of Resilience and Purpose
Born in Inglewood, California to parents from Panama, Chief Select Tavalk Minerve’s journey to anchors began with lessons of perseverance from his single mother, who raised him and his sister to never settle. What started as an unplanned enlistment in 2002 after a high school setback became a 23-year career marked by adaptability, leadership, and resilience—from striking ABF aboard USS George Wash...[Read More]
Navy officer pleads guilty to murdering wife at Japanese hotel
A senior U.S. Navy officer has pleaded guilty to killing his wife, nearly a year after her body was found in a Japanese hotel, and now faces decades in prison. Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Olsen pleaded guilty to the unpremeditated murder of his wife, Jessica Olsen, 37, at a Navy legal hearing Wednesday in San Diego, California, according to Navy spokesperson Cmdr. Paul Macapagal. Christopher Olsen will ...[Read More]
Navy officer pleads guilty to murdering wife at Japanese hotel
A senior U.S. Navy officer has pleaded guilty to killing his wife, nearly a year after her body was found in a Japanese hotel, and now faces decades in prison. Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Olsen pleaded guilty to the unpremeditated murder of his wife, Jessica Olsen, 37, at a Navy legal hearing Wednesday in San Diego, California, according to Navy spokesperson Cmdr. Paul Macapagal. Christopher Olsen will ...[Read More]