United States Navy

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Famed chef José Andrés has fed people around in the world in the wake of disasters — and next he’s headed to help federal workers in D.C.

A crew of deep-sea explorers and historians looking for lost World War II warships have found a second Japanese aircraft carrier that went down in the historic Battle of Midway. Vulcan Inc.’s director of undersea operations Rob Kraft and Naval History and Heritage Command historian Frank Thompson reviewed high frequency sonar images of the warship Sunday and said that its...

Folks brought their four-legged friends to the National Cathedral’s annual Blessing of the Animals on Sunday. Dogs, cats and rabbits – and even a hedgehog – came out to the cathedral.

The U.S. Navy has ordered ships based on Virginia’s coast to head out to sea to avoid Hurricane Dorian.

The U.S. Navy has dropped charges against four SEALs involving alleged abuse of detainees in Afghanistan in 2012.

On Thursday, President  Donald Trump said that a U.S. Navy ship shot down an Iranian drone in a defensive action in the Strait of Hormuz.

The skies will be restricted from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m and 9 to 9:45 p.m for the elaborate patriotic celebration.

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An investigation prompted police to close several streets downtown Thursday morning after a shooting broke out near the Justice Department.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told graduates at the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday to change the status quo and stand their ground in the face of ethical failure, urging them to “set the standard on preventing sexual harassment and assault” among ranks.

A large sign warns motorists that Iceland’s Fjadrárgljúfur canyon is closed to visitors but drivers keep on coming down the narrow gravel road. A ranger at a roadblock has to explain why no one can pass: The vulnerable landscape cannot sustain more visitors. Blame Justin Bieber, the Canadian pop star with a worldwide reach. Bieber’s magical music video “I’ll Show...

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A Navy dress sword used to cut a family’s wedding cakes for four generations was lost in shipping just weeks before the next nuptials. Drew Wilder reports.

Guantanamo Bay detention center’s top commander was fired “over a loss of confidence” in his leadership, officials said and NBC News reported Sunday. U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Ring was relieved of duty and will be replaced by Adm. Craig Faller, the U.S. Southern Command said in a statement. Command spokeswoman Amanda Azubuike said the firing occurred after an investigation...

The U.S. Navy is investigating a report that a female Marine found a camera in a women’s bathroom of the USS Arlington, NBC News reported, citing three military officials. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Sixth Fleet confirmed that the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is probing a “recording device in a head” aboard the Arlington, an amphibious transport...

A U.S. serviceman has fatally stabbed a Japanese woman and then killed himself in Okinawa, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, amid growing resentment about the presence of American troops in Japan’s southwestern region. U.S. Forces Japan says the Naval Criminal Investigative Service is working with local police to look into the deaths Saturday of a U.S. Navy sailor assigned...

Charges are expected to be dropped against two former USS Fitzgerald officers accused of negligence in the 2017 destroyer collision that killed seven sailors, a U.S. Navy statement said Wednesday. Former USS Fitzgerald commanding officer Cmdr. Bryce Benson and former crew member Lt. Natalie Combs will receive letters of censure, but charges against them will be withdrawn and dismissed, the...

Accusations about actor Tom Cruise disrespecting crewmembers aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt were unfounded, Navy officials told NBC 7.

Maryland State Sen. Will Smith of Montgomery County will have to leave the General Assembly 10 days early to go on a seven-month tour in Afghanistan with the U.S. Navy Reserves. He’ll leave behind his wife and 10 month-old daughter, but hopes to see her first steps before he leaves. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.