USS Normandy Returns from Deployment to 4th Fleet
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) returned to Naval Station Norfolk
Former AMVETS commander indicted on $622K fraud allegations
A federal grand jury has indicted a former AMVETS commander on 15 counts of wire fraud stemming from allegations he embezzled $622,000 from the Dayton, Ohio branch of the veteran nonprofit organization. Danny Dale Gordon, 48, of Kettering, Ohio, faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine if convicted of the charges. Gordon served as commander of AMVETS Post #24 from January 2022 to May 2...[Read More]
Former AMVETS commander indicted on $622K fraud allegations
A federal grand jury has indicted a former AMVETS commander on 15 counts of wire fraud stemming from allegations he embezzled $622,000 from the Dayton, Ohio branch of the veteran nonprofit organization. Danny Dale Gordon, 48, of Kettering, Ohio, faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine if convicted of the charges. Gordon served as commander of AMVETS Post #24 from January 2022 to May 2...[Read More]
Building Security Through Cooperation: Exercise Obangame Express 2025 concludes in Cabo Verde
Thirty African nations have wrapped up two-weeks of intense training during Exercise Obangame Express 2025 (OE25), strengthening regional collaboration and reaffirming their commitment to maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean off Africa’s western coast. This year’s exercise focused on enhancing regional coordination, expanding maritime awareness, and enhancing operational ...[Read More]
Navy, Pearl Harbor National Memorial take next step in USS Arizona preservation, removal of mooring platforms
After a year of focused planning and analysis, the installation of this mooring system is a necessary precaution to ensure environmental protection ahead of removing the platforms later this year. Additionally, this action supports the platform removal emergency response plan.
Blue Ridge Arrives in Wellington, New Zealand for the First Time
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Wellington, New Zealand for a port visit,
Homeland Security eyes new $50M jet for Noem, Coast Guard officials
The Department of Homeland Security wants to spend about $50 million to buy a new long-range Gulfstream jet to replace an aging one used by Secretary Kristi Noem and top Coast Guard and DHS officials. The request for funding, to come from the Coast Guard’s 2025 fiscal year budget, came up during a House appropriations subcommittee meeting on Wednesday. Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois ...[Read More]
Homeland Security eyes new $50M jet for Noem, Coast Guard officials
The Department of Homeland Security wants to spend about $50 million to buy a new long-range Gulfstream jet to replace an aging one used by Secretary Kristi Noem and top Coast Guard and DHS officials. The request for funding, to come from the Coast Guard’s 2025 fiscal year budget, came up during a House appropriations subcommittee meeting on Wednesday. Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois ...[Read More]
Homeland Security eyes new $50M jet for Noem, Coast Guard officials
The Department of Homeland Security wants to spend about $50 million to buy a new long-range Gulfstream jet to replace an aging one used by Secretary Kristi Noem and top Coast Guard and DHS officials. The request for funding, to come from the Coast Guard’s 2025 fiscal year budget, came up during a House appropriations subcommittee meeting on Wednesday. Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois ...[Read More]
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Stick Masters teach Sailors to play percussion instruments [Image 9 of 14]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (April 22, 2025) Lt.j.g Akari Yarrell, left, from Yokosuka, Japan, assigned to the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Mobile, is taught how to play quads by a “Stick Master” during a visit to Huntsville Community Drumline. Navy Weeks are designed to connect Americans with their Navy and showcase why today’s Navy is important to America’s prosperity and its national defens...[Read More]
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Stick Masters teach Sailors to play percussion instruments [Image 5 of 14]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (April 22, 2025) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Andre Marc, from Brooklyn, N.Y., is taught how to play the snare drum by “Stick Masters” during a visit to Huntsville Community Drumline. Navy Weeks are designed to connect Americans with their Navy and showcase why today’s Navy is important to America’s prosperity and its national defense. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Speci...[Read More]
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Stick Masters teach Sailors to play percussion instruments [Image 6 of 14]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (April 22, 2025) Engineman 2nd Class Carter Cherence, center, from Medford, Penn., assigned to the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Jackson, is taught how to play the snare drum by “Stick Masters” during a visit to Huntsville Community Drumline. Navy Weeks are designed to connect Americans with their Navy and showcase why today’s Navy is important to America’s prosperit...[Read More]