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Naval Academy commissions newest class of Weirdos
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy held its graduation ceremony Friday morning, commissioning the newest class of weirdos into the ranks of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
US Navy adds intense creative writing course to SEAL training
THE PENTAGON — Navy officials announced the extension of Navy SEAL training by one week, adding a grueling 40 hours of creative writing classes to the already intense selection
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readNavy approves valor award for units involved in 'Godzilla' film
#490625565 / gettyimages.com WASHINGTON, DC — While enthusiastic about its participation in the latest Godzilla film, the Navy is being criticized for approving a major unit award to all
Oct 5, 2022 · 3 min readCan I interest you in joining the Navy, or perhaps pouring hot candle wax all over me?
Good afternoon, young sir, and thanks for stopping by! You may not realize it, but that moment you just walked in off the mall promenade and into this
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readNavy doctor cures cancer with Motrin
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK — Lt. Cmdr. Jim Holmes has seen thousands of patients as a Navy doctor, and cured hundreds. His secret? Motrin, available generically as ibuprofen, and known
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readNavy chief who's proud to be a chief wears chief T-shirt that says so
NORFOLK, Va. — After a long day of work on the ship, there is nothing that Navy Chief Petty Officer Roy Lopez enjoys more than shedding his Chief uniform,
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readNavy: I can quit drinking Anytime I want
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Navy said Wednesday that it did not have a drinking problem and it could "totally quit drinking anytime," sources confirmed.
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min read
US 'deeply concerned' after Chinese jets sink Navy aircraft carrier
THE PENTAGON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday he was "deeply concerned" after Chinese fighter jets sunk a U.S. Navy carrier in international waters
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readSick of cleaning toilets and mopping floors, janitor enlists for Navy adventure
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Saying he’s fed up with cleaning toilets for a living, local janitor Sean Ritchie announced Wednesday that he’s putting down his mop for good
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readUS Navy's 'talk like a pirate day' celebrations go terribly wrong
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has ordered an immediate, fleet-wide halt to all "Talk Like A Pirate Day" activities, after a
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readNavy sends rescued Fishermen $37 million bill
NORFOLK, Va. — When the Navy helicopter approached Bob and Doug McKenzie's lifeboat, they felt only gratitude at their impending rescue, after the brothers' fishing boat
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readNavy chaplain Corps commissions first death cultist
NAS INNSMOUTH, Mass. — The Navy commissioned the military's first death cultist chaplain in an Eldritch ceremony September 28, according to sources in the Secretary of the
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readNavy celebrates lonely 239th birthday in bed with pint of ice cream
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Navy celebrated its 239th birthday locked inside its bedroom, gorging itself on a pint of Ben & Jerry’s “Chubby Hubby,” sources
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min read
Opinion: Drug users are a disgrace to Navy values
The following is an op-ed by a retired U.S. Navy Public Affairs Officer. Navy Values are not something you can just turn on and off at
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readNavy recruiters struggle with 'alarmingly high' sexual good conduct among senior leaders
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. — In the wake of a series of high-profile scandals involving top-ranking Air Force and Army officials, the Navy's senior leadership
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readCaptain receives Navy cross after successfully finishing entire deployment
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Navy Capt. Steve Easting received the Navy Cross from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus in a pierside ceremony today, honoring Easting's completion
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readNavy quietly scuttles bill Cosby sexual assault prevention video
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of a series of shocking rape allegations against comedian and Navy veteran Bill Cosby, the U.S. Navy has quietly killed plans
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readNavy restricts honorary chief bill Cosby to scrubbing honorary toilets
WALTER REED NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER — Honorary Chief Petty Officer William Cosby was called before an honorary Captain’s Mast Thursday at the Navy’s Medical Command in Bethesda
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readArmy-Navy game prepares west pointers for similar battlefield results
BALTIMORE, Md. — The Army-Navy Game has provided critical insight into the effort it takes to fight futilely for an unattainable victory to future Army second lieutenants for
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min read
Major ISIS offensive goes unnoticed during Army-Navy game
RAQQA, Syria — The big winner of today's Army-Navy game may have been the Islamic State, which fought and won a major offensive while the U.
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readSan Diego sailors make peace with God as steady rain threatens life as we know it
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The worst storm to slam sunny San Diego in the past six years has encouraged thousands of sailors to repent for their sins and seek
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min read‘I weep for our nation,’ remarks fly on wall at Navy basic training
GREAT LAKES, Ill. – From his withdrawn perch on the bulkhead, Solomon B. McFly reported that he was suddenly overcome by a pervasive and unremitting wave of sorrow as
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readNavy worried sailors quitting ‘faster than they can be fired’
WASHINGTON — In an interview with the Naval Institute’s web site last month, Vice Adm. Bill Moran, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education,
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
Negligent weapon shoots watch stander in the foot
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A firearm stationed aboard the USS Boxer (LHD-4) has been charged with negligence, reckless endangerment and assault after it wounded a sailor on watch,
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min read
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