Tag: Navy

U.S. Air Force combat controllers conduct fast-rope insertion training using a U.S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 84 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 2, 2014, during Emerald Warrior 2014. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored two-week joint/combined tactical exercise designed to provide realistic military training in an urban setting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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Supporters rally to keep special ops helicopters from being cut

Tara Copp · June 2, 2015 4:01 am

Watch: Russian jet buzzes U.S. Navy destroyer

Watch: Russian jet buzzes U.S. Navy destroyer

Tara Copp · June 1, 2015 5:01 pm

Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Pfc. Benjamin Feldbush of Stafford County, Va., places a flag in front of a headstone at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 21, 2015. "Flags In" is an annual tradition that is reserved for The Old Guard since its designation as the Army's official ceremonial unit in 1948. They conduct the mission annually at Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery prior to Memorial Day to honor our nation's fallen military heroes. (AP Photo)

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Remembrance

Washington Examiner · May 25, 2015 9:00 am

A Chinese official lashed out at the U.S. on Friday, a day after the U.S. Navy released a video showing the extent of Beijing's reef-building operations in the South China Sea. (AP Photo)

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‘Please go away’: China warns the U.S. over Navy flights

Charles Hoskinson · May 22, 2015 8:04 pm

(Image courtesy screenshot)

Navy video shows China’s man-made islands

Ed Sykes · May 21, 2015 7:28 pm

Marine helicopter crash in Hawaii kills 1, injures 21

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Marine helicopter crash in Hawaii kills 1, injures 21

Kelly Cohen · May 18, 2015 11:11 am

Dixmude, background, the third French Mistral-class amphibious assault ship, and French stealth frigate Aconit dock at Wusong military dockyard, in Shanghai, China, Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chinatopix via AP)Â

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Lawmakers want more pushback against China’s ‘Great Wall of Sand’

Charles Hoskinson · May 14, 2015 9:00 am

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter called Gen. Mark Milley "a warrior and a statesman" who has served in Afghanistan, Iraq and on the Joint Staff. (AP Photo)Â

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Pentagon taps new Army, Navy chiefs

Tara Copp · May 13, 2015 6:43 pm

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Navy Super Hornet crashes in Arabian Gulf

Tara Copp · May 12, 2015 5:17 pm

The Iranian ships shifted course and now are about half-way up the coast of Oman. (AP Photo)Â

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Another Iran cargo ship heads for Yemen

Tara Copp · May 12, 2015 4:47 pm

Construction continues at the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Complex in Devesulu, Romania March 8. (Aegis/MDA)

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Aegis missile defense rises in Romania

Tara Copp · May 10, 2015 9:00 am

In this picture taken on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, and released by the semi-official Fars News Agency, Iranian warship Alborz, foreground, prepares before leaving Iran's waters, at the Strait of Hormuz. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Mahdi Marizad)

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Navy assistance for U.S. ships in Strait ends

Tara Copp · May 6, 2015 6:48 pm