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Wis. 'Cheese Lady' Weds Navy Man
Wisconsin's "Cheese Lady" says she's marrying a retired Navy commander enamored by her efforts to sculpt an aircraft carrier out of cheddar.
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Prelate worships across an old Cuban divide
In what may well be a first, a Catholic archbishop worshipped with U.S. troops at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo then turned up across the minefield separating the base from Cuba a day later to offer a Mass for Cuban worshipers in Guantanamo province.
'Biggest and best' fireworks show promised in NYC as Independence Day celebrated around US
Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet into the air on an Independence Day that began with the Statue of Liberty's crown opening to the public for the first time since Sept.
Navy: No evidence sailor murder was terrorism-related
The Navy said today there is no indication the shooting death of a sailor standing guard at Camp Pendleton was "terrorist-related" or a hate crime.
Marines march in grueling Afghan sun for July 4
But the desert heat proved an enemy in its own right, with several troops falling victim Saturday to temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Shooting, coverup fire confirmed in case of dead Pendleton sailor
A Camp Pendleton-based sailor found dead in a guard shack at the North County military base was shot multiple times, and someone apparently tried to cover up the slaying by setting a fire, authorities confirmed today.
Former SP insurance agent guilty of fraud
A former Severna Park resident and insurance agent has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for perpetrating a $535 million insurance fraud scheme.
Cyber Command has its work cut out for it
Military leaders from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps expect the Defense Department's new unified Cyber Command to rationalize military cybersecurity efforts.
NASA Picks MD Native For Astronaut Training
NASA announced this week that 33-year-old Navy Lt. Commander Gregory Reid Wiseman was selected from among 3,500 applicants for the 2009 astronaut class.
Submarine survivor family's hero
The four "Ticknor Kids" are now grown up and have spread out across the county, but they came together recently in Wichita Falls to meet a man they have always considered a hero.
US Marines meet little resistance as they push into south Afghanistan
U.S. Marines moved into villages in Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan on Friday, meeting little resistance as they tried to win over local chiefs on the second day of the biggest American military operation here since the fall of the Taliban government in 2001.
Gay Sailor's Death Called a 'Hate Killing'
A "person of interest" is being held in connection with the death of a 29-year-old sailor.
Coast Guard Cutter commissioned
The Coast Guard Cutter Sea Dog was commissioned at a ceremony aboard Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.
Group Of Military Veterans Endorse Wamp For Governor
'Our next governor will be the Commander-in-Chief of the Tennessee National Guard, and no one has been more supportive or better understands the issues important to veterans, their families and the National Guard than Zach Wamp,' said Major General Dan Wood, Vietnam Veteran and former Tennessee Adjutant General.
NY police divers end search for missing US sailor
Police divers have been pulled from a treacherous stretch of the upper Hudson River where a U.S. Navy sailor disappeared while swimming and is presumed to have drowned.
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Appleton fire truck maker gets $10 million Navy contract
Two days after Oshkosh Corp. scored a billion-dollar defense contract, one of its subsidiaries has landed its own $10 million military contract.
Stavridis takes helm as supreme commander at NATO; says Afghanistan 'far from hopeless'
NATO's new supreme commander says the situation in Afghanistan is "very challenging," but that the Taliban and other insurgents can be defeated.
Gay Sailor Found Dead On Marine Base In Suspected Homicide
The body of a 29-year-old sailor was found in a Camp Pendleton guard shack Tuesday, and a "person of interest" was taken into custody in connection with the suspected homicide, Navy officials said yesterday.
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You might see a lot more of this fashion around town
The Navy has expanded the "occasion for wear" policy for the Navy Working Uniform, which has been around for six months.
Rick Crews...NAS Jax Public Affairs Officer...HS-5
NAS Jacksonville held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday to officially open the Navy's newest helicopter hangar.