Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly flew to Guam this morning to set the record straight with the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the Navy supercarrier that saw its commander relieved of command over a leaked email regarding…
Navy Secretary says fired Navy captain was ‘too naive or too stupid to be commander’ in leaked speech transcript
More sailors come forward to slam Navy for virus response on ships
SAN DIEGO — Ever since COVID-19 began spreading in the San Diego community in early March, military leaders here have been challenged to balance their mission obligations with the need to protect the health of personnel. Some service members and…
Soldier found dead in his barracks in Alaska
A US Army Airborne Infantryman was found dead in his room at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Thursday, setting of an investigation that has since puzzled the Alaskan military installation. Spc. Milik Jaquez Craig, an Infantryman, was found dead by a…
Fired Navy captain tests positive for coronavirus after being shamed for going outside chain of command
Crozier, a Santa Rosa native, was dismissed after a memo he wrote warning of the dire situation on his vessel became public. Top Navy officials said the memo, which was first reported by The Chronicle, was distributed too widely. Going outside the…
All US military must wear masks, ordered to sew their own because they will not be issued
STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. troops worldwide must wear masks, and sew their own if necessary, if they cannot maintain “social distancing” standards to protect against the coronavirus, the Pentagon announced Sunday. The directive follows a sharp rise in coronavirus infections…
Former soldier accused of faking his own death has been charged
A former Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of faking his own death was charged Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma. Devin Mitchell Schmidt, 20, was charged with making a false distress message to the U.S. Coast Guard. A cousin…
