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The Navy announced in January that female officers would begin reporting to Virginia-class attack submarines in fiscal year 2015, and, as the next step, enlisted women would be considered for sub duty.

NASA's 2013 class of astronauts include a diverse group of people from a variety of backgrounds.

Gone are the days of referring to the pre-spring collections as "cruise." Yet several resort collections this season seemed high-seas-ready.

If you believe in the free market as I do, then you believe that the only restraints on what you can achieve and how far you can go should be the limits on your own talents and abilities.

PHOTO PROVIDED Cmdr. Bob Thomas is pictured in this formal photograph about the time he retired from the Navy at age 39 in 1971.

Born in Millville, Mr. Cox was a lifelong resident. Mr. Cox served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the South Pacific on the USS LCSL111 Gun Boat.

Executives at Boeing Co. dismissed a recent audit of the P-8 Poseidon program that found the Navy needs to conduct more "critical testing" before buying production models of the submarine-hunting plane.

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.