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Navy Lt. Scott Metcalf was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new Xbox One. Now he's not even sure if he'll buy one.

NASA has picked eight Americans, a mix of scientists and military pilots, to begin training for future space missions that may one day launch them all the way to Mars.

In this pool photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin and reviewed by the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Navy Cmdr.

The USS Providence received the prestigious Navy Unit Commendation for a deployment during which it launched missiles into Libya on Friday, June 7. The award recognizes the Providence's participation in Operation Odyssey Dawn in 2011, the operation that enforced United Nations Security Council Resolutions against the government of Libya.

PERTH AMBOY - The USS Holland, the first submarine commissioned by the U.S. Navy, is shown dockside in Perth Amboy after initial sea trials March 17, 1898.

MANILA Divers and emergency personnel have suspended their search for the seven missing passengers of ill-fated roll-on roll-off vessel M/V Lady of Mt.

Now that mom has had her day, it's time to celebrate dear old dad. Here's what locals have to say about their fathers: "My father is one of the big reasons I love movies so much.

The FReeper Canteen Salutes the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps On Its 115th Anniversary 17 JUNE 1898 - 17 JUNE 2013 From the early days of the Republic the Navy has had enlisted medical personnel known variously as 'Loblolly Boys', Surgeons Stewards, Pharmacists Mates and, most recently, Hospital Corpsmen.

Lakehurst Fleet Reserve Association Branch President Bill Anthony points out some of the damage above the second floor at the Union Avenue building in Lakehurst Friday.

Female enlisted hoping to land a spot on a sub have at least two more years until they'll get their... Sailors can receive much more than faith-based counseling from their chaplains, and all discussions are confidential.

Scotty Mills is a retired Navy machinist who took up the bugle in 2007 at the age of 70. He volunteers to play taps at the funerals of Pensacola-area veterans and recently performed during the Battle of Midway commemoration at Pensacola Naval Air Station.

The front side of a commemorative coin minted for the 20th anniversary of the USS Nebraska depicts the submarine's crest.

Joseph Morabito, 54, was among three New Yorkers gunned down on June 8 by an Afghan soldier they were training.

A career Navy man with 26 years of service, Fontenot has achieved a pinnacle that few enlisted sailors reach.

Retired Vice Adm. James Houck, the immediate past Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy and a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Penn State's Dickinson School of Law and School of International Affairs, has been named interim dean of both schools effective Aug. 1. Houck will provide interim leadership following the departure of ... (more)

ALBANY, N.Y. Members of the Destroyer Escort Sailors Association honored fallen sailors at a ceremony on the USS SLATER Saturday morning.

Steve Barton, center, instructs Springstead students Dennis Carroll, right, and Kylie Van Meter where to situate one of two submarines they built, and are expected to race in an international competition next week in Washington, D.C. Pat and Steve Barton's Hernando Beach home has become something of a training ground.

Minister for Defense Stephen Smith and Minister for Defense Materiel Mike Kelly today announced further significant initiatives to both maintain the capability of Australia's Collins Class submarine fleet and further improve Collins Class maintenance, sustainment and availability.

A former Royal Navy captain who set sail for west Africa from Cornwall in a menacing gunboat is a nave but harmless "maverick" not a pirate hunter, a friend and business partner has claimed.

Got a yen for a really unique lawn ornament? Want to become a scrap steel baron? Or maybe you'd just like to take a blow torch to a big hunk of discarded Navy equipment.