A US Navy captain has been accused of fracturing his wife’s ribs during a domestic dispute, authorities report. Captain Dennis Turner, who is stationed in Virginia, was initially contacted on the matter in February when police came to his Hampton…
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Navy special warfare sailor dies following helicopter’s ‘hard landing’
Caitlyn Burchett The Virginian-Pilot A sailor assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit died after a military helicopter the sailor was in made a “hard landing” last week at Fort Story in Virginia Beach. The helicopter was conducting routine training…
Young Navy sailor found dead aboard USS Bataan
Dave Ress The Virginian-Pilot A young sailor on the Norfolk-based USS Bataan has died while on the ship, the Navy says. Airman Amare Nazir Matthew Long was found dead on the ship on April 18, Lt. Cmdr. Jason S. Fischer, spokesman for Naval Surface Force Atlantic said.…
Navy master chief caught trying to meet a young boy in child sex sting
A senior non-commissioned officer serving at a US Navy base in California is being investigated after he was caught in a sting by a private citizen group that hunts child predators. The Coronado-based Navy master chief was the subject of…
Navy moves more than half the Sailors from USS George Washington in response to suicides
Dave Ress Daily Press The Navy is offering sailors living on USS George Washington, which has seen three apparent suicides within a week in April, a chance to move out while the carrier is undergoing an overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding, Rear…
NCIS agents were approved to pay prostitutes $5,000 to testify in Navy bribery trial
Kristina Davis The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO — A hearing to determine if prosecutors in the “Fat Leonard” Navy bribery trial improperly withheld evidence has been postponed a day to give time for defense attorneys to continue to sift…
