WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s rare move to keep two Navy aircraft carriers in the Middle East over the past several weeks has now finished, as the USS Theodore Roosevelt is heading home, according to U.S. officials. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had ordered the Roosevelt to extend its deployment for a short time and […]
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USS Scranton undocks in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Scranton successfully undocked from the floating dry dock ARCO on Sept. 4 at Naval Base Point Loma following a crucial maintenance period. The period of dry dock maintenance work and coordination was essential to ensuring Scranton’s readiness for future operations, allowing for necessary upgrades and repairs […]
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NASNI breaks ground on Lassen memorial
The Naval Helicopter Association (NHA) and the USS Midway Museum has gifted Naval Air Station North Island with the Lassen Memorial, a helicopter memorial to honor Naval Aviator Commander Clyde Lassen who passed away in 1994. The memorial will be erected in January of 2025, but the project broke ground on Sept. 6 in front […]
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A Navy officer is demoted after sneaking a satellite dish onto a warship to get the internet
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. Navy chief who wanted the internet so she and other enlisted officers could scroll social media, check sports scores and watch movies while deployed had an unauthorized Starlink satellite dish installed on a warship and lied to her commanding officer to keep it secret, according to investigators. Internet access […]
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Commander of Navy warship relieved of duty months after backward rifle scope photo flap
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The commander of a Navy destroyer that’s helping protect the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Middle East has been relieved of duty about four months after he was seen in a photo firing a rifle with a scope mounted backward. The image brought the Navy considerable ridicule […]
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Navy Leap Frogs jump into Petco Park
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the “Leap Frogs,” jumped into Petco Park before the San Diego Padres game on Aug. 25. The Leap Frogs are the official parachute demonstration team of the United States Navy and are part of the Naval Special Warfare Command. The Leap Frogs Navy Parachute Team is made […]
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USS Cowpens decommissioned after 33 years
SAN DIEGO – Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens was recognized for more than 33 years of naval service during the decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego on August 27. Hundreds gathered to celebrate the ship’s history of naval service. Cowpens’ Commanding Officer Cmdr. Jac O. Ullman III spoke of the ship’s legacy and its […]
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The Navy SEAL who gave up his life for his teammate
What a beautiful feeling: to know that the thing she grew up with, the thing she always loved and felt familiar with – the ocean – now holds her husband. Jewel Ingram says she can go to the sea any time and know that she is meeting him there, at his last resting place. She’s […]
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Family of first SEAL killed in Vietnam visits Naval Special Warfare
SAN DIEGO – Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Group 1, the home of West Coast-based SEAL Teams, recently hosted the family of Billy Wayne Machen, marking a significant reunion 58 years after Machen’s ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam. NSW suffered their first combat loss on August 19, 1966, during a reconnaissance patrol against enemy bunkers southeast of […]
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USS San Diego departs for Japan
The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego left San Diego on Aug.14 for Sasebo, Japan to join the forward-deployed Naval Forces-Japan. This is a permanent change of station for the crew and family members. San Diego will replace the USS Green Bay, also a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, which has […]
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Coronado-based carrier USS Abraham Lincoln accelerates transit to Middle East
The Coronado-based aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, is en route to the Middle East with a strategic assignment to defend Israel should an attack from Iran ensue. According to the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI), the 1,092-foot long carrier, equipped with a squadron of F-35C Lightning II jets from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and […]
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USS Halsey returns to Naval Base San Diego
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey returned to Naval Base San Diego Aug. 16, following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet. Halsey departed San Diego on Jan. 10 as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and served as a carrier escort before detaching to conduct independent operations in the Indo-Pacific […]
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Sailors assigned to USS Somerset return home
SAN DIEGO — Marines and sailors assigned to elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, who embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock of USS Somerset, returned home on Aug. 10 after a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations. “Our team aboard Somerset played a critical role in strengthening bonds […]
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Coronado boy scouts visit Naval Air Station North Island
The Boy Scouts of America Coronado Troop 801 visited the Center for Security Forces Detachment North Island to earn their aviation merit badge on Aug. 2. According to scouting.org, the Boy Scouts of America, formed in 1910, aims to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices throughout their lifetimes by instilling in them […]